Application Modernization
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Cloud Migration Strategies
There isn’t a single, one-size-fits-all strategy for migrating applications to the cloud. The right migration strategy for you will depend on your organization’s needs and priorities, and the kind of applications you are migrating. Not all applications warrant the investment of moving to a platform as a service (PaaS) model or developing a cloud-native application model. In many cases, you can take a phased or incremental approach to invest in moving your assets to the cloud, based on your business needs.
For modern applications with the best long-term agility and value for the organization, you might benefit from investing in cloud-native application architectures. However, for applications that are existing or legacy assets, the key is to spend minimal time and money (no rearchitecting or code changes) while moving them to the cloud, to realize significant benefits.
REHOST
Redeploy as-is to the cloud
- Reduce capex
- Free up DC space
- Quick cloud ROI
REFACTOR
Minimally alter to take better advantage of the cloud
- Faster, shorter updates
- Code portability
- Greater cloud efficiency (resources, speed, cost)
REARCHITECT
Materially alter/decompose application to services
- App scale & agility
- Easier adoption of new cloud capabilities
- Miscellaneous technology stacks
REBUILD
New code written with cloud-native approach
- Accelerate innovation
- Build apps faster
- Reduce operational cost
- Serverless, functions
How Do I Approach Cloud Migration?
Sometimes cloud migration can be simple, with only a few decision points. However, your case may be more complex, depending on how many servers and virtual machines you use.
Your migration could require you to run parallel and iterative migration processes as you progressively move your applications and workloads to the cloud.
“One of our big objectives was to eliminate $3 million in capital costs over about three years, and to reduce our operating costs by approximately the same amount. At the same time, we wanted to improve our quality of service. With Azure, we’re confident that we’ll meet those goals.”
Jim Slattery – Chief Financial Officer | Capstone Mining
Why Migrate Now?
At first glance migration may seem like a technical decision, but at its core this is a business decision. Ultimately, it begs a fundamental question: what’s driving your business to migrate to the cloud, and why now? The benefits of cloud are universal—reduced running costs, faster modernization capabilities, and increased security.