Authors:
Gerard Conway
and
Edward Curry
Affiliation:
National University of Ireland, Ireland
Keyword(s):
Cloud Computing, Project Management, Outsourcing, Life Cycle.
Related
Ontology
Subjects/Areas/Topics:
Cloud Computing
;
Cloud Computing Enabling Technology
;
Economics (ROI, Costs, CAPEX/OPEX,…)
;
Outsourced Production Environments
;
Performance Development and Management
;
Platforms and Applications
;
Service Marketing and Management
;
Service Operation
;
Services Science
Abstract:
Cloud computing has the promise of significant benefits that include reduced costs, improved service provisioning, and a move to a pay-per-use model. However, there also are many challenges to successfully delivering cloud-based services; including security, data ownership, interoperability, service maturity and return on investment. These challenges need to be understood and managed before attempting to take advantage of what the cloud has to offer. In this paper we introduce a nine-step cloud life cycle that can be used for both the migration and the ongoing management of public, cloud-based services. A consortium of organizations using an open-innovation approach developed the life cycle. This paper describes each step of the life cycle in terms of the key challenges faced, and the recommended activities, with resultant outputs, needed to overcome them.