Cloud has firmly secured its place on IT professionals’ agenda, with 95% citing it as one of the top five most important IT strategies today, according to the SolarWinds IT Trends Report 2018: The Intersection of Hype and Performance. However, migrating a database to the cloud is not a straightforward process. There will be challenges along the way. So, what do today’s IT professionals need to consider before embarking on their journey to the cloud?