Topic
Containers
5 articles on containers.
- Guides
How to migrate a monolith to the cloud (without rewriting it)
Rehost the monolith first, fix state and config so it survives the move, and decompose later with the strangler fig if the pain justifies it. Not a rewrite.
- Glossary
Containers & Docker
A container packages an app with everything it needs to run anywhere; Docker made it standard. What that means and why it matters for cloud migration.
- Glossary
Kubernetes
Kubernetes is the standard system for running containers across many machines. What it does, the managed versions, and whether your migration needs it.
- Playbooks
Lift-and-Shift vs Replatform vs Refactor: The Real Tradeoffs
The three ways to move an app to the cloud, compared on cost, risk, and time-to-value, plus a decision framework and worked numbers for each path.
- Guides
Should you containerize before migrating? Usually not first
Usually not first. A per-app decision framework for when Docker and Kubernetes pay off, what containerizing really costs, and why migrate-then-containerize wins.