Modernize Legacy Systems Without a Full Rewrite
Replatforming, or “Lift, Tinker, and Shift,” is the process of migrating applications to the cloud with selective updates—typically around infrastructure, runtime, or manageable services—without altering the application’s core architecture or capabilities.
This approach helps businesses gain cloud efficiencies quickly, without the time and cost of full refactoring.
Key Benefits
At the core of Last Cluster is a high-performance, secure, and resilient infrastructure powered by:
Less Ops. More Product.
Managed PaaS and containers eliminate OS patching, VM maintenance, and manual scaling — for good.
Performance That Scales With Demand.
Autoscaling, managed databases, and distributed caching deliver consistent performance — regardless of what traffic does.
Ship Faster. Break Less.
Standardised CI/CD, containerised environments, and infrastructure-as-code cut release complexity and deployment risk.
Our Re-Platforming Process
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Assessment & Planning
Evaluate application architecture, service dependencies, and data flows. Identify re-platforming candidates, define target cloud services, and establish a phased migration sequencing plan.
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Design Cloud Environment
Architect the target containerised or PaaS-native environment, including networking topology, storage classes, identity and access policies, and CI/CD pipeline configuration.
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Migration & Modernization Execution
Containerise applications using Docker and Kubernetes, migrate databases to managed services, refactor configuration management, and integrate cloud-native observability tooling.
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Testing & Optimization
Conduct load testing, performance profiling, integration testing, and security validation. Iterate on resource sizing, caching strategy, and autoscaling configuration before production cutover.
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Deployment & Handover
Execute production cutover using zero-downtime deployment strategies. Deliver full documentation, operational runbooks, and structured knowledge transfer sessions for your operations team.
Tools & Technologies
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Containers: Docker, ECS, Kubernetes, AKS
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CI/CD: GitLab CI/CD, Azure DevOps, CodePipeline
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DB Migration: AWS DMS, Azure DMS
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Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, CloudFormation
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Observability: CloudWatch, ELK, Prometheus, Datadog
Who Is It For?
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Considering a move to the cloud for the first time
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Scaling rapidly and need flexible infrastructure
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Facing legacy infrastructure limitations
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Pursuing digital transformation initiatives
Why Choose Last Cluster?
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Containerisation and managed service adoption designed to reduce infrastructure management overhead by 60% or more — with a phased approach that keeps your business running throughout
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CI/CD pipeline integration and DevOps toolchain setup included in every engagement — full knowledge transfer to your team, not a handoff to documentation they'll never read
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Every architectural decision is driven by your application requirements and your team's capabilities — not by our preferred technology stack or commercial partnerships
Ready to Modernize with Confidence?
We help you upgrade your application stack with minimal risk and maximum impact — no major re-architecture required.