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- Make sure your IT solution provider is involved from the beginning of the project
- It's a big plus in case your organisation or IT solution provider has a good understanding and knowledge of the specific cloud you want to host your system in
Mapping the functional requirements of the possible cloud solutions can be done much faster with people skilled in the cloud domain. A good example is MDBA, they have a high level of knowledge of both the Delft-FEWS systems as well as the new technologies offered by cloud solutions. - Create a list of requirements.
Both functional and technical. Also incorporate requirements like performance, uptime, disaster recovery, high availability etc.
Make sure that you also are aware of your company rules regarding using and migrating to the cloud. - Organise a couple of workshops with Deltares (or another partner) to map the requirements on the cloud solutions.
- Create an implementation or migration plan
- Implement a dry run phase
In this phase, the whole system is up and running but not for operational use. During this phase, the users can use the system like an operational system to test whether everything is functioning as expected.
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