Cloud Migration: Planning Your Journey

Assessment and Planning

Start with a thorough assessment of your current infrastructure. Identify which applications are good candidates for migration and develop a detailed plan.

The 6 Rs Framework

Rehost (lift and shift), Replatform, Refactor, Repurchase, Retire, and Retain. Each strategy has different tradeoffs in terms of cost and effort.

Phased Migration Approach

Don't try to migrate everything at once. Start with non-critical applications to learn the process, then move to more important systems.

Cost Optimization

Cloud costs can spiral quickly. Implement proper tagging, use reserved instances, and regularly audit your cloud spending.

Post-Migration Operations

Plan for ongoing management, monitoring, and optimization. Cloud operations require different skills than traditional data center management.