Cloud computing has entered the early mainstream of adoption worldwide, and Cloud adoption is accelerating. The rapid rise of Cloud computing has strained IT governance, security and oversight processes as they adapt to deal with new technologies and services. Cloud’s rapid rise to ascendancy has been astonishing. Interestingly, there has also been a consolidation of…
DetailsOne of the essential processes that Cloud adoption requires is a formal framework for Cloud Portfolio Management (CPM). Cloud portfolio management provides a means by which an organization can control and govern existing services, new services, and well as the Cloud providers and the relationship with them. The rapid adoption of Cloud has meant that…
DetailsThe hybrid Cloud has emerged as the dominant Cloud deployment pattern over the last few years. While there is great interest in adopting public Cloud services from providers such as Amazon, Google, and Microsoft, mature enterprises inevitably have heavy investments in existing data centers and IT infrastructure that they still want to leverage and optimize.…
DetailsIn the last blog (Blog 3), we explored the last four pieces of the Cloud Readiness Domain Model. In this final installment of the Cloud Readiness Blog Series, we provide an overview of the Cloud Readiness process and engagement model, describing how the process is performed with a Client. The Cloud Readiness Assessment Process The…
DetailsIn the last blog (Blog 2 in the series), we explored the first four elements of the Cloud Readiness Domain Model. This blog will explore the last four pieces of the Cloud Readiness Domain Model. Cloud Security Readiness Cloud security readiness focuses on the various policy and guidance, security controls and enforcement/oversight and assurance processes,…
DetailsIn part one of this series, we provided some essential context for Cloud Readiness by framing the importance of developing a Cloud strategy, and determining whether your Cloud goals and objectives were incremental in nature, with a limited scope; or transformational and targeting the entire enterprise value chain. In this post, we present the Cloud…
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