This document discusses migrating an on-premise Hadoop cluster to the cloud. It begins by asking questions about how often compute resources are fully utilized and how much time is spent maintaining infrastructure. The document then covers differences in technologies between Hadoop and Google Cloud Platform, as well as storage options in the cloud. It provides recommendations for taking incremental steps in migrating data and applications to the cloud. Finally, it discusses other cloud features around networking, packaging deployments, and using Kubernetes.