Lift-and-Shift vs Re-Architecting

Summary

Lift-and-shift moves an application to the cloud with minimal changes for speed; re-architecting redesigns it to be cloud-native for better long-term efficiency — a real trade-off between migration speed and eventual cloud ROI.

• 1List a scenario where lift-and-shift is clearly the right first step, and one where it isn't.
• 2Learn why many organizations lift-and-shift first, then re-architect incrementally afterward.
• 3Understand lift-and-shift often doesn't capture the cost savings cloud can offer, at least initially.