Many businesses still believe that migrating to the cloud is the pinnacle of their digital transformation journey and stop there. In fact, moving to the cloud environment is just the first step—one that requires a post-migration strategy. Without a solid strategy, organizations may face increased risks, such as cost overruns, underperforming systems, and missed opportunities to fully leverage cloud technology.

So, how can you build a post-migration strategy for your business? In this blog, we’ll explore the next steps after completing a successful cloud migration.

Reevaluate Your Architecture and Workload Performance

After the migration is complete and data has been successfully transferred without any obstacles, it is important to reevaluate the system architecture used and workload performance post-migration. Many companies apply the lift-and-shift method, which is a migration process that involves moving data from an on-premise environment to the cloud system without significant changes.

Things that must be considered when evaluating architecture after migration include:

1. Workload Effectiveness

An effective and efficient workload is one of the benchmarks that indicate the cloud system is operating according to the company’s/organization’s expectations. Therefore, it is necessary to perform checks after migration implementation.

2. Latency & Bottlenecks

The next point is latency, one of the factors that affect user experience when accessing data, running applications, or loading web pages. It is crucial for companies/organizations to maintain stable latency so that applications running on the cloud operate smoothly.

Besides latency, it is also important to match the network and cloud resources (vCPU, memory, and storage) with the bandwidth speed, which can limit the system’s ability to process data and cause applications to run more slowly.

By understanding latency capability and preventing bottlenecks through routine evaluation, companies/organizations can ensure a smooth cloud migration and optimal application performance post-migration.

3. Leverage Cloud-Native Features

Cloud-native technology is a technique for building, deploying, and managing modern applications in a cloud-based software environment. In its implementation, companies/organizations use modern tools and techniques that support application development on cloud infrastructure. This cloud-native approach uses several methods, including:

1. Improved Efficiency

Cloud-native applications adopt advanced practices such as DevOps and Content Delivery Networks (CDNs) to enhance efficiency. Developers use automation tools, cloud services, and modern design, enabling applications to scale more quickly.

1. Cost Reduction

By applying the cloud-native approach, operational costs can be reduced since companies/organizations do not need to invest in and maintain expensive physical infrastructure. Users only pay for the resources actually used by the applications (pay-as-you-go).

1. Increased Scalability

Using a cloud-native approach makes it easier for companies/organizations to scale applications up or down during traffic spikes in certain periods, ensuring a positive customer experience—supported by the use of container technology and cloud services.

Optimize Cloud Operational Costs

After migrating from an on-premise environment to the cloud, companies/organizations need to design a cost management scheme by planning, analyzing, and reducing spending to maximize cloud investment. This process is essential to ensure companies/organizations do not incur excessive costs when using cloud services.

Effective cloud cost management includes:

1. Cost Reduction

When companies/organizations plan a cloud migration process, it is often part of an effort to reduce IT operational costs. However, without proper management and a solid plan, it can actually lead to unexpected cost overruns.

1. Resource Optimization

Maximizing cost management helps companies/organizations monitor cloud resource usage to avoid waste, thus minimizing the potential for cost inflation.

1. Improved Visibility

With proper cost management, companies/organizations gain better insights into how cloud spending occurs, including who is using which resources.

1. Budget Forecasting

Cost management allows companies/organizations to create more accurate future cloud budgets based on historical usage data.

Avoiding Overspending

By regularly monitoring cloud resource costs and setting spending limits, companies/organizations can prevent uncontrolled expenditures. Other strategies to optimize costs include:

• Use reserved instances or savings plans for stable workloads.
• Turn off idle resources or those only used during specific hours.
• Implement tagging policies for cost tracking by division or project.
• Enable cost alerts to avoid exceeding the budget.

Read also: 5 Effective Strategies to Optimize Cloud Resources

Ensuring Data Security and Compliance

Migrating from an on-premises environment to the cloud is not only about improving performance, but also involves changes in the security system. In cloud environments, the security approach shifts from perimeter-based to zero-trust.

To ensure a secure and smooth cloud migration process, strategic steps can be implemented, such as:

1. Cloud Security Assessment

Before the migration, evaluate the security of your current infrastructure and plan your configuration when moving to the cloud system.

1. Apply Data Encryption

Ensure that during both transmission and storage, data is encrypted using modern algorithms.

1. Data Compliance Audit

Conduct strict verification of the cloud service provider to ensure that the organization/company continues to comply with applicable industry standards even after moving to the cloud environment—such as ISO 27001, GDPR, or HIPAA, depending on your industry.

1. Identity & Access Management (IAM)

Use strict identity and access management systems, including Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) and Single Sign-On (SSO).

Baca also: The Importance of Two-Factor Authentication in Digital Security

1. Penetration Testing

After migrating to the cloud, conduct cloud penetration testing to test the resilience of the deployed cloud system against real-world cyberattacks.

 Baca also: Cloud Security Challenges in 2025: Facing Evolving Threats

Strengthening Internal Team Capabilities

The cloud migration process cannot be separated from regular maintenance and monitoring, so it is crucial for internal teams to strengthen their skills and processes to fully leverage cloud potential.

Cloud migration only works optimally if followed by upskilling the IT team. Because cloud is not just a shift in platform—it is a complete change in approach.

Training & Certification

Provide training to the internal IT team on the cloud technology to be used by your company/organization. Certification also supports and validates their skills in managing the cloud.

Automation

Automate provisioning and deployment processes using Infrastructure as Code (IaC), where IT infrastructure is managed and provisioned through code rather than manually or via graphical user interfaces (GUIs). With IaC, infrastructure is defined using code formats that can be tested, managed, and deployed consistently—just like software development.

Apply DevOps Principles

Implement DevOps principles, Continuous Integration (CI), and Continuous Development (CD) to enhance speed, quality, and efficiency. CI/CD is an integral part of DevOps, where CI is the continuous integration of code, and CD focuses on automated delivery and deployment of code across environments.

Leverage Cloud-Native for Innovation

After the migration process is complete and systems and applications are operating stably in the cloud environment, it’s time to innovate—by leveraging cloud-native services to scale up your company/organization.

Services you can explore include:

• Auto-scaling and container orchestration (such as Kubernetes or ECS) for efficient cloud resource usage.
• Data analytics with BigQuery, Data Lakes, or AI tools to gain insights from cloud usage data.
• Serverless computing for faster and more cost-effective application development.

This step will take your business to a higher level of efficiency and innovation.

Conclusion

Migrating to the cloud is not the finish line—it’s the starting point for a more adaptive and automated operation. To maximize the value of cloud investment, companies must have a post-migration strategy—starting from performance optimization, cost savings, to strengthened security and innovation.

CBNCloud is ready to be your partner in ensuring a successful post-migration process. With experience supporting various industries, we provide end-to-end cloud management services, including optimization, security, and infrastructure modernization.

Consult with our CBNCloud experts today!