What Is Cloud Management?

Cloud Management is the process of managing & monitoring resources, services and applications that reside on cloud infrastructure. This involves the deployment, monitoring and management of virtual machines, storage, networks and applications deployed in the cloud.

For many organisations performance, availability, scalability and costing can become an issue if cloud infrastructure is not managed correctly. Through managing security and compliance, monitoring resource usage, identifying inefficiencies and automating repetitive tasks, organisations can expect large improvements in infrastructure.

In this blog, we delve deeper into what cloud management is, why it’s important, and how it can benefit your organisations. We’ll explore practical tips and best practices to help ensure your environment is managed effectively.

Benefits of Migrating to Cloud Management

There are many reasons why organisations should consider implementing a cloud management solution. By leveraging cloud management tools and adopting best practices, organisations can improve performance, availability, scalability and cost efficiency.

Benefits of Cloud Management	Description
Reduce IT Costs	Moving to the cloud can significantly reduce IT infrastructure costs by eliminating the need for upfront hardware investments, maintenance, and upgrades. Companies can leverage pay-as-you-go pricing models and right-size resources based on demand.
Increase Business Agility	Cloud environments provide on-demand access to flexible and scalable resources, allowing companies to rapidly respond to changing business needs, market dynamics, and growth opportunities.
Improve Security	Cloud providers offer robust security measures, threat detection, and compliance capabilities that may be more advanced and cost-effective than what companies can implement on-premises.
Eliminate End-of-Life Concerns	Companies can avoid dealing with rigid licensing agreements, hardware refresh cycles, and end-of-life concerns for on-premises infrastructure by migrating to the cloud.
Enable Digital Transformation	Cloud migration facilitates digital transformation initiatives by providing access to modern technologies like AI, machine learning, and cloud-native services that are difficult or impossible to implement on-premises.
Accelerate Growth and Innovation	Cloud environments enable companies to rapidly scale resources, integrate acquisitions, and leverage new technologies, supporting growth and innovation.
Consolidate Data Centers	Companies can consolidate and outsource data center operations to cloud providers, reallocating resources to higher-value activities.
Improve Reliability and Performance	Cloud providers offer robust architectures, geographically distributed data centers, and high availability, ensuring improved reliability and performance compared to on-premises setups.

Is Cloud Management Suitable for Your Organisation

Organisations face a multitude of challenges when migrating to cloud management solutions. One of the primary concerns is the complexity of application discovery and data migration. Identifying dependencies, custom configurations, and intricate integration points makes it difficult to determine which applications are suitable for cloud migration.

Additionally, transferring large volumes of data to the cloud can be time-consuming, resource-intensive, and risk data integrity or cause downtime if not executed carefully.

Security and compliance are also major concerns for organisations considering cloud migration. Different security models, shared responsibility models, and the need to adapt to new security controls and practices pose challenges for implementing appropriate security measures and protecting data and access in the cloud environment.

Ensuring compliance with industry-specific regulations and legal standards based on sector, location, and requirements is crucial but can be complex, especially for organisations handling sensitive data.

Additionally, organisations may face challenges related to performance and latency, as distance, application optimisation, and data transfer speeds can impact application performance in the cloud. Cost management, resource planning, change management, and addressing skill gaps and resistance to change are other significant hurdles that need to be overcome for a successful cloud migration.

These concerns were faced by many of our clients prior to migration, however, thanks to our robust processes and experience in specific industries and sectors, the migration to cloud can be a smooth process.

Ask us for our testimonials to see how we have successfully implemented Cloud solutions for organisations across the UK.

Specialist Cloud Management Company – Next2IT

We are experts at supporting organisations to implement cloud management solutions into their businesses across many sectors, including Healthcare, Finance, and Tech companies. All of which have benefited from our in-depth knowledge of their industries, tailoring their solutions to provide a cloud management solution to suit their needs.

Based in the heart of Staffordshire Next2IT and our team of IT experts are ready to support business across the UK with our 24 hour services.

If you are looking for Cloud Migration Services, we can help. Learn about our Cloud Migration service here.

Next2IT Cloud Operations Center

Here at Next2IT, we understand the complexities of cloud management and the impact it can have on your business. That’s why we offer Cloud Operations Center services to help businesses of all sizes manage their cloud environment efficiently, reduce costs, and improve performance.

Read more about our Cloud Operations Centre here.

Stages:

• Complete a Network Discovery
  • Evaluating the current organisation environment & highlighting initial areas for remediation.
  • Providing insights into the best ways to improve your cloud management
• Consider a Cloud Economics Report
  • Comprising of detailed analysis into the costs of running your services with different cloud providers.
  • Find the best way to architect your solutions to maximise efficiencies in the cloud.
• Migrate to the Cloud Operations Centre
  • 24×7 Management & Monitoring of services & applications on cloud infrastructure
  • Monitoring of security risks and mitigating threats.

Cloud management is crucial for organisations to maintain control, visibility, and efficient utilisation of their cloud resources and services. It helps mitigate risks such as cloud sprawl, security breaches, and uncontrolled costs, while enabling scalability, automation, and agility in cloud operations.

Book your free 30 Minute consultation, to see how easily you could implement the benefits of Cloud Management in your organisation on 0330 1332 202 or email Sales@next2it.co.uk.

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