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Understanding AWS Lift and Shift Migration Strategy
AWS lift and shift refers to the process of migrating an existing application or workload from an on-premises environment to the Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud without making any significant modifications to the application architecture.
It involves moving the entire application stack, including its data, without redesigning or rearchitecting it to fit cloud-native principles.
The term "lift and shift" implies lifting the application as is, without altering its structure, and shifting it to run on AWS infrastructure.
This migration approach aims to quickly move workloads to the cloud to take advantage of benefits such as scalability, reliability, and cost-efficiency, without the need for extensive redevelopment efforts.
While lift and shift can accelerate the migration process, it may not fully leverage the capabilities and cost optimizations available in the cloud.
Therefore, organizations often follow up with further optimization and modernization efforts after the initial migration to improve performance, reduce costs, and enhance resilience.
