Other Cost Considerations

We now have a pretty good picture of our cloud needs. Before we start getting prices, lets consider some other issues:

1. Besides cloud rental costs, what else should we consider?

          Do we have talent on staff to assist in the planning of the move to the cloud? In addition to the cloud resources we will need to make changes to our Internet protocol (IP) addresses and our Domain Name Server records. If we don't have the staff, we will need to hire consultants.

    2.  How do we move our existing computing power to the cloud?

         Related to staff for planning the move, do we have staff who can convert our existing computing power into a form that is transportable to the cloud. If not, consultants will be needed.

 

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