Cloud Migration Steps

Cloud Migration Steps

1. Preparation - one time activity

2. Planning --- one time activity

3. Migrate

4. Monitor

5. Optimize

Preparation & Planning stage will make use of 7R Migration Strategy

1.Rehost Lift & Shift = min cost efficnecy,scalability, availability,optimization -easy way

2.Replatform --- more than lift and shift- + some AWS best practices

3.Refactor/ReArchitect === monolith-to - microservics-to take cloud native features of cloud-containerization, lot of changes to application.

4. Repurchase --- can purchase some componenet -rarely used.

5.Relocate - K8 from onpremise to AKS on AWS

6.Retire -- End of Life , no use of application now, can be retired.

7.Retain -- some application not needed to move to cloud , can be on premise for ex:

banking app which are secure, from trsantion , keep it on private platform, connect from aws to on premise-- this is retain category.