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[ Resource Center ](https://www.sumologic.com/resources?_resource_type=briefs)# Eight best practices for a data-driven approach to cloud migration

When migrating your digital assets to the cloud, you need to feel confident in the process and the end result. All too often, businesses discover that their cloud computing initiatives don’t deliver the anticipated results.  This paper is for anyone dedicated to ensuring that his or her organization’s passage from on-premise to cloud computing proceeds as smoothly as possible. It covers eight best practices for capturing data to support a successful transition and ongoing optimization across cloud environments. 

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