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The Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework for Azure is a comprehensive guide designed to help organizations successfully adopt cloud technologies. It provides a structured approach to achieving business goals through Azure, enabling faster, more cost-effective cloud adoption.
Why use the Cloud Adoption Framework?
The Cloud Adoption Framework offers proven guidance to support informed decision-making at every stage of your cloud journey. Whether you're planning, migrating, or optimizing, the framework provides a clear roadmap tailored to your needs. It aligns with the Well-Architected Framework and the Azure Architecture Center, and it helps you design, build, and manage secure, scalable, and resilient solutions in Azure.
Who should use the Cloud Adoption Framework?
The framework serves various audiences across different stages of cloud adoption. Organizations of all sizes and experience levels benefit from structured guidance tailored to their specific needs:
| Audience | Description |
|---|---|
| Startups | Launching a business in Azure. Explore Microsoft for Startups for Azure credits and resources. |
| Enterprises | Managing large-scale operations and complex, hybrid and multicloud environments. |
| New users | Building foundational skills and understanding of Azure. |
| Existing customers | Looking to mature and optimize their cloud operations. |
How to use the Cloud Adoption Framework
The Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF) organizes its guidance into methodologies that support every part of your Azure journey. There are foundational methodologies and operational methodologies. Foundational methodologies are sequential and help you establish your Azure foundation and deploy workloads. Operational methodologies are implemented in parallel with the foundational methodologies but are ongoing as part of your operations.
Foundational methodologies
| CAF methodology | Description |
|---|---|
| ๐ 1. Strategy | Define business justification and expected outcomes. |
| ๐ 2. Plan | Align cloud adoption plans with business goals. |
| ๐ ๏ธ 3. Ready | Prepare your Azure environment and landing zones. |
| ๐ 4. Adopt | Migrate workload from on-premises or other clouds. Modernize existing workloads to better meet business needs. Build new cloud-native workloads and features in Azure. |
Operational methodologies
| CAF methodology | Description |
|---|---|
| ๐ก๏ธ Govern | Establish governance to manage risks. |
| ๐ Secure | Protect your Azure environment. |
| โ๏ธ Manage | Operate and optimize your cloud environment. |
Cloud adoption scenarios
CAF also provides scenario-based guidance tailored to specific technologies and business needs. These scenarios apply the frameworkโs principles to real-world use cases, offering actionable steps and best practices.
| CAF Scenario | Description |
|---|---|
| AI adoption | Implement AI solutions in Azure effectively and responsibly. |
| Azure VMware Solution | Migrate VMware workloads to Azure with minimal disruption. |
| Cloud-Scale Analytics | Build secure, scalable, and modern data platforms. |
| Hybrid and Multicloud | Integrate on-premises, Azure, and other cloud environments. |
| Modern Application Platform | Modernize apps using containers, microservices, and PaaS. |
| Oracle on Azure | Run and manage Oracle workloads in Azure. |
| SAP on Azure | Deploy and operate SAP solutions using Azure-native tools. |
| Virtual Desktop | Deliver and manage virtual desktops at scale with Azure. |
| High-performance computing | Run compute-intensive workloads efficiently in Azure. |