How long does a typical cloud migration take for a small business?
A straightforward small business cloud migration can take a few weeks to a few months, while more complex environments with custom applications or compliance requirements can take 6 months or longer when readiness work is included. Rushing the timeline is the most common cause of post-migration problems.
The timeline question usually hides a more important one: how much of that time is spent preparing versus actually moving. Migrations that skip straight to execution without proper inventory and testing tend to look fast at first and then get derailed by surprises discovered mid-move — the slower, more deliberate path is often the faster one in total.
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