Essential Characteristics of Cloud
- Available On Demand, Available anywhere anytime
- Highly Scalable, Pool resources
- Meter-able or Pay as you go model
- Self Service feature
- Web or any Device Interface
Cloud Deployment Models
- Private Cloud – Inside Org Firewall and Network
- Public Cloud – Shared Tenancy
- Hybrid Cloud – Private + Public Cloud Model
- Community Cloud – Multi Organizations or Multi Groups or Multiple Academic Institutes
Path for Cloud Migration
- Choose systems to migrate
- Decide on Whats required, what can retire and what needs rebuilding
- Monitor migration process
- Change Management
- Business Justification for Migration