Understanding the key factors of a successful cloud journey
The role of the Azure architect is to help enterprises leverage the cloud to achieve their goals. This implies that there is some preparation work up front, as there is no such thing as a one-size-fits-all cloud strategy. As we have just seen, the various cloud service models do not respond to the same needs and do not serve similar purposes. It is, therefore, very important to first define a vision that reflects which business and/or IT goals are pursued by your company before you start anything with the cloud. The same principles apply if you're already on your journey and want to pause to reflect on your progress so far. You should always come back to the initial drivers that led your company go to the cloud.As an example, typical transversal drivers are cost optimization and a faster time to market. Cost optimization can be achieved by leveraging the economies of scale from multi-tenant infrastructures.Faster time to...
