The Data Partner

Cloud Migration

Cloud migration planning begins with the workloads, dependencies, data, and operating constraints the organization needs to protect. The goal is to clarify the decision before choosing a provider, platform, or implementation approach.

The Data Partner helps teams organize a practical requirements brief across application dependencies, security and governance needs, operational ownership, connectivity, and change timing. When an evaluation is appropriate, we help coordinate the next practical step around those criteria.

Not ready to evaluate providers yet? Use the cloud migration readiness checklist to organize the work, dependencies, and decision timing first.

What a cloud migration readiness review should clarify

  • Workloads and dependency inventory

  • Security, data, and governance requirements

  • Operational ownership and change constraints

A practical readiness review

Clarify the work before the migration plan

  • Business-critical workloads and dependencies

  • Data, identity, security, and governance needs

  • Testing, timing, and operational ownership

What belongs in a cloud migration readiness review?

A readiness review documents the workloads in scope, their dependencies, data and identity considerations, operating responsibilities, security constraints, testing needs, and decision timing.

Do we need to choose a cloud provider first?

Not necessarily. Defining workload and operating requirements first gives the team a consistent basis for evaluating practical options when a provider decision is appropriate.

When should detailed technical information be shared?

Start with the business decision and high-level requirements. Detailed technical information should be shared only when it is necessary for a qualified next step and the responsible team is ready to do so.

How should risk and recovery be planned?

The team should identify critical workloads, testing expectations, recovery considerations, and accountable owners before a migration approach is finalized. The appropriate plan depends on the environment and approved scope.