Azure Migration Execution Guide: A Comprehensive Roadmap to Successful Cloud Transformation

This comprehensive guide, developed by a team of FastTrack for Azure experts, provides prescriptive guidance for executing a successful migration project to Microsoft Azure. Whether you’re migrating your entire infrastructure, modernizing your applications, or expanding your cloud presence, this guide covers the essential steps and best practices to ensure a smooth and efficient transition.

Key Objectives

  1. Consistent Guidance: The Migration Execution Guide (MEG) delivers well-considered guidance at the business, project, and technical levels to ensure a standardized approach.

  2. Reduced Complexity: By addressing the intricacies of different migration architectures, methodologies, and prerequisites, the guide helps you streamline your readiness and planning efforts.

  3. Risk Mitigation: The guide details a phased migration journey with FastTrack for Azure best practices, drawing from field experience, incident root cause analysis, and templates that address common pitfalls.

The Migration Execution Framework

The MEG defines a comprehensive migration framework that covers the following key stages:

  1. Digital Estate Discovery: Inventory your applications and services to determine the scope and nature of your migration project.

  2. Workload Assessment: Document and map the current technical attributes of your workloads to the future state in Azure.

  3. Migration Planning: Organize your workloads into waves, create detailed migration runbooks, and manage change and risk throughout the process.

  4. Migration Execution: Leverage the provided templates and guidance to execute your migration with confidence, minimizing downtime and ensuring a successful outcome.

  5. Optimization and Modernization: Continuously evaluate your environment and identify opportunities to optimize performance, security, and cost as you evolve your cloud presence.

Artifacts and Resources

The Migration Execution Guide provides a wealth of resources to support your journey, including:

Microsoft Programs and Funding

The guide also provides an overview of the various Microsoft programs and funding options available to support your migration and cloud transformation efforts, including:

Whether you’re just starting your cloud journey or looking to optimize and modernize your existing Azure infrastructure, the Migration Execution Guide provides a comprehensive roadmap to help you achieve your goals. By following the guidance and leveraging the provided resources, you can ensure a successful and strategic migration to the Microsoft Cloud.

For more information, please visit the Azure Migration and Modernization Program or speak with your Microsoft representative.

Source: Azure Migration Execution Guide on GitHub