The IFS Cloud Playbook: Your 8-Step Upgrade Journey
While 70% of IT budgets are still locked into maintaining legacy infrastructure, organizations on IFS Cloud are shipping new capabilities, leveraging embedded AI, and scaling without constraint.
You already run IFS, which means you're closer than you think. You understand the platform. Your data is structured. Your processes are mapped. What you need now is a proven path to get from where you are to where IFS Cloud takes you: evergreen updates, embedded AI through IFS.ai, and continuous innovation without the disruption of major upgrade cycles.
89%
of cloud upgrades succeed with the right plan
$102.6B
global cloud infrastructure spend in 2025 alone
3–18 mo
upgrade timelines depending on strategy
What's inside
Assess your current environment Baseline your IFS version, customizations, and technical debt before you plan.
Define business objectives Tie your upgrade to measurable outcomes not just technical milestones.
Choose your upgrade strategy Lift & Shift, Optimized Upgrade, or full Transformation how to decide.
Prepare your environment Eliminate complexity before you upgrade. What to keep, retire, and modernize.
Execute with precision Integration testing, data validation, and the five critical levels of go-live readiness.
Enable your users Champions networks, hypercare support, and role-based training that drives adoption.
Go-live and stabilize What a successful go-live looks like — and how to know you've truly landed.
- Continuously innovate IFS.ai embedded in your workflows. Evergreen updates. No more major upgrade cycles.
The question is no longer whether to upgrade. With cloud infrastructure spend hitting $102.6 billion globally in 2025, the market has already answered that.