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make the move to cloud computing at your own pace

Cloud computing promises major benefits to IT departments. Nonetheless, to reap these benefits, you need to ask the right questions before embarking on a cloud project: which parts of your IT are eligible to move to cloud computing? Which “as-a-service” solution is most suited to your needs? How do you smoothly manage the transition? What are the impacts, technologically and organizationally?

We help you with a choice of consulting and professional services, available at all steps of your transformation.

essential questions we help you answer

  • what are the benefits for my business? (e.g., cost savings, quicker time to market, reduced CO2 emissions)
  • what exactly are our objectives and how do we measure results? (e.g., public or private cloud architecture, required service levels)
  • what will be the impact on our existing IT environment? (e.g., infrastructure, applications, security, regulations)
  • what will be the impact on our processes and organization? (e.g., adapting internal skills, processes to serve business units, manage suppliers)

our experts assist you throughout your transformation


Assess – Design – Implement – Manage – Optimize: All of our professional services, including those related to cloud computing, are defined around these five steps.  We first help you define your requirements and identify which solutions best meet the needs of your end-users. We then help you build and implement these solutions.

Do you want us to manage your cloud computing solution?
We provide access through intuitive portals, detailed reports and regular reviews so you can precisely measure the evolution and the performance of the services that you use. You delegate the day-to-day administrative tasks and focus on providing value-added services to your internal and external customers.
 
Do you want to achieve continuous improvements?
We can make recommendations to further improve the effectiveness of your  infrastructure or applications that you use “as a service.”

Our step-by-step, iterative approach allows your business to migrate to cloud computing without any operational impact on your internal users or your external customers, thus ensuring business continuity.

where to start?


the cloud-readiness assessment


We propose a large choice of modules to answers your most pressing questions on transitioning to cloud computing, including:
  • technological choices
  • contract definition
  • necessary service levels
  • definition and implementation of the required security policy

the Orange cloud-readiness assessment

our assessment ensures you select the solution most suited to your business


You will receive detailed conclusions, recommendations and a transition plan that meets your business and IT requirements. You will be able to anticipate your business benefits, potential risks, an estimated ROI for your solution, and the information you need to plan your next steps.