Modernizing Legacy Data Architectures with Cloud Solutions: Approaches and Benefits

This paper explores the modernization of legacy data architectures through cloud solutions, focusing on various approaches and their associated benefits.It examines the challenges organizations face with outdated data systems and presents cloud-based strategies such as rehosting, refactoring, replatforming, replacing, and hybrid/multi-cloud approaches.By highlighting the advantages of scalability, cost-effectiveness, performance improvement, and enhanced data management, this study aims to provide insights into how cloud solutions can transform legacy systems and support digital transformation.The paper also addresses potential challenges and considerations in the modernization process, offering practical recommendations for organizations seeking to leverage cloud technologies for improved data architecture.