Reviewing Chapter 4, Migrating Workloads
Migrating existing workloads to the cloud is no trivial task, but the best advice is to start doing as soon as possible and continuously improve as you learn more. There are so many things to consider: which applications to move, how to manage networking, how to deploy applications, and more. Before beginning migration, it is important for organizations to analyze their existing IT infrastructure and understand the relationships between different applications and components. This will enable you to identify potential points of disruption or failure that may occur during the migration process. Regardless, it is sound advice to plan for downtime. With any major IT change, there is a high chance of service disruption. Thus, it is important for organizations to account for this in advance. Do not rush, make sure to test it, and ensure you have fallback options.
There are a few common ways to approach cloud migration. The first is lift-and-shift...