Cloud Repatriation: How To Do It Successfully
ComputerWeekly, Wednesday, September 4th, 2024
The keys to reverse migration success include workload selection, how to prepare your on-premise infrastructure and future-proofing the decision to come back in-house
Cloud repatriation - sometimes called 'reverse migration' - is something any organisation that uses cloud storage should consider.
It's the process of moving workloads and data back from public cloud infrastructure to on-premise hardware. This could be to a business-owned datacentre, colocation or other shared facilities.
Organisations might choose to repatriate because of application performance, data security, regulations or, more often, cost. Firms will have their own cost-benefit analysis around when to stay with the cloud, or when to move back on-premise, but they also need a plan to make sure any repatriation project is a success.