Escaping Cloud Lock-In: Building a real DORA exit strategy ☁️
If a regulator asks how you would move off your current cloud provider tomorrow, "we would figure it out" is no longer an acceptable answer. Most modern cloud deployments are deeply tied to provider-specific services, creating invisible dependencies that make true portability feel out of reach. Multi-cloud runtime approaches are expensive and complex, requiring duplicated infrastructure and operational teams. What you actually need is standardized portability. Here is how you can tackle it: Define your entire application environment using a single configuration file. Keep your infrastructure definition provider-agnostic, versioned, and auditable right inside your Git repository. Recreate the environment on another infrastructure provider without redesigning the deployment model or rewriting code. By decoupling your application from specific cloud consoles, you eliminate infrastructure re-architecture and give compliance teams a concrete blueprint. Check out our full technical write-up to see how to build an actionable exit strategy: Portable cloud architecture for DORA compliance | Upsun Discover how financial institutions can meet DORA exit strategy requirements by avoiding vendor lock-in with a portable cloud architecture. upsun.com