The Best Cloud Migration Approach: Lift-And-Shift, Replatform, Or Refactor?

Migrating to a new infrastructure or environment is both thrilling and challenging. It is exciting because the move is usually accompanied by additional resources and new features being made available. These additions are almost always good for the app and the developers behind it. At the same time, the actual process of migrating to the cloud is cumbersome and often difficult to handle.

Cloud migration doesn’t always have to be a hassle though, you simply need to strategize for the move appropriately. Which is why one of the things you need to do when planning for cloud migration is to weigh up the best approach to use. However, there are so many approaches to choose from. In this article, we are going to focus on three of the main trends. Rehosting, replatforming or refactoring. Which of these methods is the best?