How did you make your transition to the cloud? What worked and what didn't work?

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Chief Digital Officer in IT Services3 years ago

The best way to transition to the cloud will vary depending on the specific needs of the enterprise. However, some tips for making a successful transition to the cloud include:
1. Define the goals and objectives of the transition.
2. Assess the current IT infrastructure and identify which parts can be migrated to the cloud.
3. Develop a plan for migrating applications and data to the cloud.
4. Test the applications and data in the cloud to ensure they are working as expected.
5. Monitor the applications and data in the cloud to identify any issues.

Co-Founder | Head of Product & Technology in Education4 years ago

At Edurigo we were born in cloud. We do have customers who came to us from on-prim learning systems and wanted to move into cloud. We created a path from them and moved them into our cloud. It provides a lot elasticity to everyone and working out very well for our customers.

Director of IT in Software4 years ago

We've started with moving our on-prem exchange to exchange online. After the success of that project we started to move file servers to one drive, skype on-prem to MS Team, SLQ to Azure SQL etc. It's critical to have the first cloud project/workload be successful so you will have more support from the business and all the stakeholders to move with the migration of other workloads.

Group Chief Information Officer, Digital Solutions4 years ago

1. Business Requirement
2.Cloud Options Suited to Business and Technology
3.Cloud Setup Project Plan and Requirements
4.Data Strategy, Security and Setup.
5. Resources, Manageability and Training.

C-Suite in Manufacturing4 years ago

A well defined roadmap, detailed planning and a solid partner ecosystem.

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