{"id":25145,"date":"2026-05-19T12:00:40","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T12:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.orangemantra.com\/blog\/?p=25145"},"modified":"2026-05-19T12:30:30","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T12:30:30","slug":"legacy-to-cloud-migration-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.orangemantra.com\/blog\/legacy-to-cloud-migration-guide","title":{"rendered":"Complete Guide for Legacy to Cloud Migration (AWS, Azure, GCP, & More)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Technology is the major enabler of the business in the post-internet age.<\/span>\u00a0Enterprise<\/span>s<\/span>\u00a0today\u00a0<\/span>are<\/span>\u00a0using proprietary,\u00a0<\/span>custom<\/span>\u00a0web solutions<\/span><\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>store<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>portals, applications,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>mobile apps, and\u00a0<\/span>various other\u00a0<\/span>software\u00a0<\/span>tools.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

However, as time goes by,\u00a0these\u00a0softwares\u00a0becomes legacy.\u00a0That\u2019s\u00a0why most\u00a0legacy\u00a0to cloud\u00a0migration\u00a0is\u00a0a no-brainer\u00a0for most companies.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

For instance,\u00a0<\/span>Microsoft officially\u00a0stopped supporting Windows 10<\/span><\/a>\u00a0after\u00a014th\u00a0October\u00a02025.\u00a0Not just\u00a0Windows,\u00a0<\/span>Microsoft Visual Studio 2013<\/span><\/a>\u00a0for development,\u00a0<\/span>Oracle Database 12c<\/span><\/a>\u00a0for enterprise data\u00a0management\u00a0system,\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>Dynamics CRM 2013<\/span><\/a>\u00a0for customer relationship management\u00a0are some of the many software products\u00a0that are no longer supported.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

So, what\u00a0is\u00a0a\u00a0legacy\u00a0application?<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

As the name suggests, it is\u00a0a\u00a0piece\u00a0of software\u00a0that is no longer\u00a0maintained\u00a0and actively supported.\u00a0Despite the software being outdated, it\u00a0remains\u00a0in active use due to critical\u00a0dependency and reliance on the platform or language.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Moreover, it\u00a0isn\u2019t\u00a0just software that can be legacy; frameworks and development languages can be legacy as well. To give you an example,\u00a0DB2, C, and COBOL developers are some of the highest sought after and paid\u00a0devs.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Legacy systems were once the backbone of your business. Today, they are often the biggest barrier to growth.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

If your software is:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n