Why Cloud Migration Fails Before the First Server Is Moved
Cloud migration is often described as a technical project: identify the servers, choose a cloud provider, move applications, migrate databases, and switch traffic. But many migration problems begin long before the first server is moved. Unclear goals, incomplete dependency mapping, poor application assessment, unrealistic timelines, missing ownership, and weak rollback plans can turn a technically successful migration into a business problem. This article explains why cloud migrations fail during the planning stage and how businesses can prepare for a smoother transition.
Moving Your Business to the Cloud: A Step-by-Step Plan for SMBs
To move to the cloud, list everything that runs today, decide what to move, improve, replace with SaaS or retire, choose a provider and region, set up access, backups and monitoring first, migrate low-risk systems first, test with real data and keep a rollback plan.