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4Accelerate Workload Migration and Modernization

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  • 4.1Choosing a Migration Strategy (The 7 Rs)

    Understand migration approaches—the 7 Rs (rehost/replatform/refactor/repurchase/retire/retain/relocate) and assessment via Migration Hub/Application Discovery Service. Pick the best path per workload.

  • 4.2Tools to Execute Migrations

    Understand migration tools—Application Migration Service (MGN), DMS/SCT (DB migration), DataSync (online bulk transfer), the Snow Family (offline bulk), and Transfer Family. Choose by data type and connectivity.

  • 4.3Modernizing on the Cloud

    Understand post-migration modernization—containers (ECS/EKS/Fargate), serverless, decomposing into microservices, and incremental migration via the strangler fig pattern. Improve agility, scale, and cost-efficiency.