There are many compelling reasons to migrate to Cloud based machines. But migrating between On Prem and Cloud can be tricky – especially when your busy users can’t afford the downtime and every minute counts in competitive working environments. Many end users also see little value in the upgrades and dread the issues and teething problems that follow in the days or weeks after the upgrade.
So what are the challenges for IT when migrating to cloud, and how can they effectively juggle user productivity with the ever-pressing need to make the move.
What are the challenges with migrating to Cloud ?
The potential pitfalls are plentiful, but suffice to say, the move to Cloud (or any migration for that matter) can throw up the following challenges for IT and users:
- User data loss
- Driver issues
- Loss of printer and peripheral device mapping
- Application compatibility with Windows OS Versions
- User disruption
- Unexpected issues and challenges
Can IT justify the hassle? Well if moving is a cost saving then yes !
How can the migration be done effectively, and remotely?
Whether users are office based or remote, getting the right applications to the right people in a controlled, timely manner is not a simple task. Especially when there are lots of users and lots of applications to consider.
IT’s workload can be immense during a company-wide Cloud migration, but Application Packaging is an effective way of Adaptrix supporting IT departments during this time by firstly evaluating applications and environment to establish the best means of delivery, and then virtualising or creating MSI/MSIX/App-V packages for consistent application delivery. The application packages include all appropriate user, security, network and application settings. They also help to overcome legacy application compatibility issues with quality assured and warrantied applications that can be delivered to users’ devices at scale.
Most importantly we provide peace of mind for businesses, knowing their users have applications delivered consistently providing a great user experience.
How does an application packaging service make the migration easier?
With Adaptrix’s Application Packaging Services, our customers can deploy their applications efficiently and automatically (silently) to their users, helping organisations to:
- Understand the best way to package applications for deployment in their cloud environment
- Package applications in all mainstream formats
- Troubleshoot issues with deployment methods
- Overcome application compatibility issues with Windows 11
- Overcome SCCM/App-V/Intune infrastructure issues
- Troubleshoot virtualised applications that do not work in an environment
- Manage legacy applications that hold back deployments
With some careful planning and the right tools, the transition to the Cloud can be a lot smoother for your users, and more productive for your business.
How we can help?
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