Cloud Migration & Cost
The 2026 Cloud Migration Checklist: Avoiding the 7 Red Flags that Kill Digital Transformation
A high-value checklist and the red flags that kill digital transformation.
The 7 Red Flags
Cloud migrations fail when teams skip discovery, ignore cost, or treat migration as a pure lift-and-shift. This checklist highlights the 7 red flags that kill digital transformation—and how to avoid them with a structured 2026 approach.
- Skipping discovery and dependency mapping
- No cost and FinOps plan before migration
- Lifting and shifting without optimization
- Ignoring security and compliance until late
- No rollback or exit strategy
- Underestimating change management and training
- Treating migration as IT-only, not business-led
The 2026 Checklist
Discovery and dependency mapping; cost and FinOps plan; security and compliance by design; rollback and exit strategy; change management; business-led governance. Use this checklist so your migration supports—not kills—digital transformation. Dynotree helps clients run migrations that avoid these red flags and deliver value.