Why Migrating to AEM as a Cloud Service Beats Starting from Scratch

For organizations still running Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) on premises, the decision to modernize your digital experience platform is no longer a question of if, but how. As digital expectations accelerate and MarTech stacks evolve, staying on legacy infrastructure can limit your ability to innovate, scale, and compete. While replatforming to a new CMS may seem tempting, migrating to Adobe’s cloud-native AEM as a Cloud Service (AEMaaCS) offers a smarter, future-proof path forward.

Cloud Isn’t Just a Cost, It’s a Multiplier

At first glance, cloud migration may appear to be a significant investment. But when you factor in the total cost of ownership of on-prem infrastructure—hardware, maintenance, upgrades, security, and downtime—the economics shift. AEMaaCS eliminates the need for costly version upgrades and reduces operational overhead through auto-scaling, automated updates, and built-in security.

Replatforming to a new CMS may seem like a fresh start, but it ...