AWS Cloud Migration Services

Cloud Migration ServicesAs cloud migration is the process of deploying digital assets, resources, and corporate services or applications to the cloud that cannot be accessed outside of the cloud firewall, it is essential for them to decide whether the public, private or hybrid cloud approach is the best – and in what order applications and environments migrate to the cloud, also known as “migration from cloud to cloud”.

In their quest for improved security, agility and performance, more and more organizations are moving to the hybrid cloud.By design hybrid clouds offer benefits of both public and private cloud/on-premises data centers.However, there are some challenges in running operations seamlessly.

And this calls for in-depth understanding of these areas, over and above the technical factors involved in managing hybrid clouds.Which is why organizations considering a hybrid cloud must have a transitioning strategy in place, which identifies  applications (by priority) by cloud migration-readiness.Hybrid AdvantagesHybrid cloud prevents vendor lock-in and might reduce hardware costs across platforms.It facilitates use of containers for deployment of mobile and web applications at scaleUse of virtual machines, which allows software-defined networking and is the core of hybrid cloud management, enables high data security, service continuity, and consistent uptimeHybrid clouds bring value propositions around data privacy management, security, and regulatory compliance, that make it possible for businesses to mitigate challenges regarding regulations of data residency, while providing high control on data security, and availability.DisadvantagesSecurity and compliance become the organization’s responsibility, bringing with it, higher risk of internal data theftLegacy applications and inefficient firewalls vulnerable to hackers.Visibility ChallengesThe biggest challenges organizations face in managing their hybrid cloud arelack of visibility & control required for service assurance.

to enhance infrastructure-performance and prevent cyberattacks by identifying and mitigating threats pre-emptively Solutions for Hybrid Cloud ManagementHybrid cloud management solutions can be categorized into open-source licensing and proprietary.

Open-source software includes data-center management tools purpose-designed for applications that support large corporations.Proprietary tools, include the following:Amazon Web ServicesAWS hybrid cloud solutions enable consistency across your cloud and on premises environments.

data centers, on-premises and colocation services, and the cloud itself.

Organizations can leverage these to avail encrypted data capabilities with support for security and compliance certifications.Microsoft AzureMicrosoft offers hybrid cloud solutions (using on-premises Azure Stack and Azure Public Cloud) to improve productivity in application development, and deployment.