Cloud migration promises agility and savings — but only if it is done deliberately. A rushed lift-and-shift often costs more than the legacy system it replaced. Here is a roadmap that avoids the common traps.
Assess before you move
Inventory your applications, dependencies, and data. Decide what to rehost, refactor, or retire. Not everything belongs in the cloud.
Secure by design
Identity, encryption, and least-privilege access should be built in from day one, not bolted on later. Security debt in the cloud compounds quickly.
Optimize continuously
Migration is the beginning, not the end. Monitor cost and performance, right-size resources, and automate scaling so the cloud keeps paying off.
