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.…