SAP-C02 Practice Question: Accelerate Workload Migration and Modernization
A company plans to modernize an existing .NET Framework 4.7 application running on Windows Server 2012 R2. The company wants to move to a containerized architecture on AWS with minimal code changes. Which service should the company use to meet these requirements?
⚠ Common exam trap
Many candidates confuse AWS App2Container with AWS Copilot or SAM, assuming any AWS container tool can handle existing .NET Framework applications, but only A2C provides the automated analysis and containerization of legacy Windows applications with minimal code changes.
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Why each option matters
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AWS App2Container (A2C)
AWS App2Container (A2C) is specifically designed to containerize existing .NET Framework applications running on Windows Server with minimal code changes. It analyzes the application, generates Docker images, and produces CloudFormation templates for deployment on Amazon ECS or EKS, directly meeting the requirement to modernize a .NET Framework 4.7 application to a containerized architecture without significant refactoring.
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AWS App2Container (A2C)
Why this is correct
App2Container analyses running .NET Framework applications, containerises them and generates ECS or EKS deployment artefacts with minimal code changes. This directly satisfies the containerised AWS requirement while avoiding the re-architecture that replatforming tools or manual containerisation would demand.
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AWS Serverless Application Model (SAM)
Why it's wrong here
SAM targets serverless Lambda and API Gateway deployments, not containerising an existing .NET Framework application. It is tempting because SAM templates deploy quickly, but the requirement is a container image, which App Runner or ECS with Docker on Windows satisfies.
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AWS Copilot
Why it's wrong here
Copilot deploys containerised applications to ECS and App Runner, but it targets Linux-based images and does not support Windows containers required by .NET Framework 4.7. It is tempting because it simplifies container deployment, yet the Windows base image requirement rules it out.
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AWS Migration Hub
Why it's wrong here
Migration Hub tracks and coordinates migration progress across portfolios; it does not host or containerise workloads. It is tempting because the scenario is a migration, but the requirement is a runtime platform for containers, which ECS or App Runner provides.
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