Cloud Readiness Assessment Service Overview

This document is a guide detailing the Cloud Readiness Assessment Service offered by SCC. It outlines the importance of understanding current operational costs associated with virtual machines (VMs) to facilitate informed decisions regarding cloud migration. The assessment focuses on rightsizing infrastructure to ensure that resources allocated to each VM are neither excessive nor inadequate, thereby optimizing costs. The guide explains the process of capturing granular resource utilization metrics across various components, such as VMs, hosts, and storage, to provide a comprehensive view of private cloud costs. Additionally, it describes how SCC collaborates with clients to understand their motivations for digital transformation and provides a detailed design and plan for the Target Operating Model. The document emphasizes the need for accurate data regarding capacity needs and usage patterns to support decision-making about transitioning to public cloud solutions.