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Enterprise architecture as a cloud migration strategy for Ecuadorian universities

Abstract:

Due to the crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the growing need for services and information, universities in Ecuador face the challenge of providing the necessary technological support for the development of their substantive activities: teaching, research, and linkage with society. Enterprise architecture and cloud computing can help universities achieve their goals in the short term through an architectural management scheme that allows them access to advanced IT infrastructure. This paper proposes a four-phase strategy for universities to manage the migration to the cloud, where the leadership of senior executives is considered fundamental for this type of strategy. In addition, the strategy mediated by architectural transformation methodologies will allow the definition of an operational model that ensures that this migration is manageable and committed to a disciplined transition strategy.