Planning


It is vital to examine your company requirements before installing cloud applications. The questions to consider are as follows:

  • Data Security and Privacy Requirement
  • Budget Requirements
  • Type of cloud - public, private or hybrid
  • Data backup requirements
  • Training requirements
  • Dashboard and reporting requirements
  • Client access requirements
  • Data export requirements

It is vital to have properly organised plans in order to satisfy all these needs. We will explore in this lesson the many planning processes a firm must undertake before the entire business migrates to the cloud.

Strategy Phase: In this step, we assess the customer's strategy problems. Two steps of the analysis are followed:

  • Cloud Computing Value Proposition
  • Cloud Computing Strategy Planning

Cloud Computing Value Proposition: In this analysis, we examine the elements that influence customers in cloud computing and aim to resolve important issues. These are the main factors:

  • IT management simplification
  • operation and maintenance cost reduction
  • business mode innovation
  • low cost outsourcing hosting
  • high service quality outsourcing hosting.

All this analysis will contribute to the decision-making process in the future.

Cloud Computing Strategy Planning: The plan is based on the analytical findings of the above step. This stage involves preparing a strategy document according to the conditions faced by the customer when using a cloud computing mode.

Planning Phase: This step analyses cloud applications difficulties and dangers to ensure that customers achieve their business objectives successfully. The following planning steps include this phase:

  • Business Architecture Development
  • IT Architecture development
  • Requirements on Quality of Service Development
  • Transformation Plan development

Business Architecture Development: In this step, we recognise the risks that could arise from the business perspective from the cloud computing application.

IT Architecture Development: In this step, the applications to support business processes and technology required to support business applications and data systems are identified.

Requirements on Quality of Service Development: Service quality relates to non-functional needs such as dependability, security, recovery from disaster, etc. This does not depend on how successfully cloud-based computing paradigm is implemented.

Transformation Plan Development: In this step, we formulate all sorts of ideas to shift existing businesses into cloud computing modes.

Deployment Phase: The focus of this phase is on the two phases above. There are two steps in this process:

  • Selecting Cloud Computing Provider
  • Maintenance and Technical Service

Selecting Cloud Computing Provider: In this stage, a Service Level Agreement (SLA) is applied to select a cloud supplier that defines how much service that provider meets.

Maintenance and Technical Service: The cloud provider provides maintenance and technical services. The quality of services must be guaranteed.

Strategy Phase: In this step, we assess the customer's strategy problems. Two steps of the analysis are followed:

  • Cloud Computing Value Proposition
  • Cloud Computing Strategy Planning

Cloud Computing Value Proposition: In this analysis, we examine the elements that influence customers in cloud computing and aim to resolve important issues. These are the main factors:

  • IT management simplification
  • operation and maintenance cost reduction
  • business mode innovation
  • low cost outsourcing hosting
  • high service quality outsourcing hosting.

All this analysis will contribute to the decision-making process in the future.

Cloud Computing Strategy Planning: The plan is based on the analytical findings of the above step. This stage involves preparing a strategy document according to the conditions faced by the customer when using a cloud computing mode.

Planning Phase: This step analyses cloud applications difficulties and dangers to ensure that customers achieve their business objectives successfully. The following planning steps include this phase:

  • Business Architecture Development
  • IT Architecture development
  • Requirements on Quality of Service Development
  • Transformation Plan development

Business Architecture Development: In this step, we recognise the risks that could arise from the business perspective from the cloud computing application.

IT Architecture Development: In this step, the applications to support business processes and technology required to support business applications and data systems are identified.

Requirements on Quality of Service Development: Service quality relates to non-functional needs such as dependability, security, recovery from disaster, etc. This does not depend on how successfully cloud-based computing paradigm is implemented.

Transformation Plan Development: : In this step, we formulate all sorts of ideas to shift existing businesses into cloud computing modes.

Deployment Phase: The focus of this phase is on the two phases above. There are two steps in this process:

  • Selecting Cloud Computing Provider
  • Maintenance and Technical Service

Selecting Cloud Computing Provider: In this stage, a Service Level Agreement (SLA) is applied to select a cloud supplier that defines how much service that provider meets.

Maintenance and Technical Service: The cloud provider provides maintenance and technical services. The quality of services must be guaranteed.