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8 types of common cloud migration challenges
Cloud migration is a huge undertaking that requires thorough planning and execution of a comprehensive strategy to successfully achieve business goals. Though it can deliver many benefits, a migration project poses some risks to an organisation and presents a unique set of challenges. In this blog, …
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Cloud migration is a huge undertaking that requires thorough planning and execution of a comprehensive strategy to successfully achieve business goals. Though it can deliver many benefits, a migration project poses some risks to an organisation and presents a unique set of…
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Cloud migration is a huge undertaking that requires thorough planning and execution of a comprehensive strategy to successfully achieve business goals. Though it can deliver many benefits, a migration project poses some risks to an organisation and presents a unique set of challenges. In this blog, you can understand some common cloud migration challenges, to help you better prepare for a cloud migration. One of the biggest challenges in cloud migration is ensuring compatibility between their existing infrastructure, applications, and the target cloud environment. This challenge exists for organisations that migrate from self-hosting as well as migrating from other cloud service providers. To address this challenge, organisations must conduct a thorough assessment of their current infrastructure and applications before starting their cloud migration journey. Through evaluating current infrastructure and software to pinpoint likely incompatibilities, dependencies, and intricacies that may obstruct the transition workflow.
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There is a security risk involved with any transfer of information, including when moving data to and from cloud platforms. When migrating to the cloud, ensuring data security and maintaining compliance with industry regulations are critical concerns. Cloud-hosted data and apps must follow the same security protocol as those on-premises. Because the transition can expose sensitive data to new vulnerabilities and necessitate adherence to different, sometimes more stringent, security standards that the cloud provider must meet. Failure to do so can result in costly data breaches, cloud compliance risks, regulatory fines, and damage to your company’s reputation. Also read: Recommended security protocol for network address translation Calculating cloud migration costs can be one of the most challenging aspects of migration. Cloud providers, particularly hyperscaler cloud providers, often have intricate pricing models that can include hidden costs for data egress, storage, and other services. These complexities make it difficult to accurately estimate and predict cloud expenses. Organisations often underestimate the full scope of expenses incurred during data migration, such as new network connectivity needs to handle increased bandwidth demands and post-migration costs to run workloads in cloud environments. One key challenge lies in the lack of clear roles and responsibilities, which can lead to chaotic cloud resource provisioning and management, potentially resulting in security risks, compliance violations, and unnecessary costs. Additionally, the absence of approval workflows and budgetary controls can lead to teams provisioning and consuming cloud resources indiscriminately, leading to cost overruns and potential compliance issues.
Key Points
- Conduct a thorough evaluation of existing infrastructure and applications to understand dependencies and identify potential issues before migrating to the cloud.
- Application modernisation and refactoring are necessary to ensure cloud compatibility, improve efficiency, and take advantage of the full potential of cloud computing.
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