The document discusses building a cloud strategy using the AWS Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF). The CAF takes a holistic perspective on cloud adoption focusing on six areas: business, people, governance, platform, security, and operations. It provides guidance to define a cloud journey by assessing current capabilities, identifying gaps, and prioritizing initiatives. Developing a cloud strategy requires understanding business objectives, vertical influences, organizational capabilities, and desired end state. Key tips include securing executive sponsorship, starting small and iterating, enabling experimentation, setting up a cloud center of excellence, and clear communication. The CAF helps organizations accelerate time to results in their cloud adoption.
8. Cloud adoption requires that
fundamental changes are discussed
and considered across the entire
organization, and that stakeholders
across all organizational units—both
outside and within IT—support these
changes.
13. The AWS Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF)
leverages our experiences assisting organizations
around the world with their Cloud Adoption Journey.
14. AWS Cloud Adoption Framework
CAF begins by identifying
the focus areas that are
critical to cloud adoption. It
groups these focus areas
into 6 Perspectives.
16. AWS Cloud Adoption Framework
Capability
= Skills + Processes
in a functional area
17. People don't want to buy a quarter-
inch drill. They want a quarter-inch
hole!
— Theodore Levitt
18. The Business Perspective is
focused on ensuring that IT
is aligned with business
needs and IT investments
can be traced to
demonstrable business
results.
22. The Governance Perspective
ensures business
governance in the cloud. It
guides stakeholders to
manage and measure cloud
investments that help them
evaluate their business
outcomes.
24. The Platform Perspective
represents the technology
services of the AWS cloud
platform. Provides patterns,
guidance, and tools for
optimal use of the technology
solutions and services.
25.
26. The Security Perspective
helps define and implement
the required levels of
security, governance, and
risk management to achieve
compliance.
30. Begin by understanding…
Your business
objectives
Your vertical
influences
Your
organization’s
capabilities
Your desired
end-state
31. Define your journey…
Baseline
Gap
Initiatives
• Assess and baseline current cloud /
IT capabilities with respect to
people, process and technology
• Define the key cloud adoption
capabilities required to achieve
business objectives
• Prioritize list of activities / initiatives
which when executed result in
delivery of the business strategy
33. Secure Executive Sponsorship
Start small and iterate
Enable and encourage experimentation
Setup a Cloud Center of Excellence
Communicate, Communicate, Communicate
34. Next steps…
Build your Cloud Strategy
Remember: It is all about accelerating time to results
Read and understand the AWS CAF