Cloud Foundations for Small Businesses

Moving to the cloud does not have to be an all‑or‑nothing leap. For most small businesses, the right starting point is a focused set of workloads with clear guardrails.

Start with the basics

Pick one or two applications—such as file storage or your marketing site—and move them to a well‑architected AWS foundation with backups, monitoring, and access controls.

Design for security and cost from day one

Use separate accounts for production and experiments, apply least‑privilege IAM roles, and enable cost allocation tags so you can see exactly where money goes.

With a solid foundation in place, you can gradually migrate more systems without surprising your team or your budget.