AN EASIER AND LESS COSTLY WAY TO MIGRATE INTO THE CLOUD IS TO TAKE THE EXISTING WORKLOAD THE WAY IT IS CURRENTLY AND RUN IT ON CLOUD RESOURCES. THIS IS COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS THE “LIFT AND SHIFT” APPROACH OR "REHOSTING". WE WILL TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT THE LIFT AND SHIFT CLOUD MIGRATION APPROACH, AND EXPLORE THE BENEFITS.
IN THIS FIRST PART OF A 3 PART SERIES WE'LL CONSIDER HOW WE CAN SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVE A LIFT AND SHIFT APPLICATION IN REGARD TO PERFORMANCE. WE'LL SHOW THAT WITHOUT MODIFYING THE APPLICATION WE CAN INTEGRATE SERVICES AND FEATURES THAT WILL MAKE A LIFT AND SHIFT FASTER.
