Top Considerations in Moving to the Public Cloud

Earlier this month I posted Why Move to the Public Cloud?, outlining the thinking behind choosing a public cloud implementation. As you may recall, it described why organizations choose public, private or hybrid cloud implementations and also why some choose traditional, on-premises applications.

 
What about those who have already made the move to the public cloud? How did they approach their work and what best practices are emerging? I guest blogged last week on the Microsoft Enterprise Viewpoints blog, describing the importance of selecting, validating and securing the right workload, and of preparing to manage services. Be sure to take a look at Top Considerations in Moving to the Public Cloud, and please provide your thoughts on how these approaches could apply to your cloud rollout.