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Read articleA cloud migration is a great opportunity to improve reliability and reduce costs — if it is planned well. Here is the checklist we use with our clients.
Before the move
- Inventory everything: servers, databases, domains, certificates, scheduled jobs and integrations.
- Define success: target uptime, performance and monthly budget.
- Choose the right model: lift-and-shift, re-platform or re-architect.
- Plan security: identity, network rules, encryption and least-privilege access.
- Set up monitoring first so you can compare before and after.
During the move
- Migrate data with validation — row counts and checksums, not hope.
- Run in parallel and test with real traffic before switching.
- Lower DNS TTLs in advance so the cut-over is quick.
After the move
- Right-size resources after two weeks of real usage data.
- Test your backups by actually restoring them.
A careful plan turns a risky weekend into a non-event. If you would like a second pair of eyes on your plan, talk to our cloud team.