A method for managing application migration includes: inferring dependencies and connectivity among applications executing on a system; generating a target infrastructure node (IN) configuration template based on the inferred dependencies and connectivity; making a determination that a configuration of a target IN does not satisfy the template, in which an application is executing on an IN, in which the application is not executing on the target IN; in response to the determination: obtaining a weight for each inferred parameter in the template, in which the inferred parameters comprises the inferred dependencies and connectivity, in which the weight for each inferred parameter is configured by a user; executing, based on the weights, a model to obtain a deviation score for a second target IN; generating, based on the deviation score, a migration recommendation specifying the second target IN; and initiating a display of the migration recommendation to the user.