1. Cloud Will Automatically Save Money
Costs increase quickly without design and control.
➡️ Optimize architecture, not just pricing.
2. Treating Azure Like On-Prem
Lifting and shifting VMs without redesign = poor performance + high cost.
➡️ Use PaaS and cloud-native patterns.
3. Ignoring Identity Design
Users, apps, and services need structured access control.
➡️ Design RBAC, groups, and managed identities from day one.
4. No Network Planning
IP overlap, DNS issues, and broken connectivity happen later.
➡️ Define hub-spoke, IP ranges, and DNS early.
5. Skipping Governance
No naming, no tagging, no policy = no control.
➡️ Implement landing zones, policies, and standards.
6. Thinking Security is “Handled by Azure”
Cloud is shared responsibility.
➡️ You are still responsible for data, access, and configuration.
7. No Cost Monitoring
Bills become a surprise at the end of the month.
➡️ Use Azure Cost Management with budgets and alerts.
8. Overengineering Early
Too many services, too complex design.
➡️ Start simple, scale when needed.
9. No Backup / DR Strategy
Assuming cloud = safe is risky.
➡️ Define backup, retention, and recovery processes.
10. Ignoring Operations
Deployment is easy, operations are not.
➡️ Plan monitoring, patching, and incident response.
Reality:
Most Azure problems are not technical — they come from wrong assumptions and missing fundamentals.
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