Cloud as a Story - Vunvulea Radu

For the last decade, the 6 Rs of cloud migration have been used to describe how enterprises should adopt the cloud: Rehost, Replatform, Refactor, Retain, and, sometimes, Retire. The 6 Rs of cloud migration have guided enterprises in adopting the cloud. However, with AI now central to digital transformation, these Rs alone are no longer sufficient. Cloud migration is just the first step; true AI-Native status requires a deeper cloud-native transformation. Customers labelling their migrations as Cloud-Native often have applications that still behave like on-premises systems, resulting in manual operations, static systems, and locked data that hinder AI programs. This is where a new perspective is required to build AI capabilities on top of the 6Rs. Pure cloud-native solutions are difficult for large enterprises. Realistically, we need to identify gaps and what is needed to prepare for AI integration. In the next part of the article, each R will be analysed in terms of AI-Native needs. R...