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Migrating Production Applications Into Public Cloud IaaS

Published: 23 June 2016

Summary

A sound architectural cloud framework is a critical element for a successful enterprise migration strategy. This document guides organizations through technical requirements that cloud architects will need to address to support the demands of production workloads on public cloud IaaS.

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  • Prework
    • Understand the Business Relationship
    • Understand Delineation of Responsibilities
  • Foundation Item No. 1: Authorization and Access Control
    • Create Master Account(s)
    • Secure the Master Accounts
    • Optional LDAP and Active Directory Integration
    • Define Security Groups
    • Set Parameters for Additional Account Security Options
  • Foundation Item No. 2: Wide-Area Connection
    • Determine Near-Term and Long-Term WAN Strategies
    • Understand Latency Implications
  • Foundation Item No. 3: Storage
    • Understand Major Storage Categories: Object Versus Block
    • Research Availability, Performance, Resiliency and Price
    • Determine Suitable Data Protection Strategies
  • Foundation Item No. 4: Networking and Name Resolution
    • Understand Provider Networking Architectures and Capabilities
    • Map Target Use Cases and Designs on to a Provider's Architecture
    • Establish and Test Appropriate Name-Resolution Capabilities
  • Foundation Item No. 5: Compute
    • Understand Core Attributes of Compute Capabilities
    • Evaluate Platform as a Service Options for Computing Needs
  • Foundation Item No. 6: Cloud-Native Services
  • Foundation Item No. 7: IT Operations and Management
    • Review Existing In-House Tools and Operational Processes
    • Retool and Refactor Operational Processes When Necessary
  • Foundation Item No. 8: Continuity and Availability
  • The Final Step: Migration
    • Determine Application Capability, Capacity and Performance Requirements
    • Determine a Migration Approach and Test Migration

Analysts:

Douglas Toombs

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