Lift and Shift is the cheapest and easiest cloud migration method. Organizations should consider the different application components and how they interact with each other to determine the best approach.
Cloud-based deployments have significantly changed the security paradigm and the foremost consideration for cloud migration involves a security framework that spans the entire cloud infrastructure.
Recent events like the SolarWinds breach are stark reminders that to safely migrate operations to the cloud, organizations need to have a thorough plan ahead of time that is centrally focused on governance and security.