Published: 15 January 2019
Summary
A centralized cloud center of excellence represents the best way to ensure cloud governance, while maintaining business agility. We provide a step-by-step guide to the first year of this effort for technical professionals in a cloud architect role.
Included in Full Research
- Prework
- Understand the Structure and Mission of the Cloud Center of Excellence
- Determine the “Right Time” to Create a Cloud Center of Excellence
- Obtain Executive Sponsorship and Funding
- Review the Cloud Strategy Document
- Review Application and Data Classification Policies
- Step 1: Stand Up the Cloud Center of Excellence
- Determine the Correct Leader for the CCoE
- Prepare the Cloud Computing Advisory Council
- Create an Intranet Site and Code Repository
- Step 2: Create a Cloud Community of Practice
- Determine the Structure of the Community
- Invite the Initial Community Members
- Provide Mechanisms for Knowledge-Sharing and Collaboration
- Solicit and Curate Community Contributions
- Step 3: Establish an Internal Cloud Service Brokerage
- Step 3A: Cloud Provider Selection Workstream
- Step 3B: Cloud Provider Sourcing Workstream
- Step 3C: Cloud Risks Workstream
- Step 3D: Cloud Management Workstream
- Step 4: Establish Architectural Standards and Best Practices
- Follow-Up
- Key Performance Indicators
- Provide the CCoE a Clear Mandate
- Don’t Delay Cloud Adoption
- Properly Scope the Role of the CCoE
- Do Not Overtask the CCoE
- Focus on Governance, Not Control
- Do Not Take a One-Size-Fits-All Approach
- Related Guidance