Cloud Storage Adoption Analysis 2022

Running head: CLOUD STORAGE ADOPTION
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Table of Contents
Introduction....................................................................................................................2
Telelink As-Is environment............................................................................................2
Evaluation and selection of cloud solution....................................................................3
Critical assumptions and constraints..............................................................................8
Method of migrating from the on-premise to cloud.......................................................9
Cost, investment and strategic opportunities...............................................................10
Validation of business case..........................................................................................11
Conclusion....................................................................................................................13
References....................................................................................................................15

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Introduction
Presently, with the increase of data in the companies, the requirement of additional
storage space is increasing immensely. The companies intend to store all their data in the
central storage from where the data could be accessed easily by all the authenticated users.
The considered case study of the Telelink is presently considering the implementation of the
cloud storage in the organisation for storing all the data in a central place. The business is a
medium sized telecommunications company that is based in Auckland. The company mainly
conducts several surveys, takes the product orders, mails out all the information kits, and it
mainly offers efficient reception as well as 0800 services. The company has efficiently grown
to be among the largest contact centres in New Zealand.
Telelink As-Is environment
The present technology that is used is the on-premise servers that are connects all the
devices of the company in a central and it is used by the organisation for storing all the data.
The present architecture of the company is facing significant difficulties in providing the
required information to the employees whenever it is required. As the number of customers
of the business have increased, the company is facing significant difficulties in managing all
the information of the customers in their database. The company is also facing major threats
of data theft and this has led to the increase of the need for implementing secured storage
location.
The present TCO of the company is significant high as the company needs several
employees for the management of the servers of the company and ensure that all the data of
the company is secured efficiently. The data of the company is managed in the database
server where additional security has been introduced for maintaining the security of the
servers.

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The aspect of governance in the company is mainly considered as the systems and the
processes that are used for ensuring that the complete direction, the effectiveness, the
supervision and the accountability of the company. The governance of the company mainly
ensures that the company maintains the compliance with regulations and law, the
organisation is efficiently managed and the detection of the problems is done early and then
appropriate solutions are implemented by the company management quickly.
The risk management department of the company identifies the major risks in the
company easily and then implements the required solutions quickly. The main risks of the
company are identified in the servers, the hardware equipment, the network of the company,
and the data of the company.
Evaluation and selection of cloud solution
Cloud solution selection process
The main steps required for choosing the most appropriate cloud model and service
provider could be considered as:
Requirement analysis: This stage has been considered as the most basic and initial
requirement of the cloud computing implementation. The main aim of this stage is gaining
the appropriate overview of cloud technology and the available cloud services. It has been
analysed that the adequate understanding of cloud computing helps in increasing the
efficiency as well as the effectiveness of complete selection process and then a deeper
understanding could be effectively gained. Along with the understanding of the basic cloud
computing models, the organisation needs to gain the proper understanding of the essential
features of the cloud computing technology for allowing the application of the technology of
cloud computing appropriately.