14 Ways Cloud Migration Can Suck the Life Out of You
Cloud migration has several obvious advantages and not-so-obvious cons. Before a decision as big as cloud migration, it is important to consider the pros and cons to make an informed decision. So, this article is dedicated to showing you how cloud migration could suck the life out of you. Consider them against the benefits the cloud will bring to confirm that migration is the right move.
Downtime
Downtime can be associated with cloud migration. The downtime could significantly impact the productivity of your organization in the time that it occurs. The downtime comes from the lack of resources for accessing the cloud, such as a good Internet connection.
Staff adaptation
Adapting your staff to the cloud may be a source of burden. You should expect some hiccups when trying to get your staff accustoming to accessing resources from the cloud.
Security
Although cloud providers are specifically concerned about security, there could also be breaches that could expose sensitive information to unknown and malicious sources.
Transparency
Transparency could be limited after cloud migration. Instances that could impact transparency negative include the debugging of performance issues.
Flexibility limitations
Cloud apps could be inflexible and cause you a lot of trouble that way. The flexibility limitation comes from the fact that cloud apps may not accept all data forms and other issues.
Dependency
Depending on the cloud provider, dependency could be a major issue with cloud migration. It occurs when the provider limits compatibility with other providers.
Added latency
Some operations may generally become less responsive after cloud migration. To confirm that general productivity will increase after cloud migration and make required modifications before you proceed.
Compliance requirement
Compliance requirements can limit the management of data stored in the cloud. This especially applies to sensitive data.
Inefficiency
Migrating from one cloud provider to another could cause general inefficiencies and impact the speed of operations.
Vendor lock-in
Vendor lock-ins can reduce the ease of migration from one cloud platform to another. Confirm the ease of migration from a cloud vendor before the migration.
Proprietary technology
If you use proprietary technology, then cloud migration could be an issue. Your proprietary technology may not be compatible with the cloud. Confirm that all technologies will be compatible with the cloud to avoid this hurdle.
Sharing inconvenience
Different users share public clouds. Although the clouds are adapted for maximum privacy and accessibility, different inconveniences could also be associated with public clouds. Co-users could find a way to make themselves heard over the barriers created by the provider. Because public clouds are the commonest and most accessible, it is the go-to option. Be sure to consider possible sharing inconveniences.
Modification requirements
Although the "copy and paste" strategy of cloud migration is available, it is not always the best. The modification of resources could be required, and that could impede the migration process and increase the costs.
Control
Downtimes after cloud migration could feel different because they are may not be exactly under your control. This limitation should be noted before cloud migration.
Considering the cons of cloud migration will help you make an informed decision.
