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September - 2011 - issue > Management
Five Steps to Effective Cloud Planning
Karen Farrell
Constraining and defining the role of cloud computing in your organization is a critical first step before designing and building your cloud. You are going to have many groups associated with the cloud effort — producing it, operating it, and consuming it. Identifying all those who will be impacted, whether they are initially engaged or brought in later, will help prevent surprises along the way for all concerned.
Consider how the cloud will interact with the rest of the data center environment. Are there shared management tools, Security requirements and Compliance rules? Or is your cloud an island? Now think beyond your data center. Will you be leveraging public cloud resources, as well?
As you answer these questions, you will need to define the requirements, outline the different options, identify the costs associated with delivering each option, and create an implementation plan. Key steps to cloud planning include:
a) Discovery and assessment
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