Migration & Innovation Flashcards
What is the AWS Cloud Adoption Framework (AWS CAF)?
Leverages AWS experience & best practices to help you digitally transform & speed up business outcomes through AWS.
What are 6 Core Perspectives in AWS CAF?
- Business (B)
- People (B)
- Governance (B)
- Platform (IT)
- Security (IT)
- Operations (IT)
What is the CAF Business Perspective?
Makes sure IT align w/ business needs & IT investments link to key business results.
Use to make strong business case for cloud adoption.
What are common roles in CAF Business Perspective?
- Business Managers
- Finance Managers
- Budget Owners
- Strategy Stakeholders.
What is the CAF People Perspective?
Development of organization-wide change management strategy for good cloud adoption Use to evaluate organizational structures & roles, new skill & process requirements, & identify gaps.
What are common roles in CAF People Perspective?
- Human resources
- Staffing
- People managers
What is the CAF Governance Perspective?
Skills & processes to align IT strategy w/ business strategy so you maximize business value & minimize risks.
Use to understand how to update staff skills & process to ensure governance in cloud, manage & measure cloud investments, & evaluate business outcomes.
What are common roles in CAF Governance Perspective?
- Chief Information Officer (CIO)
- Program managers
- Enterprise architects
- Business analysts
- Portfolio managers
What is the CAF Platform Perspective?
Includes principles & patterns for implementing new solutions on cloud & migrating on-premises workloads to cloud.
Use architectural models to understand & communicate structure of IT systems & their relationships.
What are common roles in CAF Platform Perspective?
- Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
- IT Managers
- Solutions Architects
What is the CAF Security Perspective?
Makes sure organization meets security objectives for visibility, auditability, control, & agility.
Use to structure selection & implementation of security controls that meet organization’s needs.
What are common roles in CAF Security Perspective?
- Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)
- IT Security Managers
- IT Security Analysts
What is the CAF Operations Perspective?
Enables you to run, use, operate, & recover IT workloads to level agreed upon w/ business stakeholders.
Use to define how business is conducted, helps stakeholders define current operating procedures & see where training is needed.
Common roles in the Operations Perspective include:
IT operations managers
IT support managers
What are common roles in CAF Operations Perspective?
- IT Operations Managers
- IT Support Managers
What are 6 Migration Strategies (R’s)?
- Rehosting
- Replatforming
- Refactoring/Re-Architecting
- Repurchasing
- Retaining
- Retiring