This document provides an overview of the Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework for Azure. It begins by explaining why cloud adoption is important, noting that 91% of organizations see digital transformation as critical to their business and that shifting to the cloud can provide significant cost savings and revenue benefits. It then introduces the Cloud Adoption Framework, which is an iterative process to help organizations define their cloud strategy, plan their adoption, prepare for change, adopt technologies by migrating or innovating, and govern and manage their cloud environment. Common blockers to cloud adoption are discussed along with the various tools, templates, and assessments available to help organizations overcome those blockers at each stage of the framework.