Anti-pattern – Lift and Shift
Lift and Shift is a classic cloud migration approach. The approach is also known as a classic mistake, which has been tried over and over again with the same unsatisfactory results. Lift and Shift is essentially a lateral move where the system is moved out of the data center as-is and into the cloud. The architecture is unchanged and the development and operational practices of the architecture are transplanted as well. This may be a reasonable approach for the smallest of systems or as a temporary solution if there is a strong business reason driving you out of your data center. Yet, it should be understood that this approach will not take advantage of any of the benefits of the cloud and will likely cost more ...
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