Planning a Move to the Cloud

Tips, Tricks and Pitfalls

Published July 2013

Cloud Computing is a growing theme and will become the predominate method of delivering computing services going forward. However a move to the Cloud raises its own particular issues that should not be simply forgotten about.

This paper discusses the technical considerations related to specific technology challenges that Cloud Computing may raise. The external business considerations related to dealing with 3rd party Cloud providers, and Internal business considerations related to potential non-technology impacts upon the business caused by the move to the Cloud.