• Pratik Jain
• Sivakumar Ponnusamy

As businesses increasingly migrate to cloud computing, understanding the nuances between cloud-native, cloud-enabled, and cloud-agnostic approaches becomes essential for strategic decision-making. This paper provides a comprehensive analysis of these three paradigms, highlighting their development approaches, architectural differences, and business implications. Cloud-native applications, designed specifically for cloud environments, offer agility, scalability, and resilience but come with potential vendor lock-in risks. Cloud-enabled applications, adapted from traditional systems, provide a cost-effective and rapid migration path but may not fully exploit cloud benefits. Cloud-agnostic applications ensure platform independence and flexibility, mitigating vendor lock-in but often at the cost of added complexity and potential inefficiencies. Through a comparative analysis, this paper examines the benefits, drawbacks, and suitable use cases for each approach, offering strategic insights for businesses looking to optimize their cloud investments. The findings underscore the importance of aligning cloud strategies with business objectives, considering factors such as existing infrastructure, budget, and long-term goals. This analysis serves as a guide for business analysts and decision-makers to navigate the evolving cloud landscape and make informed choices that drive innovation and competitive advantage.

Cloud computing, Cloud-native, Cloud-enabled, Cloud-agnostic, Microservices architecture, Lift-and-shift, Vendor lock-in, Cloud migration

"A Comparative Analysis of Cloud-Native, Cloud-Enabled, and Cloud-Agnostic Digital Transformation ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 6, page no.a463-a469, June-2024, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2406057.pdf

"A Comparative Analysis of Cloud-Native, Cloud-Enabled, and Cloud-Agnostic Digital Transformation ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 6, page no. ppa463-a469, June-2024, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2406057.pdf