Understand the systems before moving them
Aging equipment, growing demand, distributed work or a different cost model can trigger a migration. First, we identify which applications should move, their dependencies and the constraints that must remain in place.
What the project includes
- An inventory of applications, data, integrations and system owners.
- Assessment of performance, data placement, resilience and access requirements.
- A cloud service model and an estimate of resources and supporting services.
- A migration plan with stages, validation and rollback conditions.
- A prepared target environment, pilot transfer and agreed user cutover.
- Checks of application behavior, backup recovery and operational documentation.
What we agree in advance
The migration window, acceptable interruption, data validation approach, success criteria and cutover decision owners should be defined before the move. Connected systems require a considered sequence and continued communication with anything remaining in the original environment.
This follows the principle in Microsoft's migration planning guidance: priorities and dependencies affect migration order. The specific approach is adapted to the platforms selected.
After the move
We compare actual operation with the agreed criteria and check monitoring and access. Decommissioning old resources is a separate step after the outcome is confirmed and required data retained.