Summary

In this chapter, we covered the basics of the CAF so that we can finally distinguish between the CAF and WAF. We started this chapter by introducing the CAF and discussing how we can leverage the CAF to engage customers and accomplish cloud transformation. The CAF starts with strategy, where we discuss and align the business priorities. Then, we saw how we can make the organization ready for its cloud journey. Once readiness has been ensured, we proceed with the preparation phase and cover the cloud operating model and landing zones. After this, the next process in the framework is adoption, where we decide what adoption strategy we want to take. The next steps in the process involve governance, cloud management, security, and organizational alignment of the cloud.

Toward the end of this chapter, we covered how the WAF is different from the CAF. Just to recap, in short, the CAF is for new customers who would like to migrate their workloads to the cloud, while the WAF targets...