lift and shift

noun

The practice of deploying existing on-premises software to the cloud, with minimal changes to its architecture.

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Meanings

nounlift and shift (uncountable)
  1. uncountablecomputingThe practice of deploying existing on-premises software to the cloud, with minimal changes to its architecture.
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