With its massive flexibility and pay-as-you-go pricing, cloud computing is a potential boon to K–12 schools. Schools can rapidly introduce new applications and scale up as use cases expand and shed the cost burden associated with data centers.

But not all cloud solutions are the same, nor do all school districts have the same IT needs. How best to migrate off of legacy systems and on-premises solutions? Here are K–12 considerations for a successful move to the cloud: