Introducing the Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework for Azure

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Published

Nov 4, 2019

Status

Launched

Timeline

  • November 2019
    General Availability

Product

Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Azure Advisor
Azure Blueprints
Azure Database Migration Service
Azure DevOps
Azure Management Groups
Azure Migrate
Azure Monitor
Azure Policy
Azure Resource Manager
Azure Service Health
Microsoft Cost Management

Tag

Compliance
Management
Security

Category

Hybrid + multicloud
Security
Management and governance
Databases
Migration
Developer tools
DevOps

Description

The Cloud Adoption Framework consolidates learnings and best practices from Microsoft solution architects, partners, and customers into a comprehensive and curated set of tools, documentation, templates, and guidance. It helps organizations shape their cloud strategies as they drive towards their desired business goals and outcomes. Built with a modular approach, the Cloud Adoption Framework helps organizations break down their journey into discrete stages with clear guidance for business decision makers, cloud architects, and IT professionals to undertake their cloud journey with confidence and control.

While each organization will have their own journey to adopt the cloud, there are six main stages that hold true for most organizations—strategy, plan, ready, adopt, govern, and manage. Although the framework suggests a linear journey, reality shows that it’s not. Rather, it’s an iterative and cyclical process, where organizations jump in and out of stages as they make progress or have new areas to address in their journey.

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