Introducing the CAF
Always keep in mind that frameworks are all about best practices, documentation, and tools. Now, which framework to use depends on where you are in your cloud journey. The WAF is used for optimizing workloads that are already in the cloud and to improve the quality of the workload. The CAF, on the other hand, provides end users with best practices, tools, and documentation for adopting the cloud. As its name suggests, the CAF is an adoption framework that’s ideal for customers who would like to plan and execute their cloud transformation.
Purpose of the CAF
In traditional data centers owned by organizations, the organization is responsible for handling the infrastructure, software, and maintenance aspects. The cloud offers different deployment models, such as Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS), Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS), Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), and others, for its end customers to choose from. Depending on their selection and the shared responsibility...