Cloud migration has increased at a rapid pace during the pandemic. Lockdowns and remote working meant that companies needed to switch to a flexible and reliable cloud infrastructure. The pandemic also made it clear that organizational resilience and a robust IT infrastructure are key factors for business continuity when supporting a secure remote workforce, while also achieving better efficiency and cost optimization. In fact, a recent Gartner market study forecasts that in 2021 the proportion of IT spending toward cloud migration cab increase from 9% to 14.2% of the total global enterprise IT expenditure. Also, 70% of the organizations already using cloud services plan to increase their cloud spending.

But switching to the cloud isn’t just a tech upgrade; it’s a business strategy. Forward-thinking organizations need a strategic work plan that outlines contingencies and identifies risk areas and cost outlays. An action plan with all the stakeholders involved at every phase of the migration is necessary for a successful transformation. To avoid hindrances and delays, consider the following factors:

  • Planning and analysis: Organizations need a roadmap with clearly defined milestones and objectives. Evaluate the complexity of the workload, dependencies, and the external integration involved with thorough business and impact analysis.

  • Collaboration: During every phase of the migration, all the involved stakeholders must actively participate and encourage a strong partnership between the IT service partner, the cloud service provider, and internal stakeholders.

  • Disaster recovery: Global organizations are considering the cloud a key part of their disaster recovery plans. However, they need to see realistic expectations to use the full advantage of the cloud, especially given the dual cost of maintaining current infrastructure while moving off-premises.

Collaboration is key

Cloud migration requires an ensemble of experts with different skill sets. Any underestimation of the complexity of the tasks can be a costly mistake to the organization. To avoid excessive costs and ineffective implementations, you need people with certified training and years of experience to mitigate challenges and ensure that customers can make a seamless and secure transition. Wipro helps organizations accelerate their move to the cloud at zero cost. As a cloud migration provider, we bring the necessary expertise and discovery tools to gather information on workloads for better technical assessment and engineer the end-to-end transformation guide, which accelerates time to value.

A collaborative effort is necessary to devise a blueprint for the transformation journey that is unique to the organization’s tactical and strategic requirements. Consulting expertise combined with industry knowledge helps migration service providers like Wipro deliver cloud solutions that are loaded with benefits, both short term and long term. To understand this better, see Wipro’s article Cloud Migration Done Right with Wipro’s Zero Cost Transformation.

When you move, you improve. This strategy has helped companies save 25–30% across licenses and infrastructure components, with an improved recovery point objective (RPO) and recovery time objective (RTO). A managed service offering enables organizations with added end-to-end accountability during their micro-journey moving to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). Total cost of ownership (TCO) savings are assured, estimated up to 25–40%, plus an improvement in operational efficiencies.

As time goes on, the cloud is proving itself as an essential asset for business continuity and competitive advantage. Automation, cost efficiencies, license optimization and more, provide organizations with an opportunity to tap into avenues they never considered exploring previously. Geographical limitations and barriers are being negated by the advancement of technology, and Wipro enables enterprises to reinvent their business strategies and IT infrastructure to harness the true potential of innovation and collaboration.

Conclusion

With pandemic and global emergencies, businesses need to prepare for the “new normal.” Cloud transformation has become one of the key solutions. Utilizing the right vision, scrupulous planning, active collaboration, and partnership with expert cloud service providers can result in a successful transformation and incremental benefits recognition, ensuring overall success to future-proof your business.