azure-cloud-adoption-framework

# 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-L58 | Strategic guidance for planning cloud and AI adoption: business cases, data and AI strategy, hybrid/multicloud, SAP/Oracle, VDI/VMware, plus cost, security, resiliency, and sustainability. |
| Planning | L59-L86 | Planning cloud adoption and migration: strategies, roadmaps, workload assessments, cost/skills planning, and architecture for Azure, AI agents, AVD, VMware, Oracle, SAP, and startups. |
| Readiness & Landing Zones | L87-L202 | Designing and operating Azure landing zones: networking, identity, subscriptions, management, automation, multitenant setups, and workload-specific patterns (AI, AVS, SAP, AVD, Citrix, Oracle). |
| Adoption Patterns | L203-L225 | Patterns and guidance for planning, migrating, modernizing, and operating Azure workloads (cloud‑native, AI, SAP, Oracle, AVD), including architecture choices, rollout, and post‑deployment tasks. |
| Governance | L226-L260 | Designing and enforcing Azure governance, security, compliance, cost, and tagging policies and guardrails across AI, data, landing zones, Arc, SAP, AVD, VMware, Citrix, and other workloads. |
| Security | L261-L290 | Designing secure Azure landing zones, identity/RBAC, encryption, network protection, DevOps/AKS/Arc hardening, and workload-specific security for AI, SAP, Oracle, and SQL during cloud adoption. |
| Operations & Management | L291-L330 | Operating, monitoring, and optimizing Azure and hybrid workloads (AI, data, AKS, AVD, SAP, Oracle, Arc, VMware), including lifecycle, BCDR, automation, and management baselines. |
| Organization & Teams | L331-L350 | 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 | L351-L423 | End-to-end adoption, landing zone, networking, security, identity, BCDR, cost, and operations guidance for AKS, RHEL, ARO, AVD, Citrix, AVS, Arc, Oracle, SAP, and org-wide AI agents. |

### 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 |
| Identify innovation opportunities with Azure Virtual Desktop | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cloud-adoption-framework/scenarios/azure-virtual-desktop/innovate |
| Define strategic benefits of Azure Virtual Desktop adoption | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cloud-adoption-framework/scenarios/azure-virtual-desktop/strategy |
| Align cloud strategy with Azure VMware Solution capabilities | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cloud-adoption-framework/scenarios/azure-vmware/strategy |
| Define hybrid and multicloud strategy using Azure | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cloud-adoption-framework/scenarios/hybrid/strategy |
| Define unified hybrid and multicloud operations strategy | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cloud-adoption-framework/scenarios/hybrid/strategy |
| Assess strategic impact of migrating Oracle workloads to Azure | 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/inform/cost-efficiency |
| Plan resiliency as part of cloud strategy | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cloud-adoption-framework/strategy/inform/resiliency |
| Integrate security considerations into cloud strategy | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cloud-adoption-framework/strategy/inform/security |
| Incorporate sustainability objectives into cloud strategy | https://lea