Cloud Roadmap Navigator

A move towards the cloud can unlock significant advantages, from operational efficiencies to new capabilities that enhance customer experiences, Datacom’s Cloud Roadmap Navigator helps you sense-check your cloud adoption drivers and benefits, providing clear analysis of your potential cloud setup and a tailored path forward.

This offering guides your organisation through readiness assessment, strategic planning, and detailed roadmap creation to ensure your cloud journey is well-informed, aligned to business goals, and maximises return on investment.

Benefits

• Clarity - Identify the drivers and benefits of cloud adoption, ensuring informed decision-making based on data-driven insights
• Leverage success factors - Understand common challenges and factors that will contribute to success in the cloud, leveraging learnings from our extensive experience
• Strategic planning - Get a bespoke roadmap for your cloud journey, outlining what needs to happen and at what pace
• Informed investment - Understand the total cost of ownership and the return on investment for your organisation's cloud adoption, backed by data-driven insights

Service Options

Rapid Assessment

• Six-hour workshop with a two-hour playback session
• Readiness assessment for cloud adoption
• Establishment of cloud vision, scope and objectives
• Comprehensive report containing assessment insights
• Tailored roadmap detailing next steps and cloud options

Organisational Assessment

• Four-week engagement
• Review of existing infrastructure landscape
• Business value assessment of the cloud adoption process
• Insights into costs and benefits involved with cloud adoption
• Detailed sequence of steps for cloud adoption

Detailed Assessment

• Two-month engagement
• Deep dive into existing IT applications and infrastructure
• Bespoke roadmap to extend and enhance your IT landscape
• Multi-year cashflow analysis demonstrating expected ROI
• Comprehensive migration planning

Service Process

Kick-Off & Vision Alignment

*Explore cloud adoption drivers and understand strategic goals Set cloud vision, scope, and objectives Establish success criteria Readiness Assessment & Analysis

*Review current infrastructure and application portfolio Evaluate technology and organisational readiness for cloud adoption Assess financial impact and benefits Roadmap Development

*Develop a tailored, phased cloud adoption roadmap Outline milestones, dependencies, and timelines Include risk mitigation and change management strategies Review & Recommendations

*Present findings and roadmap to stakeholders Provide actionable recommendations to guide the next steps in your cloud journey Focus Areas Technology Strategy Assess cloud platform fit, readiness of IT estate, and integration points for transformation.

Operational Readiness

Address governance, security, compliance, and operational processes critical to cloud success.

Financial Planning

Understand and plan cloud cost models, budgeting, and ROI expectations.

Change Management

Build organisational alignment, skills development, and cultural readiness for cloud adoption.

AWS Services

AWS services that may be consumed or explored during service delivery include:

AWS CloudFormation – Infrastructure as code for environment provisioning and standardisation AWS Organizations – Multi-account governance and policy management AWS CloudTrail – Audit and compliance tracking Amazon QuickSight – Visualization and reporting of assessment insights

**About the vendor **

Datacom works to make a difference in people's lives by helping organisations use the power of technology to innovate and grow. We're trusted to run many of Australia and New Zealand's most critical systems, with a team that combines deep expertise and local know-how with strategic partnerships with leading technology solution providers.

Contact For further information or to book a Cloud Roadmap Navigator engagement, please email: enquiriesIP@datacom.com