Planning the migration process

Consider aspects of the current IT infrastructure, anticipate possible consequences of migration, and decide on the migration strategy.

Cloud migration requires careful analysis and planning.

1. Analyzing your current infrastructure
   Consider aspects of the current IT infrastructure and anticipate the consequences to prepare for the cloud migration. Decide on the migration scope: What IT resources need to migrate, in what capacity and how soon. In addition, you can use migration to optimize the use of IT resources. Analyze the resource use to identify redundant, underutilized or overutilized resources.
2. Review your current infrastructure with Cloud Migration Assessment
   Use the holistic view of all discovered resources to assess your infrastructure. You can also drill in and see detailed information on all discovered resources. Understanding which resources your organization uses is an important step in planning the migration process.
3. Choosing migration strategy
   After you reviewed the current IT infrastructure and reviewed the IT needs of your organization, consider the migration method and target architecture.