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The $200K+ Migration Mistake

Sean Lobjoit··1 min read

Many companies lose in excess of $200K when a cloud migration fails. This is usually not because of technology but because of architecture decisions made in the very first week of planning.

I've to date successfully guided many organisations (12+) through complex digital transformations across various business domains in APAC/EMEA.

What Enterprise Teams Get Wrong

Here's what I found enterprise teams consistently get wrong, and how to fix it:

  • Ensure all teams are aligned cross-functionally. It's not just an engineering problem
  • Don't optimise for speed at first, focus on scalability
  • Focus on compliance before it becomes a blocker

What Successful Companies Do Differently

The companies that succeed do things differently:

  • Map business outcomes to technical requirements first
  • Build for high-availability from day one
  • Embed security and compliance into architecture

Getting It Right the First Time

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