# Move the workload with a plan for what comes next.

Cloud architecture & migration

Assess dependencies and migration risk, then move workloads through rehearsed cutovers and rollback gates.

## A migration with a return path

Illustrative workflow.

- Prepare: Map dependencies and rehearse a restore
- Cut over: Move traffic with one authority for writes
- Verify: Run business checks before retiring the source



## A successful cutover is more than redirected traffic

### Move the servers, then fix the dependencies

The application may start while authentication, scheduled jobs or financial interfaces still point to the old environment.

### Move a verified operating system

Use a dependency register, runbook and acceptance checks that cover complete business workflows.

## What your team receives

Included scope agreed before delivery.

- Dependency register: Identity, data, scheduled tasks and external interfaces required by the workload.
- Cutover runbook: Sequence, decision owners, validation and the last reversible checkpoint.
- Recovery evidence: A rehearsed restore and verification of important business workflows.

## The migration ends when the business can operate

Plan identity, data ownership, integrations and rollback alongside infrastructure. Rehearse the cutover against representative workloads before changing the production path.

Illustrative scenario, not a customer case study.

An Australian operations team is moving an application while keeping its existing integrations working.

Inventory dependencies and rehearse data transfer, validation and traffic switching. Define a decision point after which rollback requires reconciliation rather than a simple DNS change.

Verification: Measure data lag, validation completeness and actual restoration time during a rehearsal.

## Move the workload and its operating context.

### Workload dependencies

Inventory applications, data stores, identities, scheduled jobs and external connections.

### Cutover rehearsal

Test data transfer and traffic switching while keeping one authoritative writer for each record.

### Operational ownership

Hand over access, recovery procedures, monitoring and cost responsibilities with the environment.

## Can we migrate without a full rewrite?

Often. Separate changes needed for hosting from product changes, and migrate in increments where data ownership and rollback remain clear.