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    PracticeAWS Solutions Architect Professional (SAP-C02)AWS Solutions Architect Professional SAP-C02 Practice Exam 5Question 38
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    Domain 4.1: Select Workloads for MigrationMigrationStrategy7 Rs

    AWS SAP-C02 · Question 38 · Domain 4.1: Select Workloads for Migration

    A company is migrating its on-premises data center to AWS. They have a large portfolio of applications. The CIO wants to use the '7 Rs' migration strategy. They have identified a legacy mainframe application that is too expensive to rewrite, but the hardware lease expires in 3 months. They also have a commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) HR application that requires heavy maintenance. Which migration strategies should be applied to these specific applications? (Select TWO)

    Answer options:

    A.

    Use the Rehost (Lift and Shift) strategy for the mainframe application using a mainframe emulator on EC2.

    B.

    Use the Repurchase (Drop and Shop) strategy for the HR application by migrating to a SaaS HR provider.

    C.

    Use the Refactor strategy for the mainframe application to rewrite it into microservices within 3 months.

    D.

    Use the Relocate strategy for the HR application by moving it to VMware Cloud on AWS.

    E.

    Use the Retain strategy for the mainframe application until a modern replacement can be built.

    F.

    Use the Replatform strategy for the HR application by moving its database to Amazon RDS.

    How to approach this question

    Apply the 7 Rs to the specific constraints: tight deadline (Rehost) and high maintenance burden (Repurchase).

    Full Answer

    Use the Rehost (Lift and Shift) strategy for the mainframe application using a mainframe emulator on EC2., Use the Repurchase (Drop and Shop) strategy for the HR application by migrating to a SaaS HR provider.
    The 7 Rs of migration are Rehost, Replatform, Refactor, Repurchase, Retire, Retain, and Relocate. For the mainframe with an expiring lease and no budget to rewrite, Rehosting (using an emulator on EC2) is the only viable fast path. For the high-maintenance COTS HR application, Repurchasing (moving to a SaaS solution like Workday) completely offloads the maintenance burden.

    Common mistakes

    Thinking a mainframe can be refactored in 3 months.
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