Cloud-native applications are designed to protect against any system failures or overload. Those workloads managed by legacy systems can be migrated to cloud-native applications provided the cost is justified by tangible benefits such as uptime and availability. Migrating existing applications require significant efforts that depend upon:

• The overall application, system architecture, and structure
• The dependency of the application on technologies used in the underlying infrastructure
• Additional services integration required by the application’s use case
• Non-functional requirements or situational context of the application such as performance, availability, security, interoperability and legal regulations
• The best process for migration depends on the level of cloud-readiness or cloud-maturity of any given application. Migration options include:
• Partial deconstruction and restructuring of the application
• Complete redevelopment of the application to a cloud-native approach