Trends Report

Evaluating Application Fit With Cloud

Questions You Should Be Asking To Determine Where To Run Your Apps

May 5th, 2011
Galen Schreck, null
Galen Schreck
With contributor:
Randy Heffner

Summary

Faced with a multitude of public and private infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) offerings, firms must determine their approach for leveraging these options. Enterprise architects should begin mapping their application portfolios to determine which apps will move to cloud-based platforms. This report outlines a process to simplify the evaluation of application fit with cloud computing, examining the key business and technology issues that must be considered. The outcome of this process will help enterprise architects determine which of their applications should move to cloud soonest, and which ones should be set aside for a future date. The evaluation process can also be used to adjust your cloud capabilities road map to maximize the number of applications that can be migrated in the future.

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