History has much to teach us if we take the time to study it. So far, the early history of cloud migration includes many lessons in cost overruns, time delays, and hasty “lift-and-shift” moves. Often, companies involved with these lessons paid dearly for their lack of knowledge, lack of attention to detail, or lack of up-front planning.
In many cases, project teams still overlook key success factors in their organization’s mad dash to embrace all things “cloud.” This section looks at common missteps in cloud migration. First up: insights from our field experts. Then, we look at how these insights dovetail with findings from Gartner analysts.