# Unified Operations pre-onboarding
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During the pre-onboarding phases, AWS gathers information from you needed to start the onboarding process, including the following information:

**Environment discovery and technical validation**
+ Understanding of your workload architecture and your key AWS services.
+ Your future planning needs, such as migration or events.
+ Pre-requisites, such as a list of your AWS accounts and AWS Regions.
+ Your specific business needs.