What are the common setbacks with AWS migration and how to handle them?

[Henry]

The thing is that migrating workloads to Amazon Web Services is supposed to be smooth and easy, but it seems that many site owners experience certain challenges that might be due to inconsistent price models, legacy systems and many more.

One of the challenges that I think comes with AWS migration is underestimating the cost of such migration. To handle this challenge, it is very important to make use of the AWS pricing calculator which gives an insight into what the total cost of migration could be.

What are the other drawbacks of AWS migration and what ways do you think they could be handled?

 

[Martha]

I think one major setback would be unexpected costs. Apart from cost, you might also have to deal with overcomplicated architecture, downtime during migration, and team skill gaps. However, I believe, these issues can be handled by starting small, estimating your costs carefully before migration. You can also try staging environments, and learn AWS basics instead of rushing everything at once.