Cloud Migration Playbook
Cloud migration succeeds when it is repeatable, measurable, and low-risk. This playbook covers the end-to-end journey from assessment to optimization.
1. Assess readiness
Catalog workloads, dependencies, data sensitivity, and compliance requirements. Identify quick wins and high-risk systems.
2. Build landing zones
Provision identity, networking, governance, and monitoring foundations before moving workloads.
3. Migrate incrementally
Start with non-production environments, then move low-risk workloads. Use pilot results to refine runbooks.
4. Validate performance
Compare latency, throughput, cost, and availability against baselines. Fix regressions before expanding scope.
5. Optimize continuously
Apply FinOps, automation, and modernization after migration. Treat the cloud estate as evolving rather than finished.