Cloud Adoption and Well-Architected Framework Overview

This document is a guide that outlines the Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF) and the Azure Well-Architected Framework (WAF). The CAF is a collection of documentation, implementation guidance, best practices, and tools from Microsoft aimed at facilitating the cloud adoption journey for organizations new to cloud technology. It comprises seven pillars: Strategy, Plan, Ready, Adopt, Govern, Manage, and Organize, each focusing on different aspects of cloud adoption. The WAF serves as a set of guiding principles to enhance the quality of workloads in the Azure environment. It emphasizes five pillars: Cost Optimization, Operational Excellence, Performance Efficiency, Reliability, and Security, along with a focus on Sustainability. The document provides a structured approach to help organizations design secure, high-performing, resilient, and efficient cloud infrastructures, ensuring that they can effectively manage their cloud resources and workloads.