Cloud service illustration
Inventory the workload
Record the operating system, resource usage, application components, owners and connections. Review licence portability and support requirements.
Choose the approach
Rehost moves a workload with limited application change. Replatform adapts it to a different hosting service. Refactor changes the application architecture. The right approach depends on constraints and objectives.
Prepare the target
Agree networking, access, resource sizing, backup and monitoring. Test connectivity and a representative workload before moving the full environment.
Migrate in waves
Group connected systems together. Define the cutover window, validation checks and rollback conditions for each group.
Validate and hand over
Review user access, scheduled tasks, integrations, performance and data. Record ongoing administration and update responsibilities.
Prepare for the assessment
Share the source environment, affected users, required outcome and business constraints. Scope, tools, platform coverage and delivery responsibilities are confirmed before implementation.