For further information
about the following cloud
operating models, check out the
Azure migration center
Refactor
Rebuild
Rearchitect
Replace
With your migration goals in mind,
Microsoft recommends a simple three-step
migration process for moving to the cloud
(Figure 2).
This process provides a clear picture of your
entire application and workload portfolio,
the best way to configure applications
and workloads to achieve migration,
convenient tools to ensure low-impact
transfer, and ongoing performance and
cost optimization.
Before you migrate
Prior to migration, there are a few things
to consider, such as building a virtual
datacenter in your cloud—including
connectivity, networking, storage,
and identity.
You'll also need to get up to speed on
new skills. Azure Essentials can help with
this by providing unique learning paths
focused on job roles. This readiness tool
offers simple online training in bite-sized
pieces, practical labs, and assessments to
test your knowledge. It's the fastest way for
your team to grow their skills, and it's free.
Beginning your migration
Consider an example where you use a
migration process to move the bulk of your
applications and workloads running in
virtual machines to IaaS. The environment
in this scenario is also set up in Azure
with Azure Active Directory for identity
management, with managed disks ready to
receive data and virtual networks deployed.
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Figure 2: Three-step cloud migration process.
