Successful cloud adoption requires more than technical readiness. It requires a cloud adoption plan that converts your cloud strategy into actionable steps specific to your goals.
Prepare your organization for the cloud
Organizations must align their structure and processes with cloud adoption goals to effectively deploy, manage, and optimize cloud resources while meeting business objectives.
- Map your cloud adoption journey based on your organization type. Startups should build cloud-native solutions using CAF Plan, Ready, and Cloud-native development phases. Enterprises should evaluate their IT estate and follow the complete CAF Plan process plus Ready, Migrate, and Modernize phases.
- Choose the management model that fits your organizational structure. Small organizations should select centralized operations for consistent policy enforcement. Mid-size enterprises should implement shared management where platform teams manage landing zones while workload teams operate autonomously. Organizations with skilled teams should adopt decentralized operations for full ownership.
- Plan cloud responsibilities across governance, security, and management functions. Establish governance teams to assess risks and define policies. Embed security into every stage of the cloud lifecycle. Define operational processes that align with business goals. Develop your AI strategy and build appropriate teams for AI adoption.
- Document cloud responsibilities with clear ownership assignments. Map responsibilities across governance, security, and operations with specific ownership. Define partner roles and communicate responsibilities to all stakeholders. Review responsibilities regularly as your environment evolves.
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