Know why the workload is moving
Define the business outcome first: resilience, scalability, delivery speed, cost visibility or platform modernization. The reason influences the migration pattern.
Discover dependencies
Map data flows, integrations, identity, network routes, scheduled tasks and operational tools. Hidden dependencies are a common source of migration delay.
Plan the day after migration
Assign monitoring, patching, backup, incident response and cost review. A successful cutover still needs an operating model.