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CLOUD COMPUTING
GAMECHANGER
sion of your legacy software before making the move.
5) INTEGRATE AND CONFIGURE.
Take time to thoroughly understand your current operations, as well as the functionality and capabilities of your new cloud- based environment. Wherever these don’t align, work with the affected stakeholders to create new protocols. Also, establish clear policies and procedures governing data security, permis- sions and the setup of user profiles within the new system.
6) TEST THE SOLUTION.
Set up a sandbox environment to test the new system in a way that does not affect your operations before going live. Collect feedback from all stakeholder groups who will be using the new system, and take their input into account.
7) PAY ATTENTION TO CHANGE MANAGEMENT.
Change management is perhaps the most important element for success. “Good communication is critical to cloud migra- tion success, especially during migrations that bring about process redesign and improvement,” Reinitz said. Make sure you prepare, equip and support stakeholders throughout the process.
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