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Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework

Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF) for Azure is a comprehensive guide and set of tools from Microsoft to help organizations plan, implement, and govern cloud adoption at scale. It provides structured guidance across the full lifecycle of cloud transformation, from strategy through operations, with built-in best practices, templates, and governance controls.

Key Components:
Define Strategy:

  • Why do you want to move to cloud?
  • Would you be able to reduce costs by moving to the cloud?
  • Do you want to run cloud-native technologies?

Plan:

  • What applications are you moving to the cloud?
  • Can you move the applications to the cloud? - This takes care of feasibility of the application or data movement to the cloud.

Ready

  • Keep the cloud environment ready.
  • Design, what cloud services are required.

Adopt

  • Migrate the application.
  • Enhance by building cloud-native capabilities.

Secure

  • Protect the resources.

Manage

  • Manage the operations

Govern

  • Policy and Compliance

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