Cloud and Infrastructure
Cloud Readiness and Migration Checklist
Prepare a service for migration by checking dependencies, target operations, data reconciliation and recovery. Define cutover conditions, cost ownership and a complete handover before retiring the original environment.
Plan the transfer of a working service
A migration changes more than hosting. Trace the service dependencies, establish how production data will move and define the conditions for accepting the target environment. This guide connects preparation, rehearsal, cutover and recovery with clear operating responsibility.
Inside the resource
Service scope and dependencies
Define the business outcome, service boundary, dependency sequence and constraints that shape the migration.
Data and target operations
Plan transfer, reconciliation, identity, connectivity, monitoring, backup and access in the target environment.
Cost, cutover and recovery
Assign cost ownership, rehearse the sequence and account for new writes when choosing whether to reverse or repair a cutover.
Readiness and service handover
Review eight readiness domains and use a cutover decision record to retain acceptance conditions and operating ownership.
A few practical details
Can this be used for one application?
Yes. Define that application's service boundary and include every dependency required for its critical tasks, even when the dependency stays in the original environment.
What must be rehearsed before cutover?
Rehearse the transfer sequence, data checks, routing changes, access, observable acceptance conditions and the recovery route. Measure elapsed time against the agreed service window.
When can the original environment be retired?
Retire it only after the target service is accepted and recovery, retention, audit and contractual requirements are satisfied. Remove residual access, integrations and charges as part of closure.
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