Cloud Migration Services: Seamlessly Moving to the Cloud 
Cloud migration is the process of moving applications, data, and workloads from on-premises infrastructure or another cloud provider to a public, private, hybrid, or multi-cloud environment. A successful cloud migration requires careful planning, security considerations, cost optimization, and performance tuning to ensure minimal downtime and maximum efficiency.
Types of Cloud Migration
1. Lift-and-Shift (Rehosting) 
- Moves applications without modification to the cloud.
- Fast and low-risk but doesn’t fully leverage cloud-native features.
- Ideal for legacy applications that don’t need major changes.
2. Replatforming (Lift-Tinker-and-Shift) 
- Moves applications with some optimizations (e.g., migrating databases to managed services like RDS).
- Reduces operational overhead while keeping core app functionality.
- Balances cost savings & cloud benefits.
3. Refactoring (Re-architecting) 
- Fully redesigns applications for cloud-native benefits.
- Uses microservices, containers (Kubernetes, Docker), and serverless computing.
- Higher upfront cost, but long-term scalability & efficiency.
4. Repurchasing (Replacing) 
- Replaces on-prem apps with SaaS solutions (e.g., switching from self-hosted Exchange to Microsoft 365).
- Reduces management complexity & costs.
- Works well for standardized business applications.
5. Retiring & Retaining 
- Identifies outdated or unused applications to retire, reducing cloud costs.
- Some workloads may need to stay on-premises for compliance.
- Ensures only critical applications are migrated.