Moving to the cloud is easier when you treat it as a series of small moves, not a single weekend. The checklist below keeps the risky steps visible.
Know what you have
List every system, who uses it, what it connects to and how critical it is. Many problems come from a forgotten connection.
Plan the move
Work in a sensible order.
- Move the least critical system first to learn
- Agree a time with the least disruption
- Back up everything before you start
- Test the new system with a few users
- Keep the old system until the new one is proven
Afterwards
Check access, costs and backups in the first month. Put alerts on cost so a surprise bill does not arrive.