Cloud migration in five steps
Moving to the cloud without downtime works in five steps: inventory what you have, choose what moves and what is retired, pilot with a low-risk workload, migrate in waves, and verify and optimise afterwards. Plan the order; do not lift everything at once.
Inventory & decide
List your apps and data, retire what you do not need, and pick a route per item: rehost, replace or retire.
Pilot
Move one low-risk workload first to learn how it behaves.
Migrate in waves & verify
Move in stages, test each stage, then optimise cost and performance.
FAQ
Will there be downtime?
Planned in waves, it can be near-zero.
Should everything move?
No - retire or replace where it makes sense.
What is the biggest mistake?
Lifting-and-shifting everything without cleaning up first.
WRITTEN BY
The Effict Labs practice
Effict & CloudTechneut — practical AI, process and cloud, written from real client projects.
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