SAP-C02 Practice Question: Accelerate Workload Migration and Modernization
A company is migrating a legacy application that uses SOAP web services to AWS. The application currently runs on a single on-premises server. The company wants to minimize changes and reduce operational overhead. Which approach should the company take?
⚠ Common exam trap
A common mix-up: candidates assume modernizing to serverless or containers is always better, but the question explicitly requires minimizing changes, making rehosting the correct choice despite its perceived lack of modernization.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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Rehost the application on Amazon EC2 using AWS Application Migration Service (MGN).
Rehosting the application on Amazon EC2 using AWS Application Migration Service (MGN) minimizes changes by lifting and shifting the entire on-premises server, including the SOAP web services, to AWS with minimal modification. This approach reduces operational overhead by automating server replication and cutover, avoiding the need to refactor or containerize the application, which aligns with the requirement to minimize changes.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Refactor the SOAP web services to RESTful APIs and deploy on Amazon API Gateway and AWS Lambda.
Why it's wrong here
Requires significant refactoring.
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Containerize the application and deploy it on Amazon ECS using Fargate.
Why it's wrong here
Containerization requires changes and adds complexity.
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Rehost the application on Amazon EC2 using AWS Application Migration Service (MGN).
Why this is correct
MGN automates lift-and-shift with minimal downtime.
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Use AWS Database Migration Service (DMS) to migrate the database and redeploy the application manually.
Why it's wrong here
Does not address the application migration and has higher operational overhead.
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