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Refactoring every app during migration is a trap. For most workloads, rehosting first and modernizing later is faster, cheaper, and safer.
Don't default to lift-and-shift. For most teams, replatforming offers the best speed-to-benefit ratio. Here's the head-to-head comparison.
Rehosting is fast, but it's rarely the best move. Here's a practitioner's walkthrough of the 7 Rs and how to apply them to your portfolio—before you c...
Most cloud migrations fail because teams over-engineer the strategy. We argue that rehosting—not refactoring—should be your default move, based on dat...
Cloud migration isn't one-size-fits-all. I break down when to lift-and-shift, when to tinker, and when to re-architect—and why most teams should start...
Rehosting is fast, but it can cost you later. Here's how to pick a migration strategy that balances speed, cost, and long-term cloud benefits.
Rehosting is fast, but it's not a strategy. Here's how to decide between rehost, replatform, refactor, repurchase, retire, and retain—and a warning ab...
Replatforming first, not rehosting, is the smartest cloud migration move. It balances speed and cost savings, avoids cloud waste, and sets you up for ...