How, Why and When to Modernise Cloud Infrastructure

Understanding advanced cloud strategies to modernise cloud infrastructure and move beyond Lift and Shift. This means exploring serverless architectures, containerisation, object storage, and managed databases to build a resilient and optimised cloud environment. Here's why and how to do it.

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Lauren Attana 17 December 2024

Your Expert Guide to Modernise Cloud Infrastructure

Planning your cloud migration and modernisation strategy? When moving to the cloud, a simple “Lift and Shift” approach — replicating your existing environment in the cloud — is often the first thought. While this approach has benefits, it’s only the beginning of what cloud technology can offer. The real value lies in crafting a strategy that goes beyond replication and embraces the full potential of the cloud to drive efficiency, agility, and scalability.

Understanding advanced cloud strategies is essential for IT leaders, cloud architects, and decision-makers looking to modernise cloud infrastructure beyond lift and shift. Moving beyond Lift and Shift means exploring serverless architectures, containerisation, object storage, and managed databases to build a resilient and optimised cloud environment.

Why a Comprehensive Cloud Strategy Matters

When designed with intention, cloud migration can bring substantial long-term benefits, from operational efficiencies to enhanced security and faster innovation cycles. Moving beyond a basic Lift and Shift approach to modernising cloud infrastructure enables organisations to optimise resources, reduce operational burdens, and position themselves for continued growth and flexibility. By embracing advanced cloud strategies, companies can maximise the value of their migration and set the stage for future success.

Whether you’re just beginning your cloud journey or looking to enhance your existing infrastructure, focusing on these strategies can bring about transformative benefits that help you stay ahead in a competitive landscape.

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Lauren Attana Senior Marketing Executive, Blue Crystal Solutions

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Blue Crystal Solutions

Australian-owned and operated, we have been experts in Cloud, Applications, Databases, and IT Infrastructure since 2004. We empower Governments with cutting-edge technology to maximise your security, efficiency, productivity, and growth.We understand how local, state and federal government policies and regulatory and privacy requirements need to be implemented to protect data and information. Our services use tools and AI to improve client operations and provide rapid delivery of solutions while managing costs and performance. Our vast range of services are designed to help Government agencies transform digitally to improve the lives of their customers and citizens. Whether it’s accessing our Cloud Services to accelerate your cloud adoption – from architecting and migrating ICT workloads to the cloud to the re-architecting or repurposing of legacy applications or having your data stored and managed in the best environment for you through our Database Managed Services, we can help you. Supported by a holistic and personal approach to solving business problems, we ensure our service delivery is aligned with your agency’s overall business strategy. With security at the forefront of everything we do, we can work with your cyber teams to improve your security posture significantly. Whether it’s delivering to cyber recommendations or providing an audit of your current risks that helps you understand your security and resilience, we can help you protect what matters most to your organisation.You can also rest assured that all your services with us are protected from event and service outages by our 24×7 monitoring tool, BlueDiamond. Harnessing our technology partner ecosystem, we collaborate with you, your team, and your wider organisation to deliver best-of-breed IT solutions. We can help you get to your 'next'.

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