Cloud Migration: Final Proposal and Presentation

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Marketing Plan Proposal

CHIDI NJOKU

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06/01/2020 Matt Mancani

Marketing Plan Proposal

Moving to cloud is a big market change that can make any organization increase its overall sales and revenues.

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Being that profit gains are the most important aspects of the business; owners continuously look at ways to cut costs. Cloud storage is a reasonable route because suppliers assume the expenses of the framework and administration saving the company’s money. The expense of hardware and maintenance cost are significantly reduced when migrating to the Cloud. With the use of off-site server farms and software (the cloud) companies can save thousands of dollars in maintenance and personnel salaries. The four types of cloud migration are called lift and shift, shift to Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), application refactoring, and replant forming. Lift and shift provide the same software that your company used in the data center, but now in the Cloud. This is the fastest method for migrating applications to the Cloud and the one that causes the least disruption. It only requires the involvement of the infrastructure and security teams. It's also the option with the least upfront cost. Moving the application to the Cloud allows it to handle peak performance, without your company having to pay for it. The process of shifting to SaaS means outsourcing one or more applications to a cloud service company that specializes in managing those applications. Companies do this on a request by application basis and only shift the applications they need to. Static applications can remain on-premises. Moving to SaaS frees employees up to focus on core competencies and the things that make a business unique and competitive. Outsourcing applications to SaaS also means that you need fewer licenses for business tools. However, it's essential when shifting an application to SaaS that you pick the right service. Refactoring is about prioritization; it provides lots of opportunities to save over time by minimizing spending on things you won't need once you're in the Cloud. You can save money on the platform itself as well by switching to cloud-native services that cost less than the ones you use on-premises. Refactoring isn’t just about cutting costs. It also allows you to make changes to your enterprise very quickly, which means that you can keep up with your customers. Refactoring lets you respond faster and prioritize updates (Shadow-Soft, 2017).

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