Migration, integration, and validation go hand in hand as you want to do continuous validation while performing various integration with your application in the cloud.
The team starts by performing the necessary cloud functionality checks to ensure that the application is running with proper network configuration (in the desired geolocation) with some designated traffic flow. Instances can start or stop as desired when the basic cloud functionality check is complete. You need to validate that the server configuration (such as RAM, CPU, and hard disk) is the same as intended.
Some knowledge of the application and its functionality is required to perform these checks. When the primary check is complete, then you can perform integration tests for the application. These integration tests include checking integration with external dependencies and applications; for example, to make sure the application can connect to the Active Directory, Customer Relationship...