Migrating data solutions to the cloud - a checklist.

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Step-by-step checklist for migrating databases with concrete actions: run Azure Migrate and the Azure SQL migration extension, use Data Migration Assistant and Database Experimentation Assistant to find compatibility blockers, choose among Azure SQL VM/Mi/Database using the five R’s, run a small pilot and capture baseline workloads (peak and seasonal) to right‑size vCores, plan reserved instances and Azure Hybrid Benefit (examples show $50–$200/user monthly credits), validate data counts and queries, then decommission and monitor.

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1. 0:00Intro
2. 3:55Pre-Planning and Evaluation: Goal
3. 5:36Pre-Planning and Evaluation: Support
4. 7:28Pre-Planning and Evaluation: Team
5. 9:58Pre-Planning and Evaluation: Documentation
6. 11:34Discovery: Digital Estate
7. 12:46Discovery: Data Management
8. 14:36Discovery: Data Lineage
9. 15:57Discovery: Pilot Project
10. 16:57Assess: Scope
11. 17:54Assess: Readiness
12. 20:18Assess: Business Requirements
13. 21:44Assess: Workloads - The When
14. 23:51Assess: Capture and Review Baselines
15. 24:53Assess: Risks
16. 26:16Architecture: Cloud or Hybrid?
17. 27:14Architecture: Azure SQL
18. 28:49Architecture: Changes
19. 30:42Architecture: Additional Considerations
20. 32:49Costs: Tools
21. 33:35Costs: Things That Can Cost You Money
22. 35:34Costs: Ways to Save
23. 39:13Migrate: Planning
24. 42:20Migrate: Deployment Methods
25. 43:54Testing: Data validation
26. 46:41Post Migration: Measure, Plan, & Monitor
27. 49:09Resources: Migration Presentations

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