SAP-C02 Practice Question: Accelerate Workload Migration and Modernization
A company is migrating a monolithic application to AWS. The application currently runs on a single on-premises server and uses a MySQL database. The company wants to minimize changes to the application code during migration. Which migration strategy should the company use?
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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 and migrate the database to Amazon RDS.
Rehosting (lift-and-shift) involves moving applications to AWS with minimal changes, which fits the requirement to minimize code changes. Option A is wrong because refactoring requires code changes. Option C is wrong because replatforming involves some optimizations. Option D is wrong because repurchasing replaces the application with a SaaS product.
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 application to use microservices and Amazon RDS.
Why it's wrong here
Refactoring requires significant code changes.
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Rehost the application on Amazon EC2 and migrate the database to Amazon RDS.
Why this is correct
Rehosting minimizes code changes.
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Replatform the application to use AWS Elastic Beanstalk and Amazon Aurora.
Why it's wrong here
Replatforming may require some modifications.
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Repurchase the application by adopting a SaaS solution.
Why it's wrong here
Repurchasing replaces the application entirely.
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