Applications in the Cloud

As your organization evaluates cloud migration efforts, keep in mind there are plenty of options if you take the leap.6 Application Migration Strategies: “The 6 R’s”

1 - Rehosting — Otherwise known as “lift-and-shift.”
2 - Replatforming — ”lift-tinker-and-shift.”
3 - Repurchasing — Moving to a different product.
4 - Refactoring / Rearchitecting — Reimagining how the application is architected and developed, typically using cloud-native features.
5 - Retire — Get rid of.
6 - Retain — Usually this means “revisit” or do nothing (for now).

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