Heather Robinette

CLOUD READINESS CHECKLIST More and more companies are moving their business to the cloud to capitalize on performance and cost benefits. Is your business, or your customer’s business, ready to move to the cloud? Below are some questions to ask to determine cloud readiness. If the answer to any is yes, then there are likely performance or cost benefits to be realized from a move to the cloud. HARDWARE UPGRADE / REFRESH PC Refresh Do you need to replace workstations? Server Refresh Is it time to upgrade servers? REMOTE / MOBILE WORKFORCE Multiple Offices Do you have multiple offices? Work from Home Policies Are your employees working from home who need to access sensitive data or applications? Bring Your Own Devices (“BYOD“) Do you want to enable secure BYOD policies? Remote | Mobile Workforce Is your workforce remote or highly mobile? ECONOMIC MOTIVATIONS / FACTORS Transition from CapEX to OpEX Are you ready to transition from a Capital Expenditures model to an Operational Expenditure model with your IT infrastructure? Predictable Monthly IT Budget Do you want to have a predictable monthly IT budget? High Growth/ Scalability Are you expecting to rapidly scale your business? Need for Seasonal / Temp Workers Do you work with many seasonal or temporary workers that have access to sensitive data and applications? Targeting Bigger / New Customers Are you looking to grow your customer base? Security Requirements Are you looking for a solution that has comprehensive security requirements in place? Compliance Requirements Are you in a regulated industry where there are compliance requirements on data? Heavy Use of Client Server Applications Do you engage in heavy usage of applications hosted on your servers? Merger or Acquisition Are you going to be acquiring or merging with another company soon? Interested in learning more about moving to the cloud? Contact MyCloudIT today. Call us at- or email- MyCloudIT 1101 Venture Ct. Carrollton, TX 75006 www.mycloudIT.com