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Learning Topic

Best Practices for Cloud Implementation When considering whether to adopt a cloud computing model, you need to consider

practices to adopt. Best practices associated with cloud computing may include (in no

particular order):

Fully assess the needs of the business, by engaging with stakeholders early in the

process

perform needs analysis

analyze current IT processes

seek buy-in from management

Identify cloud solutions that offer the following characteristics:

mature and evolving self-service management solutions

on-demand and quick elasticity

extensive reporting capabilities

end-to-end automated management solutions

Create a compliance program

conducting compliance training

designating a compliance officer with ultimate responsibility for compliance

matters

creating and updating policies and procedures

auditing and reporting on policy compliance

Assess performance of systems on the existing platform to establish a baseline, and

then perform an assessment on the cloud platform

acquire baseline performance standard

perform user acceptance testing

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perform regular monitoring to quickly identify potential issues

make regular adjustments to the systems based on growth

Federal Guidance on Control Issues With Implementing Cloud

Computing (https://leocontent.umgc.edu/content/dam/course-

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Data Integrity and Security Issues in Cloud Computing

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cca610/learning-resource-list/data-integrity-and-security-issues-

in-cloud-computing.html?ou=622270)

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