Discussion: Data Migration vs. Application Migration Strategies
Now that you have a comprehensive IT Policy that incorporates the Cloud Adoption Policy, you will discuss the dynamics between data migration vs. application migration. You should cover the following areas:
· What is data migration?
· What types of data can and should be migrated?
· How can you migrate data from on-premise to AWS?
· What are the different tools that are available to migrate data to AWS?
· Why would you need to migrate applications instead of deploying a fresh stack in AWS? When would you need to migrate?
· What are some of the potential challenges in moving applications to AWS without moving the data?
· What are some of the potential challenges in moving the data to AWS without moving the applications?
· Is it possible to move the applications to AWS without moving the data to AWS? How?