Planning and assessing for modernization with IBM tools
A suitable plan and roadmap are essential for modernization and cloud adoption. Figure 3.1 shows the different stages of cloud adoption:
Figure 3.1 – Roadmap for modernization
Preparation
Preparation is essential for the successful migration of the workload. During this preparation stage, we need to focus on analysis. In most cases, we focus on the current inventory and requirements, which may result in a reactive target platform solution. Unlike a dynamic cloud infrastructure, a reactive target platform often lacks in growth against demand. There are cases where an organization decides to drop their cloud migration project because the vision before the migration does not match the entire cloud infrastructure. In addition, migration projects can become very complex and expensive. This situation results from wrong estimation and misunderstanding of the functional and non-functional requirements...
