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Cloud Migration

What is Cloud Migration?

The process of moving data, applications, and workloads from on-premises infrastructure to cloud computing environments.

Cloud Security

What the standards actually require on cloud migration

Requirements naming cloud migration across 2 standards, quoted from the control text.

As agencies continue to use cloud technology they do so in a coordinated, deliberate way that lets the Government prevent, detect, assess and remediate incidents, and the migration to cloud technology adopts Zero Trust Architecture as practicable.

us-executive-order-14028-improving-the-nations-cybersecurity::3(c) · Sec. 3(c) Adopt Zero Trust Architecture in cloud migration →

Questions people ask about cloud migration

What is Cloud Migration?
The process of moving data, applications, and workloads from on-premises infrastructure to cloud computing environments.
Why is Cloud Migration important for compliance?
Cloud Migration is a key concept in Cloud Security. Understanding cloud migration helps organizations meet regulatory requirements, reduce risk, and demonstrate due diligence during audits. Our compliance platform maps 1,016 frameworks with 316K cross-framework control mappings.
Which compliance frameworks address Cloud Migration?
Cloud Migration appears in the requirement text of US Executive Order 14028 - Improving the Nation's Cybersecurity, IRS Publication 1075. Across these standards we have identified 2 controls that name it directly, each linked to the control text on the compliance platform.
Where can I learn more about Cloud Migration?
Explore our compliance framework pages to see how cloud migration applies across different standards and regulations. Our implementation guides provide step-by-step guidance, and the compliance platform offers AI-powered analysis of how this concept maps across 1,016 frameworks.

See how Cloud Migration applies across compliance frameworks

Our platform maps 1,016 frameworks with 316K cross-framework control mappings. Explore how this concept is addressed across standards.

Written and maintained by Gerard Blokdyk, The Art of Service.