Glossary What is a Cloud Journey?
By null / 1 Jan 2023 / Topics: Cloud Hybrid cloud Managed services
By null / 1 Jan 2023 / Topics: Cloud Hybrid cloud Managed services
A cloud journey is a process for migrating to or adopting cloud resources for use within your IT infrastructure. During a cloud journey, on-premises infrastructure resources — including data, applications and workloads — are migrated in part or whole to an external cloud provider through an internet connection.
The journey offers businesses numerous advantages, such as optimized performance, scalability, agility, resilience and cost savings. The entire framework of the IT department and business processes can change, which makes it critical to develop an organizational change management plan that trains employees on new processes and toolsets. You’ll also want to ensure your cloud resources are designed in a way to support specific business outcomes to help maximize your investment.
While embarking on a cloud journey, organizations may face certain challenges, such as the upfront cost of migration, the lack of a structured approach within the organization, or compatibility issues which can typically be resolved with the cloud provider's assistance. Organizations must take a strategic approach to ensure a successful cloud journey that will ultimately support innovative tools like artificial intelligence and edge computing.
Every cloud journey is different, but they will often follow a similar path that ensures an effective result: