| Client Details |
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| The Challenge(s) |
- Cloud migration pressure from management; move to a SaaS or IaaS platform
- Outdated datacentre servers and storage platform which are starting to fail and cause performance issues
- Maintaining and upgrading current local datacentre is very costly
- Business Continuity risk in having both production and DR datacentres within close proximity
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| The Solution |
- Carry out a baseline health check on the critical systems, infrastructure, and baseline core business applications.
- Review BCP requirements and risks
- Review council business plan and strategy for the future – Digital Transformation
- Workshop viable cloud migration options and approaches; ensure that business continuity requirements are addressed to minimise any disruption to operations.
- Discuss requirements with cloud providers and more importantly ensure that the required communication services (WAN links and Internet) are available.
- Draft Cloud Migration Strategy and present to stakeholders along with the associated risks.
- Obtain some budgetary pricing to implement the proposed strategy.
- Draft tender requirements include key specifications, desired outcomes and technical specifications of all components to provide a low-risk migration to the cloud.
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| What did we learn? |
- Baselining the environment and current performance of key business systems is crucial to ensure that any proposed cloud services can be properly measured to ensure the desired outcomes are met.
- The strategy must be simplified to a very high level to ensure that all stakeholders can gain a clear understanding on the critical components and associated risks.
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