Call it cloud hydration, cloud migration or whatever – the dirty secret of cloud deployments today is that the actual “lift and shift” process of data storage to a target cloud can be a lengthy, complicated and risky process.
That’s particularly so when IT teams look beyond the low-hanging fruit of applications such as email and collaboration, and look to hydrate more complex, line-of-business applications. However, with proper planning, these concerns can be alleviated.
