Document Your Cloud Strategy
Drive consensus by outlining how your organization will use the cloud.
RETIRED CONTENT
Please note that the content on this page is retired. This content is not maintained and may contain information or links that are out of date.If you don’t get a handle on your cloud strategy, you can expect:
- A consistent, organization-wide approach to the cloud, that accounts for your organizational requirements
- A set of principles that can be applied to decisions about workloads, speeding up the cloud transition process
- A framework for discussing and iterating on key components of the cloud strategy
- Formal governance around cost, provisioning, integration, and more
By documenting a formal cloud strategy, you will derive the following benefits:
- Alignment between IT and the business on the right use of cloud services within the organization
- The right processes and procedures for governing the cloud
- High stakeholder satisfaction
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Module 1: Align business & IT goals; form current state understanding
The Purpose
- Understand and document your cloud vision and its alignment with your other strategic priorities.
Key Benefits Achieved
- A complete understanding of your strategy,
vision, alignment, and a list of success metrics that will help you find your
way.
| Activities: | Outputs: | |
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| 1.1 | Identify individuals for your cloud council. |
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| 1.2 | Identify shared services. |
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| 1.3 | Discuss staff training and retention. |
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Module 2: Assess value & risk of cloud
The Purpose
- Define how people, skills, and roles will contribute to the broader cloud strategy.
Key Benefits Achieved
- Sections of the strategy that highlight skills, roles,
culture, adoption, and the creation of a governance body.
| Activities: | Outputs: | |
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| 2.1 | Data governance. |
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| 2.2 | Security governance. |
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| 2.3 | Finance management. |
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| 2.4 | Vendor management. |
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Module 3: Evaluate risk and develop mitigation strategies
The Purpose
- This section facilitates governance in the cloud, developing principles that apply to architecture, integration, finance management, and more.
Key Benefits Achieved
- Sections of the strategy that define governance principles.
| Activities: | Outputs: | |
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| 3.1 | Portfolio management. |
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| 3.2 | Integration and interoperability. |
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| 3.3 | Architecture. |
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| 3.4 | Operations management. |
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Module 4: Outline strategy & roadmap
The Purpose
- Creation of a formal cloud strategy relating to technology around provisioning, monitoring, and migration.
Key Benefits Achieved
- Completed strategy sections of the document that cover
technology areas.
| Activities: | Outputs: | |
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| 4.1 | Discuss workload (application) hosting decision matrix. |
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| 4.2 | Identify necessary controls for provisioning and monitoring the cloud environment. |
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