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Who is ReHost?
ReHost is a provider of rehosting services that move existing applications and workloads from on-premises infrastructure to cloud or hybrid environments with minimal changes to application code.
- Lift-and-shift application migration to public and hybrid cloud platforms
- Cloud migration assessment and dependency mapping
- Workload rehosting and post-migration operational support
- Hybrid cloud infrastructure management and operations
- Cloud governance, cost visibility, and continuity planning
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More About ReHost
ReHost positions its offerings within enterprise modernization programs, where organizations seek to relocate workloads from aging data centers without the time and risk associated with redesigning applications. Rehosting, often called lift-and-shift, is one of several migration strategies alongside replatforming, refactoring, and retirement. Enterprises typically use it when schedules are constrained, when application code is stable, or when a data center lease or hardware refresh creates a deadline.
Engagements in this area generally begin with discovery and assessment. Teams inventory servers, storage, network dependencies, and licensing constraints, then group workloads into migration waves. The technical work typically relies on virtual machine replication, image conversion, network extension or re-addressing, and cutover tooling. Target environments commonly include infrastructure-as-a-service platforms from major public cloud providers, as well as private or hybrid cloud environments built on server virtualization.
Architecturally, rehosted workloads often run on virtual machines that mirror the original operating system and middleware stack. Infrastructure-as-code templates, configuration management, and policy-as-code controls help standardize the target landing zone. Identity federation, encryption, and network segmentation are commonly addressed during the move so that security posture does not degrade. Observability and backup are re-established in the new environment as part of cutover.
The business significance of rehosting lies in speed, predictability, and reduced disruption. It can shorten data center exit timelines and lower near-term migration risk, while creating a foundation for later optimization. Organizations may therefore treat rehosting as a first phase, followed by incremental modernization of selected applications. Cost outcomes depend heavily on right-sizing and governance, since lifted workloads can carry over inefficient provisioning unless monitored.
Compared with broader cloud consulting or application development services, rehosting is a narrower, more mechanical category with clearer scope and measurable cutover milestones. Within the directory's current solution areas, ReHost is associated with cloud migration, hybrid infrastructure operations, and managed IT services, which address the operational lifecycle of workloads before and after they move.
Our description of ReHost. Updated October 2026.
