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lift and shift

lift and shift noun: the practice of deploying existing on-premises software to the cloud, with minimal changes to its architecture.

Noun

lift and shift (uncountable)

  1. The practice of deploying existing on-premises software to the cloud, with minimal changes to its architecture.

Questions about lift and shift

What does lift and shift mean?
Lift and shift means the practice of deploying existing on-premises software to the cloud, with minimal changes to its architecture.
What part of speech is lift and shift?
Lift and shift is a noun.

Words near lift and shift in the dictionary

  1. lift
  2. lift a finger
  3. lift a finger against
  4. lift all boats
  5. lift and separate
  6. lift and shift
  7. lift bridge
  8. lift car
  9. lift cars
  10. lift club
  11. lift clubs

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