Before migrating workloads, ensure your architecture, security controls, and runbooks are ready.
Migration readiness checklist
- Define business-critical services and recovery objectives.
- Map dependencies across applications, data stores, and integrations.
- Validate IAM design and least-privilege access.
- Confirm logging, alerting, and incident ownership.
- Create rollback criteria and cutover communication plans.
A successful migration is less about tooling and more about preparation, ownership, and sequencing.