Not long ago, the “lift and shift” approach to cloud migration sounded like the easiest path forward. Take your applications as they are, lift them out of the data center, drop them into the cloud and call it a day. But organizations that rushed into lift and shift without a good roadmap often ended up disappointed. Instead of unlocking agility, innovation and cost savings, they discovered new headaches: ballooning bills, performance issues and systems that were no easier to manage than before.