Cloud computing is about more than choosing one of the 4 Rs or building a business case. It is also about building agility, innovation and resilience into your business. There are some practices you can put in place to truly embrace cloud agility and

In a previous blog, we discussed replatform as one of the four common routes leading to migration and modernization. In this blog, we focus on Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), one of the most popular AWS services, as a potential way to successfully replatform

Successful cloud computing is as much about cultivating a culture of innovation as it is about building technical knowledge and expertise. Establishing a strong culture of innovation goes a long way when it comes to testing your team’s preparedness to managing the cloud.

DevOps and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) are important pillars of a strong cloud capability model. While DevOps works to solve developmental problems and build solutions based on business needs, SRE is in charge of dealing with operational issues like infrastructural problems and security and

Now that we’ve discussed the different migration and modernization routes you can take, let’s take a look at how to establish a cloud foundation. A strong cloud foundation is crucial to a successful migration and modernization process, no matter which route you

Photo by AWSNow that you’ve reached the refactor or rebuild stage in your migration and modernization journey, get ready to invest even more energy into the innovation flywheel. When you refactor/rebuild, you’re essentially changing the way an application is architected and

Sometimes referred to as “lift-tinker-and-shift”, replatforming includes making a few cloud optimizations without changing the core architecture of the application. Replatforming modernizes your business by taking advantage of new cloud infrastructure in a way that best suits your business needs.   As with most migration

Photo by AWSIf you’re planning a move from an existing on-premise site to a platform on the cloud, rehost is likely the right migration route for you. The rehost route, also known as “lift-and-shift”, is a fairly low-risk and quick process. Often the

Migrating and modernizing on the cloud can seem like a big task with a hefty price tag. However, the many benefits we discuss in the previous blog make it a worthwhile task and a necessary business expense for a smooth, secure and successful digital

The rising demand for digital services, accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic, means that more and more businesses are migrating to the public cloud. Cloud migration is becoming increasingly vital for businesses and governments to engage in digital transformation and leverage growth opportunities, while staying