Most cloud migrations go over budget — not because of the technology, but because nobody assessed readiness before the first resource moved. Know exactly where the gaps are before you migrate.
60–70%
Migrations Exceed Budget
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Research consistently shows that 60–70% of cloud migration projects exceed their original budget. The cause is rarely the technology itself. The most common root causes are: migrating the wrong workloads first, insufficient security controls causing expensive rework, poor governance leading to uncontrolled cloud spend, and no pre-migration baseline to measure progress against.
A structured cloud migration readiness assessment before the project begins identifies these risks early — when they are cheap to fix — rather than discovering them mid-migration, when they are expensive and disruptive.
Workload suitability, dependency mapping, technical debt
Cloud-native security controls, IAM, encryption standards
Policy framework, RBAC, tagging strategy, audit trail
FinOps maturity, budget visibility, spend accountability
Use TACGauge to run a structured readiness assessment before scoping any cloud migration project. Give clients a data-backed baseline and scope your engagement with confidence.
Start Free Trial — 3 Credits →A cloud migration readiness assessment evaluates whether an organisation's infrastructure, security posture, governance framework, and financial controls are prepared for a cloud migration. It identifies gaps that could cause project overruns, security incidents, or wasted spend before migration begins — enabling organisations to address weaknesses first and migrate with confidence.
The assessment covers four primary domains: Infrastructure Readiness (workload suitability, dependency mapping), Security Posture (cloud-native controls, identity management), Governance & Compliance (policy framework, tagging, RBAC), and Cost Management Baseline (FinOps maturity, budget visibility). Each domain is scored and benchmarked independently.
Research consistently shows that 60–70% of cloud migration projects exceed budget. The most common causes are: migrating the wrong workloads first (lift-and-shift when re-architecture is needed), insufficient security controls causing rework, poor governance leading to uncontrolled cloud spend, and lack of pre-migration baseline assessment. A structured readiness assessment before migration begins addresses all four root causes.
This assessment is designed for IT Directors, Cloud Architects, CTOs, and IT consultants planning or evaluating a cloud migration engagement. It can be completed by the client independently or facilitated by an IT consultant during a discovery session.
IT consultants and MSPs use TACGauge to run a structured readiness assessment before scoping a cloud migration project. The assessment output gives the consultant a data-backed baseline to present to the client, identifies the highest-risk areas to address first, and provides a framework for scoping the migration engagement. Partners access assessments through the TACGauge Partner Programme with a free trial available.
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