Migration to cloud computing has several advantages, including increased scalability, reduced costs, better security, flexibility, and quickness. In this article we discover key strategies to ensure data security while migrating with CAST Highlight. To fully utilize Google Cloud, one must adopt a practical strategy that enables apps to become cloud-friendly both during migration and throughout their entire existence on Google Cloud.
The internal characteristics and underlying architecture of the workloads you intend to move should therefore be taken into account when creating application and workload migration waves.
CAST Highlight Migration
The software intelligence tool CAST Highlight from CAST Software examines source code to offer insights on a variety of applications. All apps are automatically categorized in several modernization techniques including rehost, refactor, rearchitect, and retire, a migration plan is suggested, cloud blocks are found, and the magnitude of remediation work is calculated. Applications are evaluated based on a number of factors, including resiliency, elegance, elegance in the cloud, technical debt, and green effect.
This blog describes how to use CAST Highlight to create the best application migration waves to Google Cloud for speedy wins, modernization, and productive cooperation between application teams and cloud competency centers.
Wave 1:Quick wins: Quick victories Move immediately with little danger and effort
Quick wins or low-hanging fruit are what the first wave of the migration to Google Cloud is focused on finding and implementing. Despite being less dangerous to transfer, these applications can nonetheless deliver real benefits in a short amount of time. Businesses can ensure a smooth transition to Google Cloud in weeks rather than months by focusing on apps with a relatively modest business effect, high cloud readiness scores, and little refactoring effort.
The initial wave will also act as a pilot to evaluate many elements of the migration process, including protocols, the chosen landing zone, and teamwork. This enables professionals to become familiar with the procedure, spot any problems, and improve the project plan for following waves.
To put it another way, before going on to bigger and more complicated applications, the first wave is a method to test the waters and acquire a feel for the migration process. This will make it more likely that the transfer will be successful and that firms will use Google Cloud as soon as possible.
Wave 2 – Core cloud: Upgrade now and migrate later
A fresh set of applications having a significant influence on the business and a high cloud readiness score are part of this phase. During this stage, applicant teams are given thorough insights and lessons learned from wave 1 applications. Instead of starting a new project or hiring a new team, this allows developers the chance to proactively restructure and repair apps as they evaluate their cloud readiness with CAST Highlight.
Wave 3-Long term : Migrate first, then modernize
Applications that have a big influence on the business yet need a lot of money and work to make them cloud-native are at this level. The cloud is a smart choice for some workloads (such as distributed applications like Java,.Net, etc.), as it enables enterprises to instantly take advantage of its data analytics capabilities and lower ongoing infrastructure expenses. Beginning with wave 1, the as-is maneuver can be prepared for.
Wave 4 – Go after it: Modernize first, migrate later
Applications that must be upgraded before being migrated to the cloud are included in the fourth wave of cloud migration. This is especially true for “platform-dependent non-x86” programs or apps with unique data replication issues. In order to align with cloud-native architecture and capabilities, applications including mainframe systems, IBM Power, and Oracle SPARC servers can profit from a tailored modernization journey based on application insights from CAST.
Inference
Organizations can concentrate on the practical aspects of continual modernization throughout the lifecycle of applications hosted in the cloud after the initial migrations and modernizations are finished, including the use of Google Cloud tools and services for continuing monitoring and optimization.
Interested in starting? With Google Cloud RaMP (Rapid Migration Program), a comprehensive cloud migration and modernization program, you can quickly acquire insight into your present landscape and calculate the overall migration cost with free assessments from Google Cloud.
