If your organization relies on network connectivity but has network infrastructure challenges causing performance and scalability issues, it can limit employee productivity and efficiency.
This challenge will damage customer relationships caused by limited productivity resulting in lost revenue and customers. No organization can afford to decrease productivity and lose customers and revenue.
Transitioning to the cloud will help organizations safely move to a more productive network.
Coeo understands how important network performance and employee productivity are and has helped thousands of organizations migrate to the cloud to improve network reliability and scalability resulting in better overall business productivity.
By the end of this article, you will understand the benefits of transitioning to the cloud, the best practices for cloud migration, and whether it is the right direction for your organization.
Benefits of transitioning to the cloud
If your organization is dealing with network performance and scalability issues, transitioning to the cloud can help. Some of the ways that transitioning to the cloud can help include:
Improved scalability
Since the cloud is a public platform, transitioning to the cloud takes away the need for significant hardware installed on-premise.
Eliminating the hardware enables your organization to add to the network and scale as demand fluctuates without issues.
Simplified cost management
Most cloud resources are priced on a pay-as-you-go basis or are subscription-based. This eliminates the need for upfront investment for the cost of hardware that most on-premises network infrastructure requires.
Distributed network infrastructure
Since the cloud is a public platform, it can be accessed by any user with a reliable internet connection from any location. Because of this, your network can be distributed over a wide geographic area.
This is a good option for organizations with employees working in a remote or hybrid environment. It also improves network resiliency against localized problems such as natural disasters.
If you would like to speak with our team to learn more about migrating to the cloud or ask any questions you may have you can schedule an appointment.
Best practices for cloud migration
If your organization has decided to migrate to the cloud, it is important to review the best practices for cloud migration and follow them during the migration process. The best practices for cloud migration include:
Get buy-in across the organization
Before committing to the process of migrating to the cloud, it is important to receive buy-in from the entire organization. When all senior executives and stakeholders are on board, it results in a much smoother transition.
Technical practitioners who set up and manage cloud environments and senior management who handle the temporary and permanent expenses that come with the migration process should be on board with the process before it begins.
Decide on the specific cloud service
If your organization has decided to move to the cloud, it is important to decide on the specific cloud service before beginning the process.
There are many different cloud infrastructure services to choose from and it is important to determine what your organization wants from the service and choose the one that best meets the needs of your organization.
Some of the factors to consider when looking for a cloud service include how to manage and monitor the service and the assurance that the service won’t create a security risk.
Understand the applications that should and should not migrate to the cloud
Before migrating the entire infrastructure to the cloud, it is important to understand the applications that should and should not run in the cloud. For instance, some applications depend on local networking configurations that are not found in the cloud.
It is important to determine which applications should migrate to the cloud and which should be kept out of the cloud environment.
Identify and mitigate new security risks in the cloud
The cloud is a public platform that is connected to the internet and is accessed by millions of users every day.
Because of this, it is important to identify and assess the new security risks that come with migrating network infrastructure to the cloud.
Accidentally allowing public access to sensitive data stored on network infrastructure can lead to detrimental consequences.
To avoid these issues businesses should determine how they will mitigate these security risks before making the transition to the cloud.
Is migrating to the cloud the right decision for your organization
Now you understand the benefits of transitioning to the cloud and best practices for doing this. However, it is also important to understand whether migrating to the cloud is the right decision for your organization.
If your organization is looking to improve network performance and scalability to increase reliability and network storage, following these best practices and migrating to the cloud may be a good decision for your organization.
If your organization operates in a remote or hybrid work environment, migrating to the cloud may be a good choice for a more distributed network environment.
Migrating to the cloud may also be a good choice if you are looking to have a more simplified network infrastructure cost.
However, if your organization does not have the proper security in place to mitigate the security risks that come with the cloud infrastructure, migrating to the cloud may not be the right solution.
Determining whether your organization should transition to the cloud
Now you understand the benefits of transitioning to the cloud, the best practices for cloud migration, and whether migrating to the cloud is the right decision for your organization. This will help you with the process of cloud migration to make the transition as smooth as possible.
No organization can afford to rely on a poor-performing network that results in poor employee productivity leading to customer relationship problems. Additionally, it can be a challenge to store additional data if scalability is limited.
Transitioning your network to the cloud infrastructure can help avoid the consequences that follow poor network performance and employee productivity. Understanding the best practices that come with cloud migration will help you transition as smoothly as possible to the cloud.
Coeo understands how important reliable network performance and scalability are and has helped thousands of organizations migrate their network infrastructure to the cloud to improve overall network performance and scalability.
We want you to understand the benefits and best practices of transitioning to the cloud so you can determine the best way to execute the migration.
If you would like to speak with our team to learn more about migrating to the cloud or ask any questions you may have you can schedule an appointment.
Now that you understand the best practices to transition to the cloud, read this article to understand the top cloud security issues and how to avoid them:
