What this book covers
Chapter 1, Introducing…the Cloud, talks about how you will find this book helpful. It covers the structure guide, learning objectives, and assumptions. You will be introduced to foundational cloud concepts, key Azure services for workloads, app dev, and governance (an introduction to the Well-Architected Framework). It will briefly review Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud Platform (GCP), and application platforms such as Heroku.
Chapter 2, Adopting a Strategy for Success, helps you understand adoption scenarios for enterprises (predominately business IT with large existing investments), start-ups (greenfields with little to migrate), Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform/modern application development (could be a start-up or a unit of a larger enterprise), and common pitfalls (anti-patterns).
Chapter 3, Framing Your Adoption, discusses the Cloud Adoption Framework problem statement (the need), walks through the adoption phases, and looks at alternative approaches (anti-patterns). You will review technology and people readiness, learn how to identify the known unknowns (gaps), and start to understand how disruptive cloud adoption will be.
Chapter 4, Migrating Workloads, discusses building a portfolio/inventory of workloads, reviews Azure migration services, and helps you learn how to assess different options and select the best in line with your strategy.
Chapter 5, Becoming Cloud Native, helps you understand how the cloud enables modern development practices such as microservices and continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD). It explores opportunities to drive innovation within the organization through greater flexibility, openness, and agility.
Chapter 6, Transforming Your Organization, assesses existing accountability lines across the organization, defines the target state (roles and responsibilities and teams), identifies required skills and learning paths, and redefines key performance indicators (KPIs).
Chapter 7, Creating a New Operating Model, talks about the beginning of the transformation and shows the path toward the new cloud operating model.
Chapter 8, Architecting Your Cloud, delivers a walk-through of the Well-Architected Framework, covering each pillar in detail, including both the technology and culture dimensions.
Chapter 9, Closing Thoughts, contains conclusions, a wrap-up, and further reading recommendations.