The cloud assessment process begins with a comprehensive assessment of the organization's current IT infrastructure, business processes, and strategic objectives. The assessment phase involves a thorough analysis of existing systems, data storage needs, security requirements, and application dependencies. It's crucial to understand the compatibility of current resources with various cloud environments, whether public, private, or hybrid. This phase often includes identifying potential risks, cost implications, and compliance issues that could impact the cloud migration or optimization process.

Following the assessment, a detailed cloud roadmap is developed, outlining a step-by-step strategy for cloud adoption or enhancement. This roadmap is tailored to the specific needs of the business and aligns with its long-term strategic goals. It provides a clear plan for migrating applications and data to the cloud, optimizing cloud performance, and ensuring continuous improvement in cloud operations. The roadmap addresses critical factors such as choosing the right cloud service providers, designing a scalable and secure cloud architecture, and planning for disaster recovery and business continuity.

Outcomes: • Comprehensive understanding of current IT infrastructure • Overview of potential cost savings and efficiency gains unlocked through migration to AWS cloud services • Strategic roadmap for cloud migration that aligns to technology investment and business goals