01 Inventory
Applications, owners, server specifications, operating systems, databases, data volumes and licence information.
02 Dependencies
Connections between systems, authentication, scheduled jobs, file shares, third party interfaces and network requirements.
03 Business continuity
Acceptable downtime, backup status, restore testing, validation responsibilities and rollback decisions.
04 Target environment
Provider, region, resource design, user access, connectivity and agreed security responsibilities.
05 Budget
Compute, storage, database, data transfer, licences, backup, monitoring, implementation and support.
06 Operational ownership
Who administers access, updates, alerts, backups, cost reviews and supplier escalation after migration.
The migration brief
The first brief records what moves, what stays, the selected approach, the transition sequence and the conditions for successful validation. Do not send passwords, access keys or confidential records through the website.