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There are a lot of questions that need to be answered when migrating to the AWS Cloud. Who will be handling the migration to AWS? What migration approach is right for you? Will you fully embrace cloud architecture? Check out our answers below.
Understanding the Forklift Methodology
Using the forklift migration method might be tempting because it requires low effort and minimal planning. Forklift works exactly as the name implies, you pick up your existing environment and drop it into AWS. In this approach, elasticity and scalability of the cloud may not fully be utilized. This option runs AWS like a virtual colocation environment.
We recommend that you take the time to fully plan out your migration to AWS and ensure that you are taking full advantage of its capabilities. For starters, you need to fully understand the AWS platform which is constantly being enhanced with new services. Then you optimize for AWS which requires more effort and planning but allows you to fully utilize resources at all times. The auto-scaling service (both scaling out and back in), means you will not pay for computing resources that you don’t need. In addition to the efficiency achieved with auto-scaling, AWS can be built to be highly available using Elastic Load Balancing (ELB) and other services. In order to avoid potential issues with your applications, you need to build in redundancy and security to various layers of your AWS environment.
Connectria and AWS
The forklift migration method to AWS might seem like the only option for some people due to a lack of internal resources or experience. Finding the right people to successfully handle an AWS migration can prove challenging. Connectria offers AWS consulting along with AWS managed services to help people in this exact situation. Connectria’s team of AWS experts knows how to architect for elasticity, security, and high availability. Approaching your AWS migration with a team of experts to guide you may seem like an extra investment of resources, but once deployed you will realize the financial and operational benefits of an optimized AWS environment.
For more information on managed AWS services contact Connectria today!