# Resources
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## Guides
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The following guides on the AWS Prescriptive Guidance website provide more information about the technical and non-technical aspects of accelerating your migration to the cloud at scale.
+ [Evaluating migration readiness](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/prescriptive-guidance/latest/migration-readiness/)
+ [Application portfolio assessment guide for AWS Cloud migration](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/prescriptive-guidance/latest/migration-portfolio-discovery/)
+ [Tools for migrating to the AWS Cloud](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/prescriptive-guidance/latest/migration-tools/)
+ [Setting up an agile program to accelerate cloud migrations](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/prescriptive-guidance/latest/migration-program-implementation/)
+ [Setting up a secure and scalable multi-account AWS environment](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/prescriptive-guidance/latest/migration-aws-environment/)
+ [Modernizing operations in the cloud](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/prescriptive-guidance/latest/migration-operations-integration/)
+ [Accelerating cloud adoption through culture, change, and leadership](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/prescriptive-guidance/latest/migration-ocm/)

## Patterns
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AWS Prescriptive Guidance patterns provide tools, architectures, and step-by-step guidance for implementing the methodologies for the migration strategy. You'll also find patterns that support other initiatives, such as cloud-native or security projects. You can [view all patterns](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/prescriptive-guidance/latest/patterns/) or use the filtering options and search query field on the [AWS Prescriptive Guidance website](https://aws.amazon.com/prescriptive-guidance/) to find patterns of interest.

## Additional resources
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+ [Migrate and Modernize with AWS](https://aws.amazon.com/cloud-migration/)
+ [Migrating to AWS: Best Practices and Strategies](https://d1.awsstatic.com/Migration/migrating-to-aws-ebook.pdf)
+ [An Overview of the AWS Cloud Adoption Framework](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/whitepapers/latest/overview-aws-cloud-adoption-framework/welcome.html)
+ [AWS Assessment Tool](https://a2t.accelerate.amazonaws.com/)
+ [AWS Migration Portfolio Assessment (MPA)](https://mpa.accelerate.amazonaws.com/)
+ [AWS Cloud Readiness Assessment](https://cloudreadiness.amazonaws.com/)
+ Stephen Orban on cloud migration (AWS blog posts):
  + [Considering a Mass Migration to the Cloud?](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/enterprise-strategy/considering-a-mass-migration-to-the-cloud/)
  + [A Process for Mass Migrations to the Cloud ](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/enterprise-strategy/214-2/)
  + [Cloud-Native or Lift-and-Shift?](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/enterprise-strategy/cloud-native-or-lift-and-shift/)
  + [6 Strategies for Migrating Applications to the Cloud](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/enterprise-strategy/6-strategies-for-migrating-applications-to-the-cloud/)
  + [Yes, You Can Migrate Your Mainframe to the Cloud](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/enterprise-strategy/yes-you-can-migrate-your-mainframe-to-the-cloud/)
+ [4 Reasons to Re-Consider Lift-and-Shift to the Cloud](https://medium.com/aws-enterprise-collection/4-reasons-to-re-consider-lift-and-shift-to-the-cloud-e7cde603941e) (article by Joe Chung on *medium.com*)
+ [Getting Started with AWS Database Migration Service](https://youtu.be/nMTtQOtgp9g) (presentation at the 2016 AWS Global Summit Series, Chicago)