Leading your Journey to the Cloud

Ed Huneycutt, Cloud Practice Manager

Agenda

WhyCloud?

Definition

Drivers

60- 90%StillinStrategyPhase

Cloudadoptionismorethanjusttechnology

CloudChallenges

CulturalChallenges

• TraditionalvsDev/OpsortheBi-ModalITchallenge• ControlvsSelf-Service• ProcessvsOutcomes• ITledvsBusinessled

ResourceChallenges

• Organization– TechnologySilo’svsDevOps– InfrastructurevsAppDev– ITvsBusinessOps

• Skills/Talent– GeneralistvsSpecialist– TraditionalvsCloud

FinancialChallenges

• OPEXvsCAPEX• Charge-back/Show-back• GreenfieldvsBrownfield

StrategicAnalysisFramework

BusinessCentricApproach

It’sabouttheBUSINESSnotITBusiness

Opportunity/Problem

BusinessProcess

ApplicationRequirements

TechnologyPlatform

It’stheApplication,nottheInfrastructure

Cloudadoptionisajourney

CurrentState

DesiredState

…Creatingavisionforthefutureispowerful

Knowingyourcurrentstateiscritical…

Beginbyunderstandingyourbusinessobjectivesandconstraints…

• Competitiveadvantageinthemarket

• ReducingthecostoftraditionalIT

• Adaptingtomarketchangesquickly

• AligningIT tobusinessstrategy

Yourorganization’scapabilities…

• Organizationsize andcomplexity

• Regional andglobal footprint• Operationalmaturity• Centralized ordecentralized IT

deliverymodel• Internalculture• Startup vswell-established

business

…andbusinessverticalinfluences

• Industryorgovernment-specificregulations

• Compliance andgovernance• Technologyadoption rates

Whatismyjourney?

Everyjourneytothecloudisdifferent…

CAFCorePerspectivesThesevenCorePerspectivesoftheCloudAdoptionFramework(CAF)representpointsofview,andprovidehighlevelguidanceandconsiderationsfordevelopingacomprehensiveadoptionroadmap.TheperspectivesarebasedontheexperienceAWShasacquireddeliveringhundredsofcloudadoptionprojects,forhighperformingclientsaroundtheglobe.YoucanreadmoreabouttheCAFonline:https://aws.amazon.com/professional-services/CAF/perspectives/

HowtoProceed

UnderstandYourStrategyandMarketdriversKeyActivities:

• Develop yourcloudstrategyalignedtobusinessrequirements

• Engageyourstakeholdersfromthestartandbringthemonthejourney withyou

• Communicatethevalue tothebusiness

• Definemeasurable goalsandmonitor

UnderstandWhereYouAreTodayKeyActivities:

• Assesscurrentcapabilities,applicationportfolio,talent,operationalreadiness,architecture

• Definegaps incurrentstatecapabilitiestodeliveroncloudvisionandstrategy

• Runworkshop(s) ongapanalysispresentingandverifyingresults withstakeholders

Determinewhatcapabilitiesyourequiretoachieveyourcloudvision

Baseline

Gap

Initiatives

• Assessandbaselinecurrentcloud/ITCapabilitiesforpeople,processandtechnology

• Definethekeycloudadoptioncapabilitiesrequiredtoachievebusinessobjectives

• Prioritizelistofactivities/initiativesthatresultindeliveryofthebusinessstrategy

PlanyourjourneyKeyActivities:

• Developprioritized setofrecommendations andinitiatives

• Developcloudadoptionroadmap withdependenciesandtimelines

• Developcommunicationsplanandschedule

• Organize resources,partners,etc• Trackprogress,measureand

reportsuccess often

Developandprioritizekeyinitiativesforyourcloudadoptionroadmaptoguideexecution

CloudActivitiesMatrix

CloudRoadmap

ExecuteandDeliverKeyActivities:

• Explore – whydoit,whatvalue,gapanalysis

• Prepare – Projectplan,training,platform,operations,security

• Migrate/Develop – Moveanexistingapplicationtothecloudordevelopanewcloudnativeapplication

• Iterate – measureandidentifyopportunitiestoimprove

Implementroadmapitems.Startsmallanditeratebasedonlessonslearned.

Optimization

Automation

CostReduction

BusinessValue

Explore

Prepare

Migrate/Develop

Iterate

KeyElementsofasuccessfuljourney

Questions?

•Nextsteps?– 2dayStrategyWorkshop– ApplicationDependencyMapping– CloudReadinessAssessment– ExecutionOptions