Enterprise Architecture (formerly APM) Cloud Assessment Scoring Profile

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  • Updated August 1, 2024
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    Summary of Enterprise Architecture (formerly APM) Cloud Assessment Scoring Profile

    The Enterprise Architecture Cloud Assessment Scoring Profile helps evaluate business applications for their readiness for cloud migration. This tool is crucial for organizations looking to transition their applications to the cloud effectively.

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    Key Features

    • Strategic Importance: Evaluates the emergency tier of a business application.
    • Data Classification: Assesses the data classification of the application.
    • Cloud Version Available: Indicates if a cloud-compatible version of the application exists.
    • Core Architecture: Determines if the application is part of the core architecture.
    • Business Criticality: Evaluates the importance of the application to business operations.
    • Regulatory Implications: Analyzes the regulatory requirements associated with the application.
    • Business Impact: Calculated from various factors to evaluate the overall impact of the application.
    • Cloud Readiness: Assesses readiness based on multiple indicators including data classification and integration complexity.
    • Complexity of Integration: Evaluates how complex it is to integrate the application.
    • User Base: Assesses the size and scale of the user base for the application.
    • Cloud Readiness Assessment: Provides an assessment score based on user survey feedback.

    Key Outcomes

    By utilizing the Cloud Assessment scoring profile, ServiceNow customers can effectively gauge their applications' readiness for cloud migration. This assessment enables informed decision-making regarding cloud strategies, minimizes risks, and enhances the likelihood of successful transitions to the cloud environment.

    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).