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SystemEngineer
Jul 10, 2023Steel Contributor
Best practice and the approach for application migration to cloud?
I am seeking guidance and insights regarding cloud migration and adoption strategies from a senior Enterprise Architect or Solutions Architect at a high-level. An existing business application i...
andersbe
Jul 10, 2023Copper Contributor
Hi,
I recommend you to start looking through the Modernize Application chapter in Cloud Adoption Framework Modernize any application or framework in the cloud - Cloud Adoption Framework | Microsoft Learn CAF has a lot of good pointers for this scenario.
Once you have a design, go through the Well Architected Framework too Microsoft Azure Well-Architected Framework - Azure Well-Architected Framework | Microsoft Learn
My experiance is that the biggest risk is that not all business requirements are collected and documented in the beginning on the project. Make sure to interview and collect all requirements from application users and owner.
- SystemEngineerJul 10, 2023Steel Contributor
andersbe, Thank you for the quick response and the suggested best practice.
Regarding migrating and getting assistance from Microsoft, is this type of project also within the scope of Microsoft Fast Track to select and implement the Azure Landing Zone as well?
- andersbeJul 10, 2023Copper ContributorHi,
Without all detalis it is difficult to answer. But you can of course nominate your project to FastTrack for Azure. https://cxp.azure.com/nominationportal/fasttrack