AWS CAF is a framework that guides you through the migration of applications to the cloud, offering recommendations to support the migration process. It focuses on six key areas:
| The focus areas of AWS CAF are referred to as perspectives. |
The Business Perspective focuses on justifying the investment by ensuring alignment between business and IT objectives. Key roles within the Business Perspective include:
The People Perspective assesses the skills, requirements, and roles within your organization to ensure you have the necessary competencies and processes for a successful cloud migration. This evaluation aids in implementing essential changes or improvements. Key roles within the People Perspective include:
The Governance Perspective focuses on reducing risk while maximizing business value. It helps identify gaps and ensures that processes and staff skills are aligned effectively. Key roles within the Governance Perspective include:
The Platform Perspective facilitates the deployment of new cloud solutions and supports the migration of on-premises workloads to the cloud. Key roles within the Platform Perspective include:
The Security Perspective ensures that the organization’s security objectives are achieved, focusing on aspects such as:
Key roles within the Security Perspective include:
The Operations Perspective focuses on managing business functions and ensuring that operations align with expectations. It encompasses year-to-year, quarter-to-quarter, and day-to-day activities, helping to identify the changes required for successful cloud adoption. Key roles in the Operations Perspective include: