Strategy and design services for a cloud infrastructure

• Delivers a cloud computing strategy that helps align IT and business
• Identifies workloads best suited for cloud computing, helping achieve optimum benefits from cloud computing investments
• Develops a road map to help ensure a smooth implementation

As a new consumption and delivery model, cloud computing is enabling businesses to reduce costs and improve service levels. And, as with any evolution, cloud computing comes with both opportunities and challenges. An in-depth understanding of these is critical to achieving the desired benefits. You need to have a clear strategy and plan for the right cloud model for your business, when to implement it, which workloads to migrate and how to ensure a smooth, successful transition.

IBM consultants use a unique cloud adoption framework and the IBM Cloud Workload Analysis Tool to help you analyze your existing environment and determine the cloud computing model best suited for your business. Our specialists can help you identify the business areas and workloads that, when migrated to a cloud computing model, can enable you to reduce costs and improve service delivery in line with your business priorities. We work with you to develop a detailed implementation plan that can help you evolve toward your selected cloud computing model.