Ask the Expert: Q&A
Q: How should an organization approach moving workloads into the Cloud?
A: First things first - get your house in order. I find that this is the best time to take a step back and huddle as a team. Moving anything to the cloud is no longer just an IT decision. It affects the business in a number of ways and needs to involve LOB application owners. Use this as an opportunity to rationalize your IT application catalog and infrastructure. Ask yourself which applications provide a competitive advantage? Which workloads must stay in-house? Take the opportunity to sunset or remove any applications that are no longer needed or add value.