It is simple to say that organizations have an ongoing need to migrate infrastructure, platforms, and applications into the cloud—however, organizations have critical considerations that need to be taken into account before, during, and after making this move. Successful large scale migrations to the cloud require proper planning and analysis to determine which applications should be moved, the right cloud provider for your organization’s needs, and the best, most valuable pricing model, whether you’re considering public, private, or hybrid cloud. We will present a plan of action for moving services to the cloud and securing them once they’re there—as well as what works, what doesn’t, and how to leverage the power of cloud identity and cloud access based services in the process.