#cloud-migration

#cloud-migration

With contracts signed decades ago and high costs of exit, we've seen a few tech companies really taking liberties with the public sector. In the worst cases, contracts have made it impossible for the public sector organizations to move on.

Dom Johnston from Golding spoke about their move from VMware to Nutanix due to concerns over AWS and VMware's partnership future leaving risks at the end of their contract.

When transitioning databases to Kubernetes, engineering teams must ensure high availability and backup capabilities, utilizing Kubernetes operators to automate these crucial factors.

Microsoft's warnings highlight the risks of continuing to use unsupported versions of Exchange Server, emphasizing the urgency for IT administrators to begin planning their next steps.

"Companies are increasingly realizing that there is no way around the cloud in the long term - not least because of SAP's roadmap and maintenance strategy or the approaching end of maintenance for numerous on-premises solutions."

"The initial phase is to evaluate the existing BW applications, assessing dependencies like shared modules, libraries, adapters, and unsupported components to ensure compatibility with the cloud."

The primary advantage of utilizing ephemeral pipelines is the ability to scale infrastructure according to demand rather than maintaining it for peak loads.