Migration Goals

Overview

Effective migration planning is essential to reducing risk, minimizing downtime, and optimizing both short-term and long-term operations. Dr Migrate’s Migration Goals feature helps record the team’s staffing, technological, and strategic decisions to ensure a seamless migration process.

By tailoring your approach to hosting, cloud-native tools, and security modernization, you ensure your IT infrastructure is scalable, secure, and cost-efficient. Clear milestones and a well-defined decision-making framework empower your organization to execute a smooth migration while maintaining business continuity and positioning for future growth.

Planning Goals

Configure these essential planning elements:

Key Configuration Items

• Target Migration Start Date: Define your project timeline
• Exit Date from Current Data Center: Set datacenter vacancy deadline (if applicable)
• Preferred Staffing Strategy: Choose resource management approach
• Post-Migration Management: Determine operational management strategy

Essential Milestones

• RFP/Tender Requirements: Indicate if formal procurement is needed
• Additional Milestones: Define other critical pre-migration checkpoints

Technology Goals

Configuration Options

Key Decisions

1. Hosting Preference

   • Define server hosting strategy during and after migration

2. Cloud-Native Solutions

   • Set preferences for cloud-native tool adoption
   • Example: Choose “Low interest, prefer traditional tools” for standard operations

3. Database Migration

   • Specify PaaS migration strategy for databases
   • Example: Select “Moderate interest, case-by-case basis” for SQL/MySQL/Oracle

4. Web Applications

   • Define PaaS adoption strategy
   • Example: Choose “Strong interest in modernizing to PaaS” for .NET/Node.js

5. Modern Workplace Solutions

   • Set cloud-based collaboration tool preferences
   • Example: Select “Moderate interest, case-by-case basis” for Microsoft 365

6. Security Tooling

   • Define security modernization priorities
   • Example: Choose “Moderate importance, prioritize certain tools”

7. Migration Complexity

   • Set complexity tolerance levels
   • Example: Select “Some complexity acceptable if justified”