--- title: Why cloud migration needs a new approach | daily.dev description: Cloud migration tools from hyperscalers, infrastructure as code solutions like Terraform, and governance platforms all fall short in delivering true... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/why-cloud-migration-needs-a-new-approach-8hc45v8fv twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Why cloud migration needs a new approach | daily.dev og:description: Cloud migration tools from hyperscalers, infrastructure as code solutions like Terraform, and governance platforms all fall short in delivering true... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/why-cloud-migration-needs-a-new-approach-8hc45v8fv og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/8hC45V8fV.png og:image:alt: Why cloud migration needs a new approach og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Why cloud migration needs a new approach **[InfoWorld](https://daily.dev/sources/infoworld)** · 6 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Cloud migration tools from hyperscalers, infrastructure as code solutions like Terraform, and governance platforms all fall short in delivering true infrastructure portability. Cloud-native tools create vendor lock-in through proprietary services and pricing commitments. IaC automates broad infrastructure translation but misses critical details in security, networking, and firewall configurations. Governance tools identify problems but don't automate solutions. These gaps leave IT teams with extensive manual work to complete migrations successfully. A new approach called cloud cloning aims to address these shortcomings and enable genuine multicloud flexibility. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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