Five-phase migration process

When considering the migration of a Magento Open Source or Adobe Commerce on Cloud Infrastructure Self-Service to the cloud, it is typically just one part of an overall migration plan. For example, a company embarking on a modernization journey to move from a data center or co-location facility to AWS must develop a detailed migration plan that considers the sequence and strategy for moving applications and platforms with the least impact on ongoing business operations.

This section covers the five-phase migration process in the context of migrating Magento Open Source or Adobe Commerce on Cloud Infrastructure Self-Service on-premises installation workloads to the cloud.

Phase 1: Migration preparation and business planning

In this phase, you gain a complete understanding of the benefits of migrating to the cloud as well as establishing your business objectives. A business case for the migration is developed and the constraints of existing architectures and systems are considered. This is also where AWS Partners who specialize in cloud migrations and Magento Open Source or Adobe Commerce on Cloud Infrastructure Self-Service deployments can be engaged to help develop a migration plan.

Phase 2: Portfolio discovery and planning

Next, you inspect your entire IT portfolio, understanding any dependencies that exist between workloads, and consider the migration strategies to meet your business objectives.

For Adobe, this phase details how Magento Open Source or Adobe Commerce on Cloud Infrastructure Self-Service integrates with other workloads, both internal and external to the business.

Phases 3 and 4: Designing, migrating, and validating applications

This is where the migration strategy for each application is designed, performed, and validated. There are six common application migration strategies which are discussed in more detail in the next section.

Phase 5: Modern operating model

Finally, this phase is where you iterate on your new foundation, retiring old systems, and continuing to improve and move toward a modern operating environment.