Assess Cloud Readiness

Use the Cloud Readiness and Containerization Insights tiles to identify blockers and boosters for cloud migration.

Before you start
Who this is for Architect, project manager
Role required Viewer or higher
Prerequisites Application analyzed with CAST Console 2.4+ and the com.castsoftware.highlight2mri extension

Step 1: Open the cloud readiness view

On the Welcome page, find the Do you want to accelerate cloud migration? section. Click Cloud Readiness or Containerization Insights.

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Step 2: Read blockers and boosters

The view lists two categories:

  • Blockers: coding practices that will cause problems in a cloud or container environment (for example, hard-coded file paths, OS-specific calls).
  • Boosters: practices already aligned with cloud-native best practices (for example, stateless services, environment variable configuration).

[TODO: Screenshot of the blockers/boosters view]

Step 3: Investigate a blocker

Click any blocker to see the objects responsible for it. You can then:

  • Tag the objects for follow-up.
  • Open the source code to understand the issue.
  • Add an annotation with a remediation note.

Step 4: Export the results

Use the export option to download the blocker and booster list as a CSV for planning.

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