Cloud migration strategy: Consider portability, security, overall risk
August 28, 2013
Grazed from TechTarget. Author: Anne Stuart.
In this Q&A, Thomas Erl, co-author of Cloud Computing: Concepts, Technology & Architecture (Prentice Hall, 2013), talks to Senior Site Editor Anne Stuart about why companies need to get smarter about cloud computing. Erl, also the CEO of Arcitura Education Inc., an IT training/certification company, offers insights on cloud portability, integration, security and more. This Q&A has been edited for length, clarity and editorial style.
In the introduction to Cloud Computing, you write that "There is no greater danger to a business than approaching cloud computing with ignorance." Could you expand on the need for cloud-related education? What do businesses need to know about developing a smart cloud migration strategy?…
Thomas Erl: As much as cloud computing is discussed and hyped and has generated excitement in the IT industry, it still comes with a set of risks and challenges that we need to understand clearly to determine exactly to what extent we require cloud-based computing as part of our IT enterprise, or as an extension of our IT enterprise, and to what extent the risks and challenges are justified. Moving our solutions to cloud environments and just expecting to benefit from all the potential advantages won’t work. It’s dangerous to just [undertake cloud migrations] because cloud environments differ significantly from other environments…
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