Google Cloud Adoption Framework

Introduction

• Framework for organizations to migrate to the cloud
• Agnostic of cloud provider
• Formed of four themes, and three phases
• Cloud maturity scale allows for measurement of progress
• Predefined epics serve as a starting point for adoption of the framework

Themes

Learn

• What is the quality and scale of learning programmes?
• How are teams upskilled?

Lead

• How IT trams are supported in cloud migration by leadership—exec sponsorship?
• Are teams cross-functional, collaborative and self-motivated?
• What is the team structure?
• How are budgets allocated?
• What governance is in place?

Scale

• What is the current extent of cloud native services?
• How are updates handled?
• How is capacity allocated?

Secure

• How are services protected from unauthorized access?
• Is an identity-centric model used?
• What security controls, technology and strategies are in place?

Phases

Tactical

• Individual workloads in place in the cloud
• Not strategy for future migration
• Focus on quick wins and cost reduction of individual systems
• Unable to scale
• Not necessarily pejorative—a crucial stepping in the process of reaching the transformation phase
  • Allows experimentation, and lessons to be learnt
• Benefits from TCO analysis first—a jump straight to the strategic phase could be beneficial if the ROI of this phase is minimal

Strategic

• A broader vision governs individual workloads—workloads designed for future scale/needs
• People/processes now involved in the strategy
• Effective IT teams
• Can be applied to a subset of the organization—used as a blueprint to other departments

Transformational

• Cloud operations running smoothly—cloud-first strategy
• IT becomes an engine of innovation—no longer a cost-centre, but a partner to the business
• Now able to integrate data and insights into the wider business gathered from working in the cloud
  • Existing data shared
  • New data collected and analysed—AI/ML

The Cloud Maturity Scale

Epics

• Epics in coloured segments most important
• Use as starting point for creating user stories to implement the framework

References

• Google Cloud Adoption Framework Whitepaper