Preparing your Azure migration strategy: why requirements matter

When you migrate to Azure, a well-defined strategy built on a clear understanding of your requirements is critical. Here is why.

1. Cost

Azure offers many pricing options. To choose the most cost-effective ones, you need to know your usage patterns: the size and scale of your operations, your peak hours and how you expect to grow.

2. Security

Azure provides strong security features, but they must be configured for your situation. Knowing how sensitive your data is, which regulations apply and how much risk you accept is the key to the right security measures.

3. Scalability

Scalability is one of Azure’s biggest advantages. To use it well, you need to understand your current and future workloads: your peak loads, your growth and how quickly you need to scale.

4. Disaster recovery

Azure offers several disaster recovery solutions. Your business continuity requirements decide which one fits, in particular your recovery time objective (RTO), how long a service may be down, and your recovery point objective (RPO), how much data you can afford to lose.

5. Flexibility

Azure lets you choose from many services and configurations. Understanding your needs helps you find the right mix of infrastructure as a service (IaaS), platform as a service (PaaS) and software as a service (SaaS).

You do not have to do it alone

These choices can be challenging. Our consultants help you understand your requirements and make the right decisions, with the Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF) as the backbone of a migration that is planned, not improvised.

Every migration is unique, and no strategy fits everyone. Take the time to understand your requirements first. With the right support, the right decisions on every front follow. Read why this first step pays off in The hidden costs of skipping steps in IT.

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