Enterprise Architecture (formerly APM) Cloud Assessment Scoring Profile

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    Summary of Enterprise Architecture (formerly APM) Cloud Assessment Scoring Profile

    The Cloud Assessment scoring profile within Enterprise Architecture enables ServiceNow customers to evaluate business applications for their readiness to migrate to the cloud. This scoring profile uses multiple indicators derived from application data to provide a comprehensive assessment of cloud migration suitability and business impact.

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    Key Features

    • Indicators-Based Evaluation: The scoring profile uses a set of custom script indicators calculated annually from the cmdbcibusinessapp table. These indicators cover various aspects such as Strategic Importance, Data Classification, Cloud Version Availability, Core Architecture, Business Criticality, Regulatory Implications, Complexity of Integration, and User Base.
    • Composite Scores: Two main composite scores are calculated:
      • Business Impact: Summarizes the impact based on Core Architecture, Strategic Importance, and Business Criticality.
      • Cloud Readiness: Aggregates Data Classification, Cloud Version Availability, Integration Complexity, and Regulatory Implications to evaluate cloud migration suitability.
    • Assessment Integration: The Cloud Readiness Assessment score is derived from survey-based assessment instances linked to business applications, enriching the scoring profile with qualitative insights.

    Key Outcomes

    • Provides a structured, data-driven approach to assess each business application's readiness for cloud migration, helping prioritize migration efforts.
    • Enables customers to understand the strategic importance and regulatory considerations of applications, ensuring compliant and business-aligned cloud adoption.
    • Facilitates better decision-making by combining quantitative data (e.g., integration complexity, user base) with qualitative assessment scores.
    • Supports ongoing enterprise architecture management by updating scores annually based on current application data.

    The Cloud Assessment scoring profile in Enterprise Architecture helps you to evaluate a business application for its cloud migration readiness.

    Indicator for Enterprise Architecture Cloud Assessment Scoring Profile

    Indicator name Frequency Type Source How is it calculated Description
    Strategic Importance Year Custom Script Enterprise Architecture product. cmdb_ci_business_app table Calculated from the Emergency tier (emergency_tier) field of the business application record. Evaluates the emergency tier of the business application.
    Data Classification Year Custom Script Enterprise Architecture product. cmdb_ci_business_app table Calculated from the Data classification (data_classification) field of the business application record. Evaluates data classification of the business application.
    Cloud Version Available Year Custom Script Enterprise Architecture product. cmdb_ci_business_app table Calculated from the Cloud version available (cloud_version_available) field of the business application record. Evaluates if there is an available version of this application that fits cloud deployment.
    Core Architecture Year Custom Script Enterprise Architecture product. cmdb_ci_business_app table Calculated from the Core architecture (core_architecture) field of the business application record. Evaluates if this business application is part of the core architecture.
    Business Criticality Year Custom Script Enterprise Architecture product. cmdb_ci_business_app table Calculated from the Business criticality (business_criticality) field of the business application record. Evaluates the business criticality of the business application.
    Regulatory Implications Year Custom Script Enterprise Architecture product. cmdb_ci_business_app table Calculated from the Regulatory implications (regulatory_implications) field of the business application record. Evaluates the regulatory implications of the business application.
    Business Impact Year Indicators Not applicable
    Calculated from the sum of the following indicators:
    • Core architecture (core_architecture)
    • Strategic importance (emergency_tier)
    • Business criticality (business_criticality)
    		 Evaluates the business impact score for the business application, based on other indicators.
    Cloud Readiness Year Indicators Not applicable
    Calculated from the sum of the following indicators:
    • Data classification (data_classification)
    • Cloud version available (cloud_version_available)
    • Complexity of integration (integration_complexity)
    • Regulatory implications (regulatory_implications)
    		 Evaluates the cloud readiness score for the business application based on other indicators.
    Complexity of Integration Year Custom Script Enterprise Architecture product. cmdb_ci_business_app table Calculated from the Integration complexity (integration_complexity) field of the business application record. Evaluates the complexity of integration to the business application.
    User Base Year Custom Script Enterprise Architecture product. cmdb_ci_business_app table Calculated from the User base (user_base) field of the business application record. Evaluates the user base of the business application.
    Cloud Readiness Assessment Year Assessments Enterprise Architecture product. cmdb_ci_business_app table Calculated from the Assessment instances of the business application record. Evaluates the cloud readiness assessment score (based on a survey).