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The goal of this project is to deliver a complete modern infrastructure environment for TC applications in the Cloud or modern data centers. This requires building a foundational Cloud environment, planning and executing a workload migration plan, as well as creating and implementing a Disaster Recovery Management Program. In conjunction with Shared Services Canada (SSC), a secure network to Cloud and authentication services will be established.

The goal of this project is to deliver a complete modern infrastructure environment for TC applications in the Cloud or modern data centers. This requires building a foundational Cloud environment, planning and executing a workload migration plan, as well as creating and implementing a Disaster Recovery Management Program. In conjunction with Shared Services Canada (SSC), a secure network to Cloud and authentication services will be established.

This work is being done within the framework of the Cloud Smart strategy that indicated that a modern secure TC infrastructure includes moving some applications to the cloud and other to leverage SSC Enterprise Data Centers (EDC) in situations where an EDC makes more sense such as Apps that are being decomisioned, only need to be sustained or where the cloud offers no business value.  

This work is being done within the framework of the Cloud Smart strategy that indicated that a modern secure TC infrastructure includes moving some applications to the cloud and other to leverage SSC Enterprise Data Centers (EDC) in situations where an EDC makes more sense such as Apps that are being decommissioned, only need to be sustained or where the cloud offers no business value.  

The Cloud will provide TC with a modern, scalable, and resilient infrastructure which offers disaster recovery and rapid time to market to support a safe, secure, efficient, and environmentally responsible transportation system in Canada.  

The Cloud will provide TC with a modern, scalable, and resilient infrastructure which offers disaster recovery and rapid time to market to support a safe, secure, efficient, and environmentally responsible transportation system in Canada.  

TC has 378 applications in its portfolio that need to be migrated to either the cloud or an SSC EDC. For applications that only need to be sustained or will be decomissioned soon, these will be moved to a new EDC. Applications which have a long term benefit, requirments and buisness value of maintaining will be moved to the cloud.  

TC has 378 applications in its portfolio that need to be migrated to either the cloud or an SSC EDC. For applications that only need to be sustained or will be decommissioned soon, these will be moved to a new EDC. Applications which have a long term benefit, requirements and business value of maintaining will be moved to the cloud.  

This project is meant to address the business needs and opportunities of:

This project is meant to address the business needs and opportunities of:

With the current data center closures shifting from a 2023 date to a 2025 date, TC has a chance to re-evaluate it's strategy towards a "Cloud Smart" approach as opposed to a "Cloud First" approach. This strategy shift will allow TC to move some applications to new EDCs instead of only the cloud, based on what is more appropriate for the specific application and will ensure that our cloud strategy is based on business value.  

With the current data center closures shifting from a 2023 date to a 2025 date, TC has a chance to re-evaluate it's strategy towards a "Cloud Smart" approach as opposed to a "Cloud First" approach. This strategy shift will allow TC to move some applications to new EDCs instead of only the cloud, based on what is more appropriate for the specific application and will ensure that our cloud strategy is based on business value.  

TC is currently re-defining its overall Cloud strategy to align to the new Government of Canada Cloud strategy that will focus on Cloud Smart. This includes a reassesment of our application list and migration approach.  

TC is currently re-defining its overall Cloud strategy to align to the new Government of Canada Cloud strategy that will focus on Cloud Smart. This includes a reassessment of our application list and migration approach.  

The Cloud strategy work has also been aligned with TC's technical debt remediation strategy where both streams of work are done together to ensure our migration decisions are based on technical debt remidiation as well as business value.  

The Cloud strategy work has also been aligned with TC's technical debt remediation strategy where both streams of work are done together to ensure our migration decisions are based on technical debt remediation as well as business value.  

Working with the Business Solutions group, a joint quistionairre has been built to help with the assembly, catagorization and prioritization of TCs porfolio of applications.  

Working with the Business Solutions group, a joint questionnaire has been built to help with the assembly, categorization and prioritization of TCs portfolio of applications. (RDIMS # 17961582)