ENTERPRISE CLOUD STRATEGY
CHAPTER ? BUSINESS VALUE OF A CLOUD ADOPTION STRATEGY 1 TEN EXPECTATIONS OF YOUR CLOUD ADOPTION STRATEGY 2 1 CREATE YOUR CLOUD VISION 4 2 IDENTIFY CLOUD USE CASES 10 3 DRIVE BUSINESS INNOVATION 12 4 DEFINE BUSINESS OUTCOMES AND PROJECTED ROI 13 5 DETERMINE OPPORTUNITIES FOR CLOUD AS A FIFTH UTILITY 15 6 SPECIFY CLOUD ECOSYSTEM 17 7 DETERMINE AND PUBLISH STAKEHOLDER INVOLVEMENT 18 8 DEVELOP METRICS 19 9 DEFINE GOVERNANCE 20 10 DEVELOP ROADMAPS 20 HARVESTING THE VALUE 21 SUMMARY 22 ENDNOTES 23 CHAPTER ? BUSINESS VALUE OF INCORPORATING CLOUD INTO YOUR EA 25 YOUR INTEGRATED BUSINESS AND IT STRATEGY 26 BUSINESS BENEFITS OF THE CONVERGENCE 29 DEVELOPING YOUR ENTERPRISE CLOUD ADOPTION STRATEGY 35 WHAT IF YOU DO NOT USE EA? 39 SCENARIO 1: EFFECTIVE BUSINESS TRANSFORMATION 40 SCENARIO 2: REDUCING COSTS AND REDUNDANCIES 41 SCENARIO 3: VALIDATING AND FORMING YOUR ENTERPRISE CLOUD ADOPTION STRATEGY 41 CONTENTS SUMMARY 42 ENDNOTES 43 CHAPTER ? THE LIFE CYCLE OF YOUR ENTERPRISE CLOUD ADOPTION STRATEGY 45 INITIAL PLANNING 46 ENTERPRISE CAPABILITIES AND CLOUD VISION 49 TARGET ARCHITECTURE AND CLOUD ENABLERS 61 BUSINESS ARCHITECTURE (BA) AND BUSINESS-PROCESS-AS-A-SERVICE (BPAAS) 62 INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND SAAS 68 TECHNOLOGY AND INFRASTRUCTURE, PAAS AND IAAS 75 GAP ANALYSIS AND TRANSITION PLANNING 78 IMPLEMENTATION PLANNING 81 GOVERNANCE 82 THE SIGNIFICANCE OF SERVICE ORIENTED ARCHITECTURE (SOA) 83 STANDARDS 84 SUMMARY 85 ENDNOTES 88 CHAPTER ? IDENTIFYING CLOUD CANDIDATES 89 YOUR CLOUD DECISION MODEL 90 TOP-DOWN ANALYSIS 91 BOTTOM-UP ANALYSIS 95 CLOUD DISCOVERY WORKSHOP 96 BUSINESS SCENARIO: CLOUD DECISION ANALYSIS FOR DISTRIBUTORS, INC 97 SUMMARY 100 ENDNOTES 101 CHAPTER ? WHAT ABOUT GOVERNANCE? 103 GOVERNANCE IS ESSENTIAL FOR CLOUD 104 AN ENTERPRISE CLOUD GOVERNANCE FRAMEWORK 105 PRINCIPLES AND POLICIES 106 ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE 107 FINANCIALS 112 PROCESSES 112 METRICS AND TOOLS 115 ESTABLISHING OWNERSHIP 116 GOVERNING IN THE PRESENCE OF OUTSOURCING 118 GOVERNING CLOUD SERVICE BROKERS 120 GOVERNING INNOVATION 123 BUSINESS SCENARIO: INNOVATION AND CLOUD PROVIDER COMPANY 125 SUMMARY 128 ENDNOTES 130 CHAPTER ? MITIGATING RISK 133 CLOUD RISK MANAGEMENT AND RESPONSE STRATEGIES 133 ENTERPRISE ADAPTATION 137 HOW DO WE SELECT CLOUD PROVIDERS THAT ARE CONDUCIVE TO OUR BUSINESS STRATEGY? 138 WHAT IF WE ARE NOT EQUIPPED TO MAKE SOUND CLOUD COMPUTING CHOICES? 142 HOW DO WE MITIGATE THE RISK OF STAKEHOLDER REJECTION? 143 INFORMATION PRIVACY AND TRANSPARENCY: STRIKING THE RIGHT BALANCE 146 SERVICE LEVEL MANAGEMENT (SLM) 149 PERFORMANCE AND QUALITY OF SERVICE 153 GLOBALIZATION 156 SUMMARY 157 ENDNOTES 159 CHAPTER ? PLANNING THE TRANSITION 161 RELATING TRANSITION AND IMPLEMENTATION PLANNING 161 THE BUSINESS OF CLOUD 163 SELF-SERVICE 165 SPEED, RAPID DEVELOPMENT, AND SERVICE DELIVERY 165 FLEXIBLE PRICING, PAY PER USE 168 CAFÉ-STYLE SERVICES 169 LEANER 169 PRACTICAL EXPERIENCES AND LESSONS LEARNED 171 PROOF OF CONCEPTS AND PILOT PROGRAMS 171 ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE 171 WORKLOAD CONSIDERATIONS 176 OUTSOURCING CONSIDERATIONS 177 BUYER AND SELLER CONSIDERATIONS 178 TEST STRATEGY CONSIDERATIONS 180 ENTERPRISE CLOUD TRANSITION PLANS AND ROADMAP EXAMPLES 180 SUMMARY 183 ENDNOTES 184 CHAPTER