With the onset of Cloud Computing technologies, there has been increased momentum and large interest from companies in the Implementation/Migration of Services/ Applications compute environment to the Cloud.(Private or Public). As Gartner Research Group points out , Cloud Brokers are required to bring the best out of the Cloud compute services. We provide the Planning, Managed services, the tools and the architectural strategy which can help your decision making faster and easier.

AMAZON's Cloud Offering - Amazon WebServices (AWS) and EnterSoftSolutions

Having been Trained By AMAZON AWS CLOUD Team , AMAZON's AWS and EnterSoft have teamed up to bring to you a joint offering of the CLOUD infrastructure and Managed services . We, having the deep technological knowledge of your In-house Data center architectures and having gained the technological in-depth into AMAZONS' Cloud offering , can very easily blend the two and provide you with the most optimal approach for your Enterprise Stack on the CLOUD .

Implementing a Architectural Strategy in using the Cloud makes sense in some very common events such as

A. Disaster Recovery planning and Execution of Service resumption necessitating the evaluation of a Cloud environment by a specific provider.

B. Moving your business to a New Cloud Provider.

C. Building a New Application for your business on Cloud Infrastructure.

D. Building a PILOT of your business solution on the Cloud .

E. Economics of Cost and the flexibility of moving a legacy infrastructure to a Private or a Public Enterprise cloud. Minimal down time and continuous application availability during traffic spikes become some of the extremely important aspects of evaluation.

Further, when a Services' computing environment is running on Multiple clouds hosted by different providers , then the possible challenges are

1. Efficient manageability of such environments.
2. Provisioning of applications or Services across cloud providers.
3. Orchestration of services and servers – dynamic provisioning , application deployment within a single cloud provider.
4. Application delivery service – Optimal usage of the provisioned application.

Before moving an enterprise application to the cloud, you need to be sure that your expectations are realistic and your objectives match what the cloud can deliver. The following steps can help guide the thought process when considering a cloud deployment, and provide a starting point for moving forward.

1. Determine your objectives. What is your need ? Is the cloud solution for reducing costs or faster provisioning or data center consolidation or all of the above? Sometimes a mix of these could, help save money and avoid huge infrastructure investments or be more efficient or all at the same time. But it may not be possible to realize all the benefits for a given organization or use case. For example, if there’s extra capacity in your data center there may be no obvious consolidation advantage to putting an application in the cloud. However, there could be other issues at play that justify the move, such as high operating costs or an infrastructure that makes it difficult for users to get the support they need.



2. Pick an application that makes sense. For example, how much latency is acceptable to users? The laws of physics slow things down over the Internet and network performance will vary, so if you need millisecond response the cloud may not work for your application. How critical is the application? You may not want to put an application in the cloud upon which the business depends even if infrastructure limitations (scaling, support, response time, etc.) make it seem like an attractive option. Get your feet wet before diving in -- a safer approach might be to start with a low-risk, back office (not-strategic) application before setting your sights on more ambitious targets.



3. Involve the CSO/risk management team from the beginning. The cloud, perhaps even more than other technology shifts, has raised red flags about security since your applications and data will potentially be moving outside of the enterprise firewall. Engage your company’s security experts and decision makers from the beginning to understand their perspective and address their concerns directly. Get them involved in the discussion early so they’ll understand why the cloud is important to the business and how you want to use it. Give them a chance to review their security concerns with potential vendors before you sign up.



4. Decide which cloud(s) are acceptable. Finding a cloud that’s best suited to your needs is as critical as identifying the right target applications. Cloud offerings vary widely—in their APIs, configurations, storage infrastructure, networking options, pricing structures and SLAs. Some of the variables will be essential for your requirements, while others are simply nice to haves. The process is like evaluating any other technology offering, except the environment is probably new and unfamiliar. You may want assistance from a partner with cloud expertise who can help you qualify the various cloud options to make sure you make the right choice.



5. Create a sandbox where people can experiment. All of the different user groups should be able to see how a cloud-based application compares to a traditional one. Give business users, administrators and developers a chance to evaluate the benefits of the cloud from their perspective, as well as the limitations. Application experts can use the sandbox to run functionality and performance testing on the application in the cloud to see how it behaves compared to the traditional environment, and if any differences are acceptable.

Once you are ready , get started with proof-of-concept pilots with vendors. The above basic best practices will help lay the foundation for a successful cloud strategy. .

As Cloud Service System Integrators and Brokers ,we provide the services and the tools to address all the above challenges and any other challenges that you are faced with . Please contact us to get a complimentary consultation from us .