Moving to the cloud requires proper planning. There are many reasons to move to the cloud but without starting with a solid plan it will be difficult to achieve your objectives. Are you prepared for the cloud? In this webinar, Portal Solutions’ Daniel Cohen-Dumani and Dale Tuttle discuss Making your Cloud Strategy Work in 2016, including: - Learning the key steps to making a cloud strategy that works - Determining how moving to the cloud impacts your staff & your business - Learning how to align your goals with opportunities

1. Making Your Cloud Strategy Work in 2016
Presenters: Daniel Cohen-Dumani and Dale Tuttle

2. Daniel Cohen-Dumani
@dcohendumani
Founder
and CEO
14+ years of SharePoint Expertise
SharePoint Visionary
Interests: Productivity in the
Digital Workplace. Work 2.0
Started working with SharePoint
when nobody could spell it
About Daniel

3. Dale Tuttle
dtuttle@portalsolutions.net
Chief
Operating
Officer
15+ years in IT Consulting
IT Executive
Interests: Successfully moving
firms to the Cloud
Likes flying airplanes
About Dale

4. About Portal Solutions
We deliver Digital
Workplace Products
and Solutions that help
organizations share
what they know and
find what they need by
connecting people,
data, and content.

5.  Tech Trends
 Cloud Adoption
 The Microsoft Cloud
 Achieving Your 2016 Cloud Strategy
 Practical Steps
 Architectural Impacts
Agenda

6. Microsoft Cloud

7. Infrastructure: “Prepare For 2020: Transform Your IT Infrastructure And Operations Practice.” Forrester Research. Oct. 24, 2012
Apps: Gartner: “Predicts 2013: Business Impact of Technology Drives the Futures Application Services Market.” Nov. 21, 2012
Devices: “Info Workers Will Erase Boundary Between enterprise And Consumer Technologies.” Forrester Research. August 30, 2012
IoT: Paraphrased from "The Impact of the Internet of Things on Data Centers." Gartner Research, Feb 27, 2014
Data: Big data: Compiled from IDC digital universe forecasts
DEVICES
>50%
information workers
across 17 countries
using 3+ devices
THINGS
26B
IoT units by 2020,
creating large amounts
of data and generating
>$300B in revenue
APPS
25%
external app
implementation spend
will be on mobility,
cloud, analytics &
social by 2016
DATA
40ZB
the size of digital
universe by 2020, of
which 90% will be
unstructured data
INFRA
~50%
total IT spend will be
cloud-related by 2020

8. Why Organizations Consider The Cloud

9. Why are you considering a move to the cloud?
Poll

10. The Microsoft Cloud
The right
personal
experience in a
trusted cloud
Open
platform for
development
flexibility
Rigorous
security and
compliance
Flexible,
hyper-scale
HybridEnterprise
grade
Hyper-scale
A complete
cloud designed
for the
enterprise
CRMOL
O365
Azure

11. Microsoft Cloud
PRODUCTIVITY
• Configure Your Own SaaS
Applications
• Manage Relational Data
• Build Custom Applications for
your business
• Documents
• Email, Cal, Tasks
• Power BI
• Social/Collaboration
PLATFORM
BUSINESS APPS
• IaaS
• PaaS
• Compute, Application and
Data Services
Active
Directory
Azure Azure

12. Azure: Comprehensive Cloud Services
FrameworksInfrastructure
Automated
Managed resources
Elastic
Usage based1 2 3
North America Region
Asia Region
Japan Region
Australia Region
China
Region
Latin America Region
Europe Region
Brazil S
Central
US
S. Central
West US
East US
US Gov
VA
N. Central
N. Europe
W. Europe
Japan
E
Japan W
SE Asia
E Asia
Australia SEAustralia E
India Region
US Gov
Iowa
Services
*Not meant to be a comprehensive list of all services, for a complete list please visit azure.microsoft.com
APP SERVICES
NETWORKING & AUTOMATION SERVICES
DATA SERVICESCOMPUTE SERVICES
Azure Web
Site
Web
roles
Worker
roles
Virtual
Machines
Azure Mobile
Services
TFS or
VS Online + GIT
Azure
AD
Multi-Factor
Auth
Azure
Cache
Access Control BizTalk
Services
Media
Services
Service Bus Notification
Hub
Scheduler
Azure Site
Recovery
StorSimple
Virtual
Appliance
Backup
Service
Gallery
OS images
VHD VHD data
disk
MySQL
database
SQL
Database
SQL Data
Sync
HDInsight
(Hadoop)
storage
queue
storage
blob
storage
table
Virtual network Automation CDN
Availability Set
Azure load
balancer
Auto-scale
Traffic
Manager

13. Making Your 2016 Cloud Strategy Actually Work!

14. Step 1: Understand Your Context
Do You have an existing Cloud Strategy?
What steps has your firm already taken?
 Most firms have adopted some sort of cloud technology
 Business Apps (Office 365, Google for Work, etc.)
 Email perhaps one of the most common cloud technologies
So what happens without a good strategy?
 Uneven adoption
 Unable to achieve tactical objectives
 You will complicate your IT operations

15. Does your business have a Cloud Strategy?
Poll

16. Step 2: Understand Your Business Drivers
To be successful, you need to know:
 The compelling business reasons/drivers to move to the Cloud
 How stakeholders align with those drivers
 How your existing strategy aligns with your 2016 adoption plans
The three most common drivers
 Improve agility of business
 Transform IT Ops (not necessarily cost-driven)
 Reduce Costs (IT or business costs)

17. Common Cloud Business Drivers
Increase
Business Agility
Reduce IT
Footprint
Improve Agility
Increase IT ROI
Involve business
in development
Reduce time-to-
develop
Transform IT
Operations
Control HW/SW
Sprawl
Reduce IT Costs

18. Most Impacts are Non-Technical
 People (including Organizational)
 Business Processes
 Governance Policies
 Budgets
Some are Technical
 IT Architecture (Hybrid Environment)
These Ultimately Impact ROI
Must be Carefully Managed
Step 3. Know the Impacts of Cloud Adoption
Initial Move to the
Cloud
Aligning with an
Existing Cloud
Strategy

19. People
Required Developer Skill Sets will Change
 Developers will Need Cloud Programming
Skills
 Integration Skills for Hybrid Environments
 Understand Cloud Security
 Mobile
Infrastructure Support Staff
 Must be able to Manage Hybrid
Environments
 Requirement for Infrastructure Support
Skills will Decrease Over Time
Organizational/Governance
IT Organization will Change
Shift from On-Premise Service Provider to
Managing a Hybrid Environment
 Composite App Provider
 Manage On-Prem and Cloud Vendor
Relationships
Governance and Policy Changes
 Need Policies and Governance for the
Hybrid Environment
Impacts on People and Organizations

20. Impacts On Business Processes
Processes may be Eliminated, Changed, or
Added
• Dependent on Types of Services Moved to the Cloud
Identify and Analyze how Core Processes
are Affected
Keep In Mind
• Changes to Processes will Normally Incur Costs
• Will Impact on People (Feedback Loop)

21. Impacts On Budgets
Moving to the Cloud Shifts Costs from Capital Costs
to Operational Costs (Capex to Opex)
• This is usually a concern for larger firms
Don't Forget to Assess Your License Commitments
• Time Your Move to the Cloud with HW/SW License Renewal
Cycle to Extent Possible
Understand How Cloud Charges are Incurred

22. IT Environment Impacts
Hybrid Environments Becoming the Norm
Imposes Changes to:
 Administration
 Governance/Policies
 Developers
All Need to be Factored into Costs and Budget Planning

23. Understanding Architectural Changes
As you adopt the Cloud…you will probably build a hybrid environment
"Most Enterprises are not Migrating Apps to the Cloud –They are Evolving
Them"
 James Staten, VP Principal Analyst at Forrester
 Why and How Firms are Adopting Cloud Platforms (February 18 2015)
 Currently Chief Strategist: Cloud + Enterprise Division
Cloud Vendors (often different ones) will have to integrate with your
environment

24. Don’t Have One?
 Get One: Template coming soon!
Clearly identify goals of the
Overall Strategy
 Simplify IT?
 Reduce Costs?
Adjust the strategy based on
actual experiences
Step 4: Create or Adjust Your Cloud Strategy
Increase
Business
Agility
Reduce IT
Footprint
Improve
Agility
Increase IT
ROI
Involve
business in
development
Reduce time-
to-develop
Transform IT
Operations
Control
HW/SW
Sprawl
Reduce IT
Costs

25. Select cloud services that align with
your strategy
Create a practical 2016 Roadmap
 Pick low-risk, high-payoff Cloud
services
 Gain experience with those
services
Understand the impacts these
services will have
Step 5: Create Your 2016 Roadmap
Increase
Business
Agility
Reduce IT
Footprint
Improve
Agility
Increase IT
ROI
Involve
business in
development
Reduce time-
to-develop
Transform IT
Operations
Control
HW/SW
Sprawl
Reduce IT
Costs

26. 1. Move Dev/Test to the Cloud
 Get on the Dev/Ops bandwagon
 Azure is a great Platform to do this
 Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS)
 Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS)
2. Use Office 365 for
Collaboration/Social
 O365 a great way to start with the
cloud
 Bundled SaaS tools
Practical Steps

27. Dev/Test in the Cloud
 Easy to implement
 Can leverage Azure as IaaS or PaaS
(depending on your level of cloud
maturity)
 Opens the door for dev/ops
 This could revolutionize your
business and IT operations
Office 365
 True SaaS capabilities
 Brings extensive capabilities using
the cloud approach
 Allows you to gain experience with
SaaS operating model
Practical Steps

28. Understanding the Value of Cloud Business Planning

29. Why Planning Matters
Responding Ad Hoc to Changes and Impacts of Cloud Adoption Places You
Behind the Curve
 Scrambling to find the Developers, Managers, and Other Staff with the
Skills You Need
 Creating Non-standard Governance, Development, and Other
Administrative Procedures
Decreases Efficiency
Introduces Opportunity for Security Issues Downstream
Delays ROI and Business Value

30. Inputs
Stakeholder Expectations
Business Drivers and Goals
Identify and Quantify Impacts to:
 People
 Organizations
 Governance/Admin Policies
 Budgets
 IT Environment
Understand Costs
ROI for Each Investment
Assets
Statement of Business Objectives
Future IT Vision (Cloud Strategy)
Roadmap
Each Subsequent Project/Migration
Requires Validation Against these
Strategic Assets
2016 Planning Process

31. Identify and Quantify Changes and
Impacts
Incorporate into Your ROI Projections
Get the Right People to Deal with
Hybrid Environments
Benefits
 Better Cost Control
 Better Planning
 Realistic ROI Projections
 Greatly Improved Business Value
Anticipate The Coming Changes

32. How We Can Help
Cloud Strategy and Readiness Assessments
 Overall strategy or tactical decision-making
 Identify Stakeholders and Business Needs
 Assess Options and impacts
Microsoft Azure and Office 365 Planning
 Identify Stakeholder and Business Needs
 Specifically Identify Impacts Based on Context of Your Deployment
 Create Key Assets to Guide Your Move to the Microsoft Cloud
This Helps You:
 Minimize Business Disruptions
 Minimize Costs of Impacts
 Achieve Business Value
 Realize Your ROI Targets

33. Get A FREE Cloud Strategy
and Readiness Assessment
For Your Organization
Next Steps
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