CHAPTER 13Migrating to the Cloud

Moving to the cloud is a lot like eating an elephant. Where do you start? It is such a big and unique thing that you might not even know where to take the first bite. But the fact of the matter is that you just need to study your organization, think about what can (and should) be moved to the cloud, and then just dig in.

Obviously you don’t want to do it all at once. Besides, network administrators need something to do, and if you take away everything locally, there’s only so much computer solitaire they can play.

In this chapter we’ll look at migration tools and strategies for people at different levels—starting with individuals and small groups, then moving to mid-sized organizations, and then finally to considerations ...

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