Cloud Migration: Rehost, Refactor, or Replatform? Here’s What Actually Worked

Their stack was hosted on IONOS Cloud, running on basic virtual machines. Everything — from deployments to debugging — was done manually. No pipelines. No observability. A docker-compose up via SSH was their “deployment strategy.”

The Real Driver Behind the Migration

Choosing the Right Approach: Not Refactor, Not Rehost

So we had three options:

From Concept to Cloud in Days, Not Months

Apps Aren’t Always Cloud-Ready — But They Don’t Have to Be

We:

What Changed Post-Migration

The improvements were night and day.

Replatforming Is the Unsung Hero

But here’s the truth from the trenches:

CTOs, Don’t Pay to Learn the Cloud

Final Thought: Move Fast, But Don’t Break the App

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