Five questions to ask before you move to the cloud
A successful cloud strategy starts with the right questions. Here are five we work through with every client before a single workload moves.
Moving to the cloud can unlock real agility, security and cost savings — but only when the move is planned around your business, not the other way around. Before migrating a single workload, we work through five questions with every client.
1. What problem are we actually solving?
"Move to the cloud" isn't a goal — it's a means to one. Lower costs, better resilience, faster delivery, room to grow. Getting specific here shapes every decision that follows.
2. Which workloads go where?
Not everything belongs in public cloud. We map each workload against performance, compliance and cost to decide the right home — public, private or hybrid.
3. How will we control spend?
Cloud bills creep up without active management. We set up right-sizing, monitoring and governance from day one so cost stays predictable.
4. What does "secure" mean for us?
Security and compliance requirements vary widely by sector. We design controls — identity, encryption, backup — around your obligations, not a generic template.
5. Who keeps it running?
Migration is the start, not the finish. Ongoing optimisation, patching and support are what turn a one-off project into lasting value.
Answer these honestly and the migration almost plans itself. If you'd like a hand working through them, get in touch — we're always happy to talk it over.
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