In our previous blog, Getting Started with Your Application Modernization Journey, we introduced the concept of app modernization, how critical it is in today’s digital landscape, and considerations for organizations that have not initiated app modernization with cloud.
In today’s blog, we will address the next phase of app modernization: expansion. Building or migrating a small number of applications to the cloud is a good start, but the real value is in moving the challenging and custom workload to the cloud, since these fill up data center capacity.
For organizations in the expansion phase, it is essential to define a migration roadmap. Below are a few points to consider:
- If you have already moved a workload to the cloud, what’s working and what isn’t?
- Have you heard other teams or organizations within your enterprise talk about moving their workloads to the cloud? If so, which ones?
- How many other applications (and what types) do you want to migrate?
For more insights into building a migration roadmap to expand your app modernization efforts, download our guide Plan. Expand. Optimize. A Cloud Migration Workbook.
In our next blog, we will explore considerations for organizations who are mature in their app modernization journey and are looking to optimize their cloud strategy.
