Is the Cloud Right for You? Find Out with a Complimentary Cloud Assessment

You may be wondering if it’s time to move Microsoft Dynamics and other legacy systems to the cloud, and it’s a great question many business leaders are pondering at this very moment. Choosing the cloud over on-premises systems introduces many questions and the process can be overwhelming. Making a knee-jerk decision about your cloud options can lead to costly mistakes as noted in the infographic, 3 Painful Mistakes to Avoid When Moving Dynamics to the Cloud.

Make Decisions That Nurture Your Business, Not Hinder It

Business technology is advancing at a remarkable rate and the cloud offers so much promise for many businesses. Cloud solutions are in the headlines and on the minds of business leaders in nearly every industry. You have probably heard from vendors, suppliers or others within your own network that are considering moving legacy systems to the cloud. While there are plenty of success stories, there are also plenty of costly blunders.

Moving Dynamics to the cloud isn’t the right solution for every business. Just because the cloud worked for a vendor or colleague, doesn’t mean your company should take the same path. Choosing just any cloud package, rushing to make the move or making sweeping decisions could lead to costly mistakes. Make the decisions that will nurture your business, not hinder it.

Take A Closer Look at Your Cloud Options (and Business)

Moving Microsoft Dynamics to the cloud can be an overwhelming decision to make, even with a skilled IT department, and you shouldn’t make it alone. But before you look at cloud options, we want you to take a closer look at your business.

1. Business requirements: First and foremost, outline your specific business operations, strategic plans and goals. Discuss the various departments, processes and data being generated across your organization. Document public and private data, workloads and the users of your business system.
2. Approach: Determine whether you have private and proprietary data, customer data or other information requiring different levels of security. Do employees need mobile access or will you create secure portals to work closer with vendors, suppliers and customers? How you capture, assess and use your data will impact the cloud options you may choose to deploy or avoid.
3. Value: Budget is always a consideration, and moving to the cloud often provides added value and reduces costs. You can alleviate many IT responsibilities and find increased overall productivity, among many benefits of moving to the cloud. Work with your cloud provider to talk through the pros and cons of moving to the cloud.
4. IT function: Not all businesses have a skilled IT department or the time to tend to maintaining business technology. Even with experienced IT staff, you may choose to focus their attention on other business-critical technology and leave backup, security and other routine maintenance to your cloud partner.
5. Support needs: With any change in business technology, you need to provide training and support to your employees. Training strengthens user adoption, which is necessary for a successful deployment whether on-premises or in the cloud. Ensure your cloud provider offers training and troubleshooting services.

Be Confident with Your Cloud Decision

Making the decision to move legacy systems into the cloud isn’t easy or straightforward. You must first look at your cloud options alongside business needs and goals. The process can be overwhelming, but you aren’t alone in the process.

The experts at SBS Group understand the unique licensing, support and ISV solutions within the Microsoft Dynamics 365 community. With our Stratos Cloud solutions, we know the cloud inside and out and how to provide seamless integrations and infrastructure management across multiple cloud and on-premises environments.

To get started, we invite you to take our complimentary Dynamics ERP Cloud Assessment survey and one of our cloud specialists will contact you to guide you through documenting your requirements to calculating the value and examining your support needs. Let’s work together to find the best cloud solution for your business.