Cloud Planning
Choosing a region from latency and operational requirements
Shortlist a cloud region using user latency, dependent services, service availability, data handling and operating capacity.
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Cloud Planning
Cloud Planning
Cloud deployment workflows
Plan a cloud deployment workflow with release stages, environment checks, a controlled rollout and a response to failure.
Cloud Planning
Cloud hosting and compute selection
Choose cloud compute by comparing application constraints, operating responsibility, demand, total cost and region fit.
Cloud Planning
Cloud infrastructure planning for businesses
Plan cloud infrastructure around workloads, data, reliability and operating responsibilities before choosing a deployment approach.
Cloud Planning
Cloud networking
Cloud networking connects users, offices and workloads to services through defined routes, names and access controls.
Cloud Planning
Cloud storage and backups
Choose cloud storage by workload and access needs, then design protected backups and check recovery against business targets.
Cloud Planning
Comparing managed database options by workload
Compare RDS, Cloud SQL, Azure PostgreSQL, MongoDB Atlas and BigQuery against workload needs and documented limits.
Cloud Planning
Connecting an office network to cloud workloads
An office-to-cloud connection should be designed around the applications staff need, not a blanket path to every cloud address.
Cloud Planning
Distinguishing a roadmap promise from an available cloud feature
Verify whether a promised cloud feature is released, supported and usable in the intended region, plan and account.
Cloud Planning
Managed databases in the cloud
Choose a managed cloud database by workload, operational responsibility, recovery needs, connection capacity and cost.
Cloud Planning
Object, block and file storage compared
Compare object, block and file storage by access method, sharing needs and application behaviour before choosing a cloud service.
Cloud Planning
Planning a cloud handover when an external provider leaves
Transfer cloud operations from an external provider with a service inventory, usable runbooks, checked procedures and controlled access removal.
Cloud Planning
Planning DNS changes during cloud deployment: cutover plan
DNS changes are deployment changes because they determine which service clients reach.
Cloud Planning
Public cloud, private infrastructure and hybrid setups compared
Compare public cloud, private infrastructure and combined setups by operating work, workload fit, data placement and recovery needs.
Cloud Planning
Virtual machines versus managed application hosting
Compare VMs and managed application hosting by OS control, application compatibility, scaling and operating responsibility.