Guide to Oracle Cloud Migration: Strategies, Considerations, and Opkey Automation
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Published: 2024-03-18 05:42:40

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Oracle Cloud migration refers to moving data, computing capacity, applications, and other digital assets from an organization’s on-premises data center to Oracle Cloud. Migrating to the Cloud brings several benefits, such as cost of ownership, continuous innovation, and increased scalability and flexibility. However, if Oracle Cloud migration is done incorrectly, it doesn’t matter how many benefits your organization has at the cost of threat to their business. Opkey is a codeless automation tool that helps organizations conduct testing to ensure seamless migration.

**What Is Cloud Migration**?

Companies that want to eliminate outdated and inefficient legacy infrastructure can opt for cloud migration. The company’s digital assets, databases, services, IT resources, etc., move to the Cloud during this process. Oracle Cloud migration requires careful consideration in analyzing, planning, and executing. 

**Types of Cloud Migration**

**Rehosting**

In the process, an organization moves its applications to the Oracle data center with fewer alterations and goes by “lift” and “shift.” A lift and shift process ensures no disruption in your process, and customers don’t even know that migration has ever happened. The significant change is that it now operates in a cloud data center, leveraging the latest hardware technology managed by the provider.

**Replatforming**

In this process, organizations take an on-premises application and move to Oracle cloud infrastructure. Replatforming enables organizations to leverage updates and new-age technologies. For example, shifting an HR app to the Cloud might involve replacing an older data management system with an autonomous database, enabling automatic updates and built-in machine learning models.

**Repurchasing**

This Oracle Cloud migration type replaces an on-premises application with a cloud-based SaaS application. For instance, moving from a licensed ERP to a cloud ERP service means subscribing to automatic updates. This shift requires planning to align the new application with existing business processes.

**Refactoring**

In this process, organizations move their application to the Cloud to use Oracle features to modernize their architecture. For instance, transforming a monolithic app into a microservices architecture or adding in-database analytics makes it more adaptable for new features and efficient data usage.

**Retaining**

This involves a careful assessment, and moving an application to the Cloud isn’t practical. Reasons may include low latency needs or concerns about data residency rules. Periodic reviews are recommended as cloud capabilities evolve.

**Retiring**

When an on-premises application’s functionality is underutilized or obsolete, retiring comes forward. This move streamlines the cloud migration process by eliminating redundant processes and reducing costs. However, retiring an app requires careful planning to address dependencies with other applications.

**Essential Things Before Starting EBS Migration to Oracle Cloud
Define Clear Migration Scope**: Enterprises often struggle with defining a precise scope for their Enterprise Business Suite (EBS) migration to Oracle Cloud, leading to protracted testing cycles that may not be necessary. A well-defined migration scope is crucial to streamlining testing efforts, focusing only on processes requiring attention.

**Comprehensive Documentation of As-Is Processes and Configurations**: It is imperative to meticulously document existing “as-is” processes to facilitate a smooth mapping onto the Cloud environment. This documentation is essential to prevent business disruptions post-migration.

**Understanding Process Deviations**: Many EBS customers tailor and expand the functionality of their business processes. However, Oracle Cloud offers limited customization options, necessitating a thorough understanding of current integrations and customizations to prevent disruptions during migration.

**Establishing Business Process Maps**: Enterprises must possess clear process maps across their EBS environment to mitigate post-migration chaos and confusion. These maps should seamlessly align with processes in Oracle Cloud, providing corporate clarity and minimizing risks associated with guesswork.

**Critical Report Validation**: Successful Oracle Cloud migration relies heavily on meticulous report validation. However, enterprises often struggle with deciding what and how to validate. Without proper tools, validation efforts may lead to unpredictable test cycles, a lack of clarity regarding completed tasks, and project delays.

**Validation of Integrations**: Given that most Oracle Cloud environments are intricately integrated with platforms such as CRM, EDI, HCM, and SCM systems, enterprises must possess a comprehensive understanding of these integrations. This understanding is crucial for ensuring a smooth migration process.

**Security SOD Permission Validation**: Oracle Cloud’s security framework relies on a role-based model encompassing Job Roles and Abstract Roles. These roles inherently involve numerous Segregation of Duties (SOD) in the form of Function and Data security policies. Enterprises must be well-prepared to validate each security role, containing approximately 500 Function/Data security privileges.

**Benefits of Oracle Cloud Migration**

- Improved business agility and flexibility

- Faster innovation capabilities

- Effective resource management

- Meeting and exceeding customer expectations

- Cost reduction and optimization

- Delivering swift business outcomes

- Simplifying IT operations

- Adopting everything as-a-service model

- Improved consumption management

- Scalability on the cloud platform

- Enhanced system performance

**How Can Opkey Help Organizations for Oracle Cloud Migration**? 

Opkey is a codeless automation platform that helps organizations conduct successful Oracle Cloud migration. It aids businesses with migration impact assessment by ensuring successful testing. This offers a safer and faster offer to excel in testing. Moreover, Opkey also comes with self-healing capabilities that ensure that broken test scripts will heal themselves. It also enables end-to-end testing to ensure your application is not at risk.

Get in touch with Opkey if you are planning to migrate to Cloud!