Cloud migration
License management for migration from own data center into the AWS Cloud
Abstract
In the course of the cloud migration, the licensing risks were quantified and an agreed basis for cloud operation and future changes was created.
Initial situation and problem definition
More than 70 business applications developed in-house, supported by the group's internal service provider in its data center
1:1 migration to the AWS Cloud or to an external data center
No licensing evaluation of the cloud migration in the initial project approach
During the project, unplanned, budget-effective additional requirements requested for the licenses provided
Objectives, project scope and benefits
Licenses to be provided in a transparent manner
Increases and reductions to license requirements resulting from the migration to be determined for planning purposes
License risks and budget impacts to be quantified
Responsibilities for license provision and compliance to be described
Licence provisions for regular operations to be defined in terms of quantity
Procedure
Survey covering license provisioning with application owners, internal service providers and license managers
Expansion of the project to include two quality gates for evaluation under licensing law
Ongoing quantification and reporting of license risks and budget impacts
Definition of responsibilities for license management activities in regular operations
Results achieved and outlook
Central documentation of the licenses provided
Compliance risks from migration, differentiated by 1:1 transfer vs. optimization
Established pooling for license increases and reductions to minimize budget impact
Defined operating model for license provisioning and associated responsibility for licenses
License management requirements for contracting with internal and external operators