Amazon Web Services offer more than 100 cloud computing services that allow businesses to set up dynamic, automated, and scalable computing environments. There are various reasons for which businesses migrate to AWS including costs reduction, improved resource utilization, and better infrastructure capabilities. The decision to migrate to AWS is a significant step for any business and requires a lot of planning and expertise to have a seamless and successful experience. In this blog post, we discuss some of the major challenges commonly faced during AWS cloud migration and how to solve them. Read on.
1. Availability of Networking Resources
It is important that applications that are hosted on AWS are resilient and highly available. Cloud machine instances can be lost easily, which is why it is important to find a way to preserve the application state when migrating between machine instances. In addition, the application also needs continuous network connectivity. To solve this, reserved instances can be opted to ensure that machine instances stay with you for a longer period. This may cost a bit extra but ensures reliable availability of all instances. When it comes to network connectivity while working with a virtual private cloud, you can use the AWS Direct Connect Service that allows you to connect your enterprise network with your Virtual Private Cloud to ensure resilient network connectivity.
2. Logging and Monitoring
Once you migrate your data to cloud, you will have a highly dynamic and scalable working environment which affects your old logging and monitoring methodologies. It is important to create a central database as you will not be able to use machine images to analyze logs. Make sure that all the logs from AWS services, applications, and S3 are stored centrally and properly monitored. You can leverage Amazon CloudWatch and refer to centralized logging Lambda, Cognito, and CloudWatch.
3. Cost Management
Many businesses plan migrating to the cloud without establishing clear KPIs on how much they want to save and spend after the migration, which can make it difficult to estimate the success of the migration on the economic front. Additionally, cloud computation is highly dynamic and costs can change rapidly with the adoption of new services. To avoid this, it is recommended to create clear plans that develop an understanding of how much you want to save with migration and how much you want to spend on the migration process to attain capabilities that you don’t have with on-premise data management. Using an AWS calculator can be helpful in obtaining accurate budgeting.
4. Understanding Cloud Data Security
AWS cloud environments can be as secure as on premise environments but the strategies and security properties can be drastically different. This can create a security vacuum with the migration of applications from on-premise servers to the cloud as your present security tools might not be usable anymore. To handle this, you need to map out the security and compliance requirements of all your applications that are included in the migration project. Next, identify AWS services that provide equal or better security solutions and include them in your deployment plan. You must make sure that no application enters the cloud without proper security measures being implemented.
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Wrap Up
AWS cloud computing can significantly enhance the efficiency and productivity of your applications but migrating to AWS requires a great deal of expertise and planning to avoid any blunders. When looking for AWS cloud migration services and managed IT services, look no further. I2K2 Networks is a leading provider of cloud migration services including cloud migration, web hosting services , and dedicated server hosting to name a few. To learn more about our AWS migration services, talk to our seasoned experts at +91-120-466-3031 |+91-971-177-4040 or share your requirements at sales@i2k2.com.