Cloud Migration Strategy: A Step-by-Step Enterprise Guide

Migrating enterprise workloads to the cloud requires a strategic approach to ensure security, minimize downtime, and realize cost and scalability benefits.

The 6 R's of Cloud Migration

• Rehosting: Lift and shift to cloud IaaS. Fast but doesn't use cloud-native features.
• Replatforming: Slight optimizations like moving to managed databases.
• Refactoring: Rewriting for cloud-native. Highest ROI, highest effort.
• Repurchasing: Moving to SaaS alternatives.
• Retaining: Keeping on-premise for compliance reasons.
• Retiring: Shutting down unused applications.