Assessment and Strategy Planning Cloud Migration 1 Assessment and Strategy Planning Cloud Migration 1 Step 1 of 5 20% Assessment and Strategy PlanningCompany Name Industry Name Company Business Model and Project Contextwrite Few lines on company products and services and current IT Infrastructure pain points1.1 Business and IT Alignment1.1.1 What are the primary business goals and objectives for the cloud migration?1.1.2 How does the cloud migration align with the organization's overall strategy?1.2. IT Landscape1.2.1 What is the current IT landscape, including applications, infrastructure, and data?1.2.2 How do IT components interact and depend on each other?1.3. Critical Workloads1.3.1 Which workloads and applications are critical for business operations?1.3.2 How will you prioritize these workloads for migration?1.4 Budget and Resources1.4.1 What budget is allocated for the cloud migration project?1.4.2 How will resources be allocated for the migration effort (financial, technical, human)?1.5 Business Continuity1.5.1 What business continuity and disaster recovery strategies are in place currently?1.5.2 How will these strategies be adapted for the cloud environment? 2. Cloud Service Selection2.1 Cloud Deployment2.1.1 Which cloud deployment model (public, private, hybrid) is suitable for your needs?2.1.2 What factors drive the decision toward a specific deployment model?2.2 Cloud Service Providers2.2.1 What criteria will be used to evaluate and select cloud service providers?2.2.2 How will the chosen provider align with organization's requirements and compliance?2.3 Service Offerings2.3.1 What specific cloud services (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS) and features will support your workloads?2.3.2 How will workload requirements match available cloud offerings?2.4 Data Storage and Security2.4.1 How will data storage and security be managed in the cloud environment?2.4.1 What encryption and access controls will be implemented?2.5 Integration and Interoperability2.5.1 How will you ensure smooth integration between on-premises systems and cloud services?2.5.2 What strategies will achieve interoperability between different cloud services? 3.Migration Approach and Phases3.1 Migration Strategy3.1.1 What migration strategy (lift and shift, replatforming, refactoring, etc.) suits each workload?3.1.2 How will you decide the approach for each application?3.2 Application Dependencies3.2.1 What dependencies exist between different applications and components?3.2.2 How will you sequence migrations to minimize disruptions?3.3 Data Migration Strategy3.3.1 How will you migrate data from onpremises to the cloud?3.3.2 Are there plans for data synchronization, transformation, and validation?3.4 Testing and Validation3.4.1 How will you test migrated applications to ensure their functionality in the cloud?3.4.2 What types of testing (functional, performance, security) will be conducted?3.5 Rollback and Contingency Plan3.5.1 What's the contingency plan in case the migration encounters unforeseen issues?3.5.2 How will you handle rollback scenarios to revert if needed? 4. Governance and Compliance4.1 Regulatory Compliance4.1.1 What regulatory requirements (HIPAA, GDPR, etc.) apply to your industry and geography?4.1.2 How will compliance with these regulations be ensured in the cloud?4.2 Data Privacy4.2.1 How will sensitive data be protected and privacy maintained in the cloud?4.2.2 Are there mechanisms for encryption, access control, and data masking?4.3 Cloud Governance4.3.1 What governance framework will manage cloud resources and operations?4.3.2 How will policies related to provisioning, access control, and cost be enforced?4.4 Audit and Monitoring4.4.1 How will cloud activities be monitored and audited for compliance and security?4.4.2 Are tools and processes in place to track user actions and system activities?4.5 Vendor LockIn4.5.1 What strategies will mitigate the risk of vendor lockin with the chosen cloud provider?4.5.2 How will data and applications remain portable between providers? 5. Risk Assessment and Mitigation:5.1 Identifying Risks5.1.1 What potential risks and challenges do you foresee during cloud migration?5.1.2 How will the impact and likelihood of these risks be assessed?5.2 Risk Mitigation5.2.1 What actions and strategies will mitigate identified risks?5.2.2 How will the effectiveness of mitigation measures be ensured?5.3 Data Security5.3.1 How will data breaches and data loss be prevented during migration?5.3.2 What mechanisms will ensure data security during transit and storage?5.4 Application Performance5.4.1 How will application performance and availability be maintained during and post migration?5.4.2 Are strategies for load balancing, scaling, and optimization in place?5.5 Change Management5.5.1 How will changes resulting from migration be managed, communicated, and adopted by stakeholders?5.5.2 How will resistance to change be addressed?HiddenAssessment Summary HiddenRecommendation Summary