More and more companies of all sizes migrate to the cloud today, but those who adopt the right approach to this major shift achieve positive results more quickly. To make the transition to cloud computing more effectively and immediately, it should follow some simple rules.

1 - People, method of work and talents of the company

Working in the cloud and let you run applications undoubtedly requires a methodology different from doing work on-premise. To get the most out of the cloud, it is necessary to adopt an automated, API-driven hard to replicate in the local approach. For example, to add 50 terabytes to the data center it is necessary to buy hard disks, coordinate the installation, align the correct execution and so on.

With cloud would be sufficient if a single API call that specifies the level of performance required. Many companies are easing rapid entire application environments through automation, switching them off when not required additional capacity and paying only for the actual usage time.

It is also important to allow staff members to contribute to accelerating the migration to the cloud, giving them the tools to minimize the fear, uncertainty and doubt any. It may be surprising, but people who are used to having success with cloud are already in the team. Simply leverage their curiosity and their desire to learn, providing them with the right information and motivation to get things going.

2 - Evaluate the attitude to safety

How good can be internal security, many CIOs are realizing how this can increase in a cloud environment, thanks to the visibility obtained on each service or infrastructure component that you choose to implement. For every little change, on a firewall or a configuration, it is always possible to know who has applied it, when did it and act accordingly.

In this scenario, then it adds the important aspect of compliance: was done everything necessary because the infrastructure has certifications HIPAA, PCI or other?

3 - The maturity of the company for the cloud

It is important to be clear about what has already been done in the field of cloud computing and, similarly, to understand how anyone can quickly build experience through training and experimentation with the dev / test. It is also helpful to understand any concerns, as well as the goals you want to achieve and how you can do with the capabilities available.

It is therefore to update the people relying on what has been learned and shared in time to the cloud, addressing concerns and trying always to have in mind the objectives to be achieved, whilst maintaining awareness of what can actually be done. Only then you will have a very precise idea of ​​what the company can actually do in the cloud environment.

4 - Be well organized from the beginning

It may happen that there is a strong exhortation to migrate to the cloud as quickly as possible using a lift and shift approach. Typically this leads to ensure operational cost savings, but you could also think about optimization of the applications already in the process of migration. In this case it is useful to identify services that can be more cost-effective, rather than reuse all the existing software in the current datacenter.