Cloud Advancement Workshop

plan your Cloud Advancement WORKSHOP
(1-Week Workshop)

If you’re ready to advance your cloud architecture, this 1-week workshop will equip you with a comprehensive cloud strategy and readiness plan for implementation.

 WORKSHOP PARTICIPANTS WILL LEARN:

  • How to create strategic alignment between cloud initiatives and business goals

  • How to drive operational efficiency through analysis of cost optimization, scalability, security, and compliance

What to Expect:

Our strategy, architecture, and cloud engineering experts will guide your team through a comprehensive workshop to quickly advance your cloud strategy.

Module 1: Current State

  • Capture business drivers and underlying KPIs 

  • Comprehensive assessment of:

    • Delivery model 

    • Architecture assessment 

    • Application dependencies

    • Storage discussion

    • Cost analysis

    • Testing and validation

    • Preferred programming language(s)

    • Service level agreement (SLA)

    • Scalability

    • Monitoring and alerting

    • Performance benchmark metrics

    • SME knowledge areas

    • Risk assessment

    • Security practices

Module 2: Cloud Strategic Overview and Implementation Plan

  • Service model review (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS)

  • Use well-architected framework, migration tools, 7Rs

  • Evaluate CI/CD pipeline 

  • Design/architecture patterns, e.g. Serverless, REST APIs

  • Review dependency mapping, risk assessment

  • Evaluate services - data storage, data strategy, containerization, AI/ML, compute, messaging, etc.

  • Cost analysis/optimization - ROI/TCO calculator

  • Evaluate caching strategy

  • Develop security and compliance recommendations, including framework and compliance checklists and user access management, security services, compliance tool(s)

  • Operational guide with monitoring tools and scalability review

  • Lead development of training plan

 Participants walk away with:

  • Assessment Report

  • Cloud Strategy Document

  • Migration Roadmap

  • Cost-Benefit Analysis

  • Security and Compliance Recommendations

  • Operational Best Practices Guide

  • Training and Skill Development Plan

  • Vendor Evaluation and Recommendation

  • Action Plan

 This workshop is best suited for:

  • CTO/CIO

  • Head of Engineering

  • Head of Data Science and Data Management

  • Head of Product Management