A clear path from here to the cloud.
Moving technology is also a change to how people work. Plan around your applications, files and business dependencies before deciding what moves.
Decide what belongs where.
A cloud readiness assessment connects the migration strategy to what your business actually uses. Not every system needs the same destination.
- Identify applications, servers, files and data in scope.
- Consider on-premise to cloud and cloud-to-cloud migration.
- Account for systems that need a hybrid cloud environment.
Match the migration to the workload.
A shared file collection and a business application have different needs. Organize the move around those differences rather than treating everything as one transfer.
- Microsoft 365 migrations for workplace tools and information.
- File server migrations to SharePoint or OneDrive.
- Application, data and server migrations.
Define what a working move looks like.
Agree on the business activities that matter before the move. Use those activities to guide the review of the new environment.
- Which files and data should be available?
- Which applications and connections need checking?
- How will people work across cloud and retained systems?
Before you move
Does everything have to move to the cloud?
No. Hybrid cloud environments are part of the solution. Readiness and business needs help determine what moves and what stays.
Can the project focus on files or Microsoft 365?
Yes. The scope can include Microsoft 365 migrations and file server moves to SharePoint or OneDrive, rather than a full infrastructure move.
Start with what needs to move.
Tell us where your systems are today and what needs to work differently.