Migration feasibility checklist for IT leaders

Cloud migration feasibility should be assessed before designing architecture or operating models to determine whether a move should happen now, later, or only after blockers are resolved. The proposed assessment examines current application complexity, provider-specific lock-in, operational-tooling dependencies, sequencing and rollback risks, and the team’s ability to operate the target environment. Migrations are generally premature when dependencies remain unmapped, tooling is tightly coupled to the existing provider, a single irreversible cutover is required, required skills are absent, or no concrete business trigger exists. Conversely, a migration may be viable when provider-specific components are limited or documented, the target operating model and capabilities are in place, work can be staged and independently validated, rollback paths exist, and a defined trigger such as a contract renewal, regulatory need, expansion, outage, or cost target creates urgency. The process is organized into assessment, preparation, movement, and validation phases, with each phase requiring specific outputs before proceeding.

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