SAP-C02 Question 563
Select 2A company is planning to migrate its on-premises IT portfolio to AWS. The portfolio consists of hundreds of applications, some of which are mission-critical, while others are legacy systems with minimal usage. The company wants to prioritize modernization of mission-critical applications while minimizing costs for legacy systems. As an AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional, how should you approach the portfolio assessment to align with the company’s goals?
- A
Perform a Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) analysis to compare on-premises vs. AWS costs for each application and prioritize migration accordingly.
- B
Categorize applications into migration strategies such as re-host, re-platform, retire, or re-architect based on their business value and technical complexity.
- C
Focus exclusively on re-architecting legacy systems to modernize them for the cloud, regardless of their current usage.
- D
Use the AWS Well-Architected Framework to analyze mission-critical applications and ensure they meet high availability and performance requirements.
- E
Deprioritize the assessment of mission-critical applications since they are already running reliably on-premises.
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Correct answers: B, D
Explanation
The recommended approach for portfolio assessment involves categorizing applications into migration strategies like re-host, re-platform, retire, or re-architect. This technique aligns with the company’s need to prioritize mission-critical applications and minimize costs for legacy systems. Additionally, using the AWS Well-Architected Framework for mission-critical applications ensures they meet necessary performance and availability requirements in AWS. Together, these approaches enable a structured, goal-aligned migration plan.
- A. Incorrect.
Performing a TCO analysis is a useful step in migration planning but does not directly address prioritization based on business value or technical complexity, which is critical for portfolio assessment.
- B. Correct.
Categorizing applications using the 6 Rs (re-host, re-platform, retire, re-architect, retain, repurchase) is a best practice for portfolio assessment. This approach helps prioritize applications based on their business value and technical complexity, aligning with the company’s goals.
- C. Incorrect.
Focusing exclusively on re-architecting legacy systems is not cost-effective or aligned with the company’s goal of minimizing costs for such systems. Some legacy systems might be better suited for retiring or retaining.
- D. Correct.
Using the AWS Well-Architected Framework to analyze mission-critical applications ensures they meet high availability and performance requirements, which aligns with the company’s goal of modernizing these applications.
- E. Incorrect.
Deprioritizing mission-critical applications contradicts the company’s stated goal of prioritizing their modernization. These applications require careful assessment to ensure they are optimized for AWS.