Cloud Application Migration

A natural entry point into Cloud Computing is the migration of some applications to a cloud provider. Migrating applications to the cloud to benefit from its flexible on-demand infrastructure and pay as you go cost model is a quick, cost-effective, and easy initial first step into cloud computing. Many of these Cloud Application Migration providers help to easily deploy and provision your applications into the cloud. These application migrations are usually fairly simple with minimal or no impact on application code. Risk is mitigated while still keeping costs low. Certain Applications such as web based apps, sales and marketing apps lend themselves well to be easily migrated to a cloud computing platform.

Before using one of the following Cloud Application Migration Providers consider the following:

• What kind of App are you migrating? Web based applications are easiest to migrate.
• What development language was your app developed in? Java.net, Ruby, PHP? Your cloud provider needs to support the underlying stack so this is an important consideration.
• Database needs. What database does your application use and is it supported by the Cloud Application Migration provider.
• Security. Review the provider’s security polices and do they adhere to the policies for your application.
• Application Monitoring. What monitoring tools does the provide use to provide you with adequate monitoring of your application health.

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