Cloud Migration Strategy and Execution

A structured cloud migration program that assesses, plans, and executes workload migration to authorized cloud environments — using the right migration pattern for each application while maintaining security, compliance, and operational continuity.

PRACTICE

Cloud & Edge Platforms

CLIENT PROFILE

Federal agency planning migration of on-premises workloads to authorized cloud environments with requirements for minimal disruption, compliance maintenance, and cost optimization

Challenge

Large portfolio of on-premises applications with unclear cloud readiness and dependencies
Concern about disruption to mission operations during migration
Need to maintain compliance posture throughout migration and in cloud-native operations

Approach

Conduct portfolio assessment classifying applications by migration pattern (rehost, replatform, refactor, retire)
Develop migration wave plan prioritizing by business value, technical readiness, and risk
Execute migration waves with validation testing and rollback procedures at each stage
Establish cloud operating model for ongoing management, cost optimization, and security

Typical Outcomes

Successful migration of targeted workloads with minimal operational disruption
Maintained compliance posture with cloud-native security controls
Established cloud operating model for sustainable ongoing operations

Procurement Paths

NASA SEWP V for cloud services and migration tooling
GSA MAS for cloud migration professional services
CIO-CS (NITAAC) for enterprise cloud solutions

Partner Technology Examples

AWS GovCloud
Microsoft Azure Gov
VMware
Red Hat

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