City auditors ask whether every AWS migration must be a blind lift-…

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City auditors ask whether every AWS migration must be a blind lift-and-shift of every server. How should the Cloud Practitioner respond about migration strategies?

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Migration strategies should fit the workload — including approaches such as rehosting when appropriate and data or database replication patterns — not one slogan for every system — Lift-and-shift is one tool in the toolbox, not the only wrench in the shop. Some systems rehost cleanly; others need data or database replication patterns, refactoring, or a different path. Auditors hear “we pick the strategy that fits,” not “we chant one slogan for every rack.”

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Only lift-and-shift is allowed; any database replication is out of scope for AWS migrations

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Every server must be rewritten as a mobile app before any cutover can begin

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Auditors must forbid all migrations until on-premises hardware is fully depreciated to zero

City auditors ask whether every AWS migration must be a blind lift-and-shift of every server. How should the Cloud Practitioner respond about migration strategies?

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