Executing Your Application Cloud Readiness Strategy

Overview

Here is a step-by-step approach to help you develop and execute a successful application disposition strategy:

Identify

Start by identifying the critical applications that your business relies on. The initial step allows you to focus your efforts on the most critical applications.

Assess

Once you've finalized your list of applications, start evaluating them using the R-factor tool. The results will give you precise insights into each application's readiness for the cloud and potential opportunities for pathways to transformation and modernization.

Collaborate

Send invitations to your key stakeholders for the assessment project, such as application leads, architects, business leaders, and partners. This step aims to facilitate various stakeholders' collaboration and completion of assessments.

Validate

Upon assessment completion, verify each predicted outcome with your team and, if necessary, apply overrides on R-factors. This step aligns the results with the desired strategy while considering other factors.

Rationalize

To perform this step, you need the infrastructure and application R-factor. Each application would result in a "True R-factor" strategy by rationalizing both R-factors. This step can be deferred until infrastructure data is available if your focus is only on the application.

Upside

The completed assessments will lead to insights into opportunities for DevOps, containers, application modernization, and application transformation using reports. Reports like these reveal areas for optimization and improvement.

Execute

The outcomes drive the development of migration, modernization, and transformation strategies. The strategies are a comprehensive roadmap, initiative tracks, and execution plan.

Repeat

Repeat the process with the next set of applications until all assessments are complete.

Manage

Update and refine the platform's data repository regularly throughout the process. Maintaining an updated repository provides a reliable source of information for decision-making.

Conclusion

This approach and strategy will help you manage your application dispositions effectively, make informed decisions, and drive business success.