/azure-cloud-adoption-framework

name: azure-cloud-adoption-framework
description: Expert guidance for planning and executing cloud adoption using Azure Cloud Adoption Framework. Covers strategy, planning, readiness & landing zones, adoption patterns, governance, security, operations & management, organization & teams, and adoption scenarios. Use when designing Azure landing zones for AKS/AVS/Arc, securing SAP/Oracle, or governing AVD/AI workloads, and other Azure Cloud Adoption Framework related development tasks.
compatibility: Requires network access. Uses mcp_microsoftdocs:microsoft_docs_fetch or fetch_webpage to retrieve documentation.
metadata:
  generated_at: "2026-08-09"
  generator: "docs2skills/1.0.0"

Azure Cloud Adoption Framework Skill

This skill provides expert guidance for planning and executing cloud adoption using Azure Cloud Adoption Framework. Covers strategy, planning, readiness & landing zones, adoption patterns, governance, security, operations & management, organization & teams, and adoption scenarios. It combines local quick-reference content with remote documentation fetching capabilities.

How to Use This Skill

> **IMPORTANT for Agent**: Use the **Category Index** below to locate relevant sections. For categories with line ranges (e.g., `L35-L120`), use `read_file` with the specified lines. For categories with file links (e.g., `[security.md](security.md)`), use `read_file` on the linked reference file

> **IMPORTANT for Agent**: If `metadata.generated_at` is more than 3 months old, suggest the user pull the latest version from the repository. If `mcp_microsoftdocs` tools are not available, suggest the user install it: [Installation Guide](https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/mcp/blob/main/README.md)

This skill requires **network access** to fetch documentation content:

• **Preferred**: Use `mcp_microsoftdocs:microsoft_docs_fetch` with query string `from=learn-agent-skill`. Returns Markdown.
• **Fallback**: Use `fetch_webpage` with query string `from=learn-agent-skill&accept=text/markdown`. Returns Markdown.

Category Index

| Category | Lines | Description | |----------|-------|-------------| | Strategy | L37-L56 | Strategic guidance for planning cloud and AI adoption: business cases, enterprise AI/data strategy, workload-specific (SAP, Oracle, AVD, VMware), and cross-cutting goals like cost, resiliency, security, and sustainability. | | Planning | L57-L85 | Planning Azure cloud adoption and migration: strategies, roadmaps, workload assessments, cost/skills planning, and detailed plans for AI, SAP, Oracle, AVS, AVD, and startup scenarios. | | Readiness & Landing Zones | L86-L210 | Designing and operating Azure landing zones: networking, identity, subscriptions, management, automation, multitenant setups, and workload‑specific patterns (AI, SAP, AVS, Oracle, Arc). | | Adoption Patterns | L211-L240 | Patterns and guidance for adopting Azure: AI agent architectures, AI infrastructure/PaaS choices, cloud-native rollout, and migration/modernization of VDI, VMware, Oracle, and SAP workloads. | | Governance | L241-L274 | Designing and enforcing governance, security, compliance, and cost controls for Azure and AI workloads (landing zones, Arc, AKS, AVS, AVD, Fabric, Purview), including policies, tagging, and monitoring. | | Security | L275-L305 | Designing secure Azure landing zones, Zero Trust, IAM, encryption, DevOps/AKS/Arc security, and protecting data/AI/SAP/Oracle workloads with governance and continuous security. | | Operations & Management | L306-L345 | Operating, monitoring, optimizing, and ensuring BCDR/compliance for Azure and hybrid AI/cloud workloads (AKS, AVS, Arc, Oracle, SAP, Fabric, AVD) across their full lifecycle. | | Organization & Teams | L346-L365 | Organizing people and teams for Azure and AI: roles, structures, RACI, CoEs, governance, operations, security, data, DevOps, and breaking silos for effective cloud adoption. | | Adoption Scenarios | L366-L421 | Designing and operating enterprise landing zones for AKS, RHEL, ARO, AVD, Citrix, AVS, Oracle, SAP—covering identity, networking, security, BCDR, automation, governance, and integration. |

Strategy

| Topic | URL | |-------|-----| | Create a business plan for AI agent adoption | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cloud-adoption-framework/ai-agents/business-strategy-plan | | Define and align an enterprise AI strategy | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cloud-adoption-framework/ai/strategy | | Define executive strategy to unify data for AI | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cloud-adoption-framework/data/executive-strategy-unify-data-platform | | Define unified data strategy for AI and analytics | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cloud-adoption-framework/data/executive-strategy-unify-data-platform | | Assess strategic benefits of Azure Virtual Desktop adoption | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cloud-adoption-framework/scenarios/azure-virtual-desktop/strategy | | Incorporate Azure VMware Solution into cloud strategy | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cloud-adoption-framework/scenarios/azure-vmware/strategy | | Define unified hybrid and multicloud operations strategy with Azure | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cloud-adoption-framework/scenarios/hybrid/strategy | | Align Oracle on Azure migration with cloud strategy | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cloud-adoption-framework/scenarios/oracle-on-azure/oracle-landing-zone-strategy | | Define cloud strategy for SAP workloads on Azure | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cloud-adoption-framework/scenarios/sap/strategy | | Develop a measurable cloud adoption strategy | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cloud-adoption-framework/strategy/ | | Establish and structure a cloud strategy team | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cloud-adoption-framework/strategy/define-your-team | | Incorporate cost efficiency into cloud strategy | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cloud-adoption-framework/strategy/in