This session provides a framework that can be used to build a Cloud Strategy that is tailor made for your organization. The Cloud Strategy covers 7 different perspectives of consideration including Business, People, Process, Operations, Security, Maturity, and Platform. You will get access to a framework that has worked for hundreds of organisations amd hear about real life experiences from the AWS Professional Services team. While technology is important, there are several other considerations when mapping your journey to the Cloud. This session provides you with an holistic overview of a Cloud Strategy. Hear about what to avoid when building your Cloud Strategy and understand when and how to involve partners in your journey to the Cloud.
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.
12. The AWS Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF)
leverages our experiences assisting organizations
around the world with their Cloud Adoption Journey.
13. 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.
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.
CAF Perspective = Combination of CAF capabilities
15. 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.
CAF Perspective = Combination of CAF capabilities
CAF Capability = Skills + Processes in a functional area
16. People don't want to buy a quarter-inch drill. They want a
quarter-inch hole!
-- Theodore Levitt
17. The Business Perspective is
focused on ensuring that IT
is aligned with business
needs and IT investments
can be traced to
demonstrable business
results.
21. 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.
23. 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.
24.
25. The Security Perspective
helps define and implement
the required levels of
security, governance, and
risk management to achieve
compliance.
34. 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
35. 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
46. Secure Executive Sponsorship
Start small and iterate
Enable experimentation with guidance and guardrails
Setup a Cloud Center of Excellence
47. Secure Executive Sponsorship
Start small and iterate
Enable experimentation with guidance and guardrails
Setup a Cloud Center of Excellence
Communicate, Communicate, Communicate