Workload Inventory: Utilisation, Headroom & Right-Sized Cloud Sizes with XLOOKUP
This lesson is part of the course
In this lesson
You size eight workloads from their measured peak use plus headroom, pick the smallest fictional cloud size that fits both CPU and RAM with an approximate XLOOKUP, and price the gain over a like-for-like copy.
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Lessons in this course
- On-Prem Total Cost: Hardware, Power, Space, Support, Staff & Cost per Server Locked
- Workload Inventory: Utilisation, Headroom & Right-Sized Cloud Sizes with XLOOKUP Locked
- Migration Approach per Workload: Move As-Is, Re-Platform, Rebuild or Retire with IFS Locked
- Waves & Timeline: Cut-Over Dates with WORKDAY, Servers per Wave & the Buffer Locked
- Dual-Running Costs: Months Paying Twice, Cost per Wave & the Total Bridge Locked
- Licences, Support Contracts & Commitment Discounts: What Changes When You Move Locked
- The Business Case: 5-Year Cash Flows, NPV, IRR & the Payback Month Locked
- Sensitivity & Dashboard: ±20 % on Cloud Price, Usage and Migration Speed Locked