Migrating to the cloud is a significant step for any business, but it’s often surrounded by misconceptions that can create hesitation. Let’s focus and demystify some of these common concerns and explore how OpenText, as your trusted cloud partner, can help you navigate the cloud migration journey with confidence.
Misconception 1: Keeping data on-premises is safer than in the cloud
Myth: Some fear that migrating to the cloud means losing control over their data and IT infrastructure. Keeping data secure and compliant is a resource-intensive activity that requires specialized tools and expertise
Reality: With OpenText, you retain control over your data. Our cloud solutions offer robust management tools and customizable options, ensuring you have the control and visibility you need. In the OpenText Cloud our experts become an extension of your security team. They manage security and privacy threats 24/7.
Misconception 2: We will lose control of our application and our data once it is in the cloud
Myth: Many businesses fear that migrating to the cloud means relinquishing control over their applications and data. This myth stems from concerns about data security, accessibility, and management in a cloud environment.
Reality: You retain ownership of your data in the cloud. OpenText as a cloud provider ensures that you have full control over your data, including who can access it and how it is used. You can set permissions, manage access controls, and monitor data usage to ensure it aligns with your policies. OpenText employs advanced security measures, including end-to-end encryption, regular security assessments, and compliance with industry standards like ISO 27001 and SOC 2. In many cases, data can be more secure in the cloud than on-premises
Misconception 3: It’s cheaper to stay on-premises
Myth: The belief that maintaining on-premises IT infrastructure is cheaper than migrating to the cloud is a common misconception. It’s easy to overlook the many hidden costs that make operating on-premises more expensive: allocating shared infrastructure components, operational maintenance, application upgrade and update cycles, security and privacy control overhead, and performance optimization.
Reality: Cloud services operate on a pay-as-you-go model, converting capital expenses into operational expenses. This means you only pay for the resources you use, which can be more manageable and predictable. In addition, cloud providers handle maintenance, updates, and hardware refreshes as part of their service. This eliminates the need for businesses to invest in and manage these tasks, reducing overall costs. In addition, the cloud offers unparalleled scalability and flexibility. You can easily scale resources up or down based on demand, ensuring you only pay for what you use. This elasticity allows you to respond quickly to changing business needs without the financial burden of over-provisioning
Misconception 4: We will have performance issues and compatibility concerns
Myth: Users worry that the geographic distance between cloud servers and their location can cause delays in data transmission, leading to slower application performance. There are also some incorrect viewpoints that applications may not be designed for cloud environments, leading to performance issues when migrated. Also many businesses worry that their existing applications and systems won’t be compatible with cloud environments, leading to disruptions and additional costs.
Reality: While network latency can be an issue, solutions like edge computing and multi-cloud architectures can significantly reduce latency by bringing data closer to the user. Upgrading to a cloud-native release provides a modernized architecture and will make adopting feature updates faster, easier and more cost-effective (learn about OpenText Cloud Editions). During the ‘move to modernize’ activities OpenText’s migration team will upgrade your applications as part of moving to the cloud. You will maximize the benefits of being in the cloud by using the latest application version to gain agility and fuel growth. Learn about these options with OpenText’s cloud migration services.
Choosing your partner
Choosing the best partner for performing a migration of data to the cloud is an important step to consider. From process expertise to compliance to the latest processes and technologies, OpenText™ Professional Services experts can guide and support you throughout the cloud migration process. By putting your valuable data into the hands of OpenText Professional Services, the cloud experts will provide the quickest return on investment and give you peace of mind while delivering security, reliability, compliance and scalability of your data, whether in the OpenText Cloud, hybrid scenarios or even in other 3rd party clouds. For more information on migrating to the cloud, please contact us.
