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Cloud Deployment Checklist
Pre-Deployment Planning
Define the scope and objectives of the deployment
Identify key stakeholders and assign roles and responsibilities
Develop a detailed project timeline with milestones
Assess and document infrastructure requirements
Determine budget and resource allocation
Security and Compliance
Conduct a risk assessment and identify potential vulnerabilities
Implement identity and access management (IAM) policies
Ensure data encryption at rest and in transit
Review and adhere to relevant compliance standards and regulations
Set up logging and monitoring for security incidents
Infrastructure Setup
Select appropriate cloud service providers and services
Provision virtual machines, storage, and networking resources
Configure virtual networks and subnets
Set up load balancers and auto-scaling groups
Deploy and configure firewalls and security groups
Application Deployment
Prepare application code and dependencies for deployment
Set up Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines
Deploy applications to staging and production environments
Conduct functional and performance testing
Implement rollback procedures in case of deployment failures
Post-Deployment Management
Monitor system performance and resource utilization
Implement automated scaling and failover mechanisms
Perform regular backups and disaster recovery drills
Optimize and fine-tune configurations based on performance data
Document lessons learned and update deployment processes
