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Cloud Computing · Intermediate

Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework for Azure (CAF)

Microsoft's guidance, best practices and tools for cloud adoption organized into methodologies from strategy through management.

Definition

The Cloud Adoption Framework covers Strategy (motivations and business outcomes), Plan (digital estate and skills), Ready (landing zones), Adopt (migrate, modernize, innovate), Govern, Secure and Manage. It provides templates, assessments and the Azure landing zone reference architecture.

Example

During the Plan phase, the organization rationalizes its digital estate and creates a skills readiness plan.

Exam tip

Landing zones belong to the Ready methodology; defining business justification belongs to Strategy.

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