This document discusses cloud adoption strategies for non-profits. It outlines the key business and technology drivers for moving to the cloud, including cost savings, efficiency, agility and assurance. It then describes common cloud adoption approaches like cloud experimentation, opportunistic cloud, and cloud-first strategies. The document provides recommendations for executing a cloud adoption strategy, including cataloging applications, acquiring cloud skills, and addressing governance issues. It poses questions for discussion and provides additional resources on preparing an IT organization for cloud adoption.

1. Cloud Adoption Strategies
for Non-Profits
NetHope Africa Chapter Meeting, 2017
5th -7th June | Amber Hotel | Nairobi, Kenya
Andrew N. Mutua
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2. WhatistheCloud?
Cloudcomputing is a relatively new business model in the computing world.According tothe official NIST definition, "cloud computing is a model for enabling ubiquitous,
convenient, on-demand network access toa shared poolof configurable computing resources (e.g., networks, servers, storage, applications andservices) that can be rapidly
provisioned andreleased with minimal management effort or service provider interaction."

3. 3
Cost Savings/EconomicsSpeed Scale
Whythe Cloud is so compelling?

4. Whatismotivatingyour
organizationtomoveto
thecloud?
Whatareyoudoingtomake yourcompanymoresuccessful fromtheperspectiveof expansion?This cantakea numberof different forms (for example,
driving sales, enlargingwallet share,or increasingproductivity).
Business growth
Efficiencyincludesstreamliningprocessestoget workdonefasterorwithless resources. Thiscanturnaroundandfuel growth(for example,by allowing
you takeonmorework) or reduce costs (forexample, by reducing theamountof resources required).
Efficiency
Whetherit’sexternalorinternal,thecustomerexperience isof utmostimportancein today’s world.
Experience
As anorganization,youarelikely tobedriven by
the following6 drivers:
4BusinessDrivers
TechnologyDrivers
Agility is themost commoncloud driver today, especially whenIT is leading thecharge. BeingagilehelpsITchangeandscalefast enoughtokeepupwith
businessneeds.
Agility
The cost driver focuses onreducingthecost of IT licensesoroperationsand/orredefiningthecost model fortechnologysolutions.
Cost
Finally, assuranceencompassestheachievementof mission-criticaltechnologyoutcomes,suchasprotectingagainstdatacentercrashesorsecurity
breachesandmaximizingdisasterrecoveryeffectiveness.
Assurance

5. CommonApproaches/Strategies
TheIT organizationbeginstolearnaboutthe
variouscloudservicesavailableto them in
the formsof SaaS,PaaS, andIaaS.The
organizationmaybegindeployingsome
common SaaSsolutions(suchasOffice 365),
which sometimesgrows into testing IaaS
deployments.
Cloudexperimentation
TheIT organizationbeginstoactivelyseek
out cloudsolutionsthatmeet new business
requirements.Servicesmay remainas
traditionalon-premisesdeployments,but
cloudsolutionsare consideredanddeployed
when reliability,scalability,orotherbenefits
areperceived.
Opportunistic cloud
EnterpriseusersandITstaffare awareof
broadcloudtrendsbutare not yetprepared
to adoptpublic-cloudsolutions.These
institutionsmay chooseto buildon-premises
solutionsina way thatpreparesthem foran
eventualmove to thecloud.
Cloudaware
Thisstrategyplacescloudat thetop of the
decision-makingchain.Thedefault
assumptionwithinthe enterpriseisthat
cloudserviceswill fulfilthe majorityof the
enterprisecomputingneeds.
Cloudfirst
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ExecutionModels

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Catalog existing
applications/workload and
define the criteria for moving to
the cloud
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Acquire Cloud Skills; IT
becomes an enabler; Avoid
emergence of “Shadow IT”
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Consider Other Stakeholders
(Finance, Procurement, Vendor
Management) Governance,
Security, IT Service
Management Issues
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Recommendation/WayForward

8. Question&Answers
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9. Resources
• Behind Every Cloud There’s a Reason By Accenture
• Azure Onboarding Guide for IT Organization By Joachim Hafner
• 2015 EDUCASE Study: Preparing the IT Organization for the
Cloud
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