Navigating the Migration Execution Guide: A Comprehensive Approach to Azure Migrations

The Microsoft Azure Migration Execution Guide is a comprehensive resource developed by a team of FastTrack for Azure Program Managers and Engineers, in collaboration with the Microsoft SMC team, the Azure Advanced Cloud Engineering team, and the Customer Success Unit. This guide provides prescriptive guidance for structuring and executing successful Azure migration projects.

Key Objectives of the Migration Execution Guide

  1. Consistent, Well-Considered Guidance: The guide aims to provide migration execution guidance at the business, project, and technical levels, ensuring a cohesive and well-planned approach.

  2. Reducing Migration Readiness Time: By addressing the complexities of different architectures, methodologies, and prerequisite work, the guide helps organizations streamline their Azure migration readiness.

  3. Mitigating Risks and Challenges: The guide details a clear, phase-by-phase migration journey, leveraging FastTrack for Azure best practices based on field experience, incident root cause analysis, and risk mitigation strategies.

The guide covers a wide range of topics and resources to support your Azure migration journey. Here’s a breakdown of the key sections:

  1. Migration Lifecycle: The guide presents a visual framework for the end-to-end migration process, including phases such as digital estate discovery, migration scope definition, tooling selection and implementation, project management, and risk management.

  2. Artifacts: The guide provides two key artifacts: the MEG v0.96 Framework and the MEG v0.95 Checklist, both of which offer detailed guidance and templates for various migration-related activities.

  3. Microsoft Programs and Funding: The guide outlines several Microsoft programs, such as FastTrack for Azure, the Azure Migration and Modernization Program, and the Azure Analytics and AI Accelerate Program, that can provide technical enablement, funding, and other support for your Azure migration initiatives.

  4. Content and Worksheets: The guide includes a comprehensive set of worksheets and templates covering areas like migration phases, workshop questions, resource management, training resources, tooling, checklists, project plans, digital estate discovery, workload mapping, migration waves, runbooks, change management, and risk management.

By leveraging the resources and guidance provided in the Migration Execution Guide, organizations can navigate their Azure migration journeys with confidence, addressing key challenges, mitigating risks, and achieving successful outcomes.

For more information, please refer to the Migration Execution Guide repository on GitHub.