Cloud service providers argue that migrating to the cloud drives innovation, boosts scalability, and reduces costs. They claim that cloud migrations provide access to advanced technologies without hefty capital investments, while ensuring data security, streamlined collaboration, and real-time insights for better decision-making. They also argue that cloud applications allow your business to scale quickly in response to market changes.
What cloud providers fail to mention—and what cloud customers often overlook—is the complexity and cost of a cloud exit strategy. Will you still have the resources, time, and knowledge to manage this shift if necessary? History has shown (e.g., in cases like sanctions on Russia) that such changes may be forced upon you without prior warning.
We help you assess operational vulnerabilities and develop mitigation strategies that ensure you maintain control over your business. Key considerations include:
- Identifying key risk drivers that will impact your IT—and consequently your business—after migrating to the cloud.
- Evaluating your vulnerability to geopolitical events, such as international trade sanctions that may affect your cloud provider (and therefore you as their customer).
- Increasing your understanding of your critical business data: where it resides and how you can recover it if needed.
- Understanding the cost and feasibility of insourcing your IT or changing your cloud service provider.