Before beginning a migration, it's important to carefully plan and assess the current environment and the target cloud platform. This can include identifying which workloads to migrate, assessing the current state of the data and applications, and determining the necessary resources and timelines.
This involves moving data from the current environment to the new cloud platform. This can include extracting data from on-premises systems, transforming it to match the target cloud platform's requirements, and loading it into the new system.
This involves moving applications from the current environment to the new cloud platform. This can include re-architecting the application to take advantage of cloud-native features, testing the application in the new environment, and deploying it to the new cloud platform.
This involves setting up the network and security infrastructure necessary for the new cloud environment. This can include configuring firewalls, load balancers, and other network components to ensure that the new cloud environment is properly secured and can access the required resources.
This involves testing the migrated workloads and data to ensure that they are working as expected, and that the performance and security of the new cloud environment meet the requirements.
After the migration is complete, it's important to continue to monitor and optimize the cloud environment. This can include monitoring performance and costs, and making adjustments as necessary to ensure that the environment continues to meet the organization's needs.