App Cloud Readiness & Architecture Assessment
App Innovation
Motivation
Organizations aiming to transition their applications to the cloud often encounter difficulties in understanding their existing architecture, identifying opportunities for optimization, and selecting appropriate modernization strategies. These challenges can result in inefficiencies, increased costs, and missed opportunities to utilize advanced cloud services effectively.
We provide a comprehensive approach for assessing and preparing applications for cloud migration. Our Application Cloud Readiness & Architecture Assessment is a proven method for enhancing quality, maintainability, costs, and performance.
What we bring
With extensive experience in software and data architectures for major enterprises, we can help you prepare your applications for the cloud. Our services include:
- Technical Analysis: Assess workloads, interfaces, dependencies, and cloud readiness.
- Domain Model Assessment: Evaluate functional models and service interfaces.
- Legacy Decommissioning: Identify system parts for decommissioning.
- Compliance: Review archiving and data retention to meet regulations.
- License Optimization: Analyze licenses to find cost-saving opportunities.
- Strategic Planning: Create cloud readiness strategies and scalable designs.
- Knowledge Transfer: Determine training needs and customer enablement with cloud-native best practices.
What you need
You will need one or more legacy applications and a group of motivated stakeholders that are involved in your application development. We will bring the rest.
What you get
Achieving complete cloud readiness is typically done in phases, depending on the size and complexity of the applications. Initially, assessing the current architecture and identifying cloud optimization opportunities are appropriate objectives. Subsequent phases can progressively prepare additional components of the application until optimal results are achieved. The scope of the initial phase will be clarified before the project begins. This phased approach is recommended due to the ongoing development of cloud technologies and practices.
Discovery& Analysis
(generally 1-3 days)
In this phase, we conduct a thorough examination of your existing applications andinfrastructure. We identify key workloads, interfaces, dependencies, and assess cloudfitness. This phase provides detailed insights into the current state and readiness for cloud adoption.
- Analyze existing applications, infrastructure, and business objectives.
- Identify key workloads, interfaces, dependencies, and cloud fitness.
- Evaluate current performance, scalability, and compliance requirements.
- Outcome: Detailed insights into the current state and readiness for cloud adoption.
Strategic Planning
(generally 1-3 days)
During this phase, we develop a comprehensive cloud readiness strategy. We define objectives and goals for cloud migration, select appropriate cloud technologies and frameworks, and design a secure, scalable, and cost-efficient architecture. This phase results in a clear and actionable plan for transitioning to the cloud.
- Develop a comprehensive cloud readiness strategy.
- Define objectives and goals for cloud migration.
- Select appropriate cloud technologies and frameworks.
- Design a secure, scalable, and cost-efficient architecture.
- Outcome: A clear and actionable plan for transitioning to the cloud.
Optimization & Compliance
(generally 1 day)
In this phase, we assess and optimize license and contract agreements, identify opportunities to reduce costs by canceling or adjusting old contracts, and ensure compliance with data retention and archiving regulations. We also look for possibilities to systematically decommission legacy systems and archive old data. This phase enhances cost-efficiency and compliance readiness.
- Assess and optimize license and contract agreements.
- Identify opportunities to reduce costs by canceling or adjusting old contracts.
- Ensure compliance with data retention and archiving regulations.
- Systematically decommission legacy systems and archive old data.
- Outcome: Enhanced cost-efficiency and compliance readiness.
Knowledge Transfer & Enablement
(generally 1 day)
The final phase involves providing training and knowledge transfer to your teams. We share best practices for cloud-native development and operations and equip your teams with the skills needed for ongoing cloud management. This phase ensures that your teams are empowered and ready to manage and optimize cloud applications.
- Provide training and knowledge transfer to your teams.
- Share best practices for cloud-native development and operations.
- Equip teams with the skills needed for ongoing cloud management.
- Outcome: Empowered teams ready to manage and optimize cloud applications.
Quick facts
- Duration: 1 week of focused assessment with minimal disruption
- Outcome: Roadmap and strategy for cloud readiness
- Next Steps: Actionable plan for migration and optimization
Benefits
- Application Assessment: Analyze cloud readiness across your app landscape.
- Strategic Roadmap: Define a clear path for cloud migration.
- Cost Optimization: Uncover savings in licenses and contracts.
- Compliance: Meet data retention and archiving requirements.
- Team Enablement: Upskill teams for cloud-based app management.
- Future-Ready Design: Build secure, scalable, cost-effective architecture.
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David Wainwright
