So, what’s holding companies back from fully diving into the cloud? When IT departments are used to and have been successful running services onsite, there’s understandable concern when the idea is thrown out to them about a full migration to the cloud. It’s also a very justifiable reason since much of what is now considered legacy software for many companies was created before cloud-based environment were as common as they are today. Without proper consideration, migrated applications can at best suffer from lag time and bugs that result in unhappy customers and a fragmented bottom line, or worse crash altogether. Security is another prominent point of concern in debates around cloud migration. With massive amounts of data being moved off-premises and into a cloud environment, data protection strategies will need to adapt and change – requiring new training and new learning for your organization’s IT department.
Fortunately, faster is feasible when it comes to cloud migration. By making use of options such as virtual network taps – announced by prominent cloud service providers like Amazon Web Servicers and Microsoft Azure – businesses can make use of the same depth and rate of network data in a cloud environment as they can onsite. Your company will need to ensure it considered every component of its data and infrastructure before migrating to the cloud, this way once you have transitioned there will be notable ad-vantages. For example, when adding in real-time cloud traffic visibility to security and IT operations, many challenges are removed such as resource allocation and the performance of the dependencies within your larger database.
When considering security, cloud traffic visibility has some significant and long-term benefits once the process of migration has been completed. First, since wire data is not self-reported but instead observed, its not possible for attackers to turn off or modify the data which is received by businesses. Second, real-time cloud communications allow for clean and structured data which can more easily be utilize in combination with advanced machine learning methods. This enhances the ability for companies to enhance analytical capabilities. Third, deep information about infrastructure aspects can be captured from wire data, which can otherwise not be easily monitored.
The journey from start to finish of the cloud migration process does not need to be one filled with anxiety and worry. When focusing on complete visibility into cloud traffic made possible through emerging technology in the field of network detection and response, businesses are able to function in the cloud with the same confidence as on premise.