Cloud migration strategies are evolving to address the challenges of transitioning to the cloud, with a focus on creating a scalable network foundation that supports various migration methods, including lift-and-shift, greenfield development, and re-architecting to microservices. The Crawl/Walk/Run strategy utilizes Kong Konnect and Kong Mesh to provide a robust and flexible network infrastructure to ease the migration process to platforms like Kubernetes or ECS. This approach aims to mitigate risks associated with application modernization by enabling seamless communication between VM-based and cloud-based applications, supporting multi-platform deployments, and offering comprehensive traffic management. The strategy is designed to incrementally build out a network foundation through three phases: Crawl, Walk, and Run, allowing organizations to manage cloud migrations effectively while minimizing disruptions to existing applications. By establishing a distributed mesh network, businesses can focus on innovation while ensuring a reliable and secure migration process, with the flexibility to revert changes if necessary.