Many people think cloud migrations are a binary decision: either lift-and-shift or completely modernize applications. However, the reality is that there is a spectrum of transition types available, each offering different levels of value.
Today, COVID recommendations and protocols have changed, and businesses have quickly modified policies on hybrid and remote work, signaling yet another shift in how we do business. And as inflation has risen, investors and large corporations have taken a harder look at growth plans and how to deliver on them. Markets have tumbled and layoffs at technology companies are making headlines.
Cloud migration can be a powerful way for organizations to reduce costs and improve efficiency. However, simply moving to the cloud is not enough - there are a number of tactics that teams can adopt to maximize cost savings. In this article, I will first explore some common tactics that cloud migration teams use to reduce costs, then share advanced strategies that our most successful customers use to truly take advantage of the cloud for all of its far-reaching benefits.
The cloud migration tools category is as wide as any other in enterprise IT software. Here we provide an overview of the landscape, and when and how to apply each type of tool to achieve your goals. While the landscape can seem complicated, one thing is clear: There is no silver-bullet to cloud migration tools.
The key to a successful cloud migration? Accurate discovery of your applications and technology - no guesswork allowed. With Tidal, you can complete this step faster than ever, automatically.
Tidal provides you with an automated assessment of your software usage, defects, vulnerabilities, and more. You’ll know exactly what to expect before your cloud migration.
I recently had a cloud migration client who was at the beginning stage of their discovery phase and looking to jump straight to “which database platforms should I be using in the cloud?” - a tall ask you might say, but following the three steps below they were able to discover and analyze all of their database servers in just two weeks.
Google “CSO role description” and you will get 9 million results, none of which will sufficiently describe why it has been both challenging and enormously fulfilling for me at Tidal Migrations. Quite simply, a CSO role is uniquely tailored to the company it belongs to. So while Deloitte has this article about the six faces of a CSO, I wanted to share how my role came about and what it means to be a CSO at Tidal.
Migrating your DNS to a cloud-based service like Amazon’s Route53 service can be a daunting task. With dns-tools, you can test your DNS records before and after the migration to ensure that everything made it across in one piece. If you are migrating from a BIND DNS server, see our blog post here. Follow these four steps to migrate from a Windows DNS Active-Directory integrated server to Route53.
Data center and cloud migrations often require changing IP addresses of your servers and application end points. These changes require careful planning and precise execution in order to minimize downtime. Typically, this is executed by manually searching your DNS server’s configuration for each server that is migrating.
