This document discusses a university's experience moving to the cloud. It covers why the university wanted to move to the cloud, how they went about the process, what they learned, and what their next steps are. The university worked with Cloudnexa on their cloud migration. They took a broad, participatory approach and had executive sponsorship, which helped the process work well. Both the university and Cloudnexa learned lessons around building common visions, doing thorough planning and research, and focusing on customers' needs. The university is now running pilots with researchers and for disaster recovery and plans to expand their work with more cloud providers.
15. Why did it work?
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Executive sponsorship
Broad participation
Support from legal and purchasing staff
Scenarios
The right respondents
16. How did it work for Cloudnexa?
Structured RFP Process
Cloud-Oriented Pricing
On-Site Presentation
Post-Award
Communicating Value Proposition
Unique & Competitive Pricing
Engaged Leadership & IT
Organization
Process-Driven Onboarding
17. Lessons learned
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Build a common vision based on culture
Homework is important
Simplify when you can
Ask the right questions (and fewer of them)
Have patience
18. Lessons learned (Cloudnexa)
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Decoupling infrastructure from application development
Pre-RFP planning & research
Pricing structures that fit the cloud
Replicating successful models & best practices
Balancing standards-based approach with flexibility
19. What are we doing?
• Pilots with researchers
• Disaster recovery
• Failing fast