Best practices for assessing applications to be retired during a migration to the AWS Cloud - Best practices for assessing applications to be retired during a migration to the AWS Cloud

Best practices for assessing applications to be retired during a migration to the AWS Cloud

Damien Renner, Migrations Specialist, AWS Prescriptive Guidance

September 2020 (last update: May 2022)

Choosing to retire applications during a migration to the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Cloud can be a complex decision. By following this guide’s best practices you can implement a smoother and more efficient retirement process for your applications.

This guide is for technology or application owners who have analyzed their estate and identified applications that can be retired or decommissioned.