Cloud migration
Copy your on-premise setup into the cloud unchanged and you usually get the same architecture with a bigger bill. A migration is a design exercise, so we treat it like one: each workload gets the right strategy - rehosted where that makes sense, re-architected where it pays off - and the move happens in phases you prove one at a time.
Service details
At a glance
- A migration strategy chosen per workload
- Phased cutovers, each with a tested way back
- Data validated before and after every move
- Costs modelled up front, guardrails left after
The lift-and-shift trap
Migrations go wrong when they are treated as a removal job. The point of the cloud is not that your servers live somewhere else; it is elasticity, managed services and paying for what you use - and a straight copy captures none of that. We design the migration around what each workload needs, which is also how the promised savings become real ones.
Phase by phase, with the lights on
The estate moves in phases, each proven in production before the next begins, so a problem in one workload never threatens the whole. Data is validated before and after every cutover - we do not proceed until it reconciles - and each phase keeps a tested rollback, so the business runs throughout. No cutover weekends with everyone praying.
- Each phase proven before the next starts
- Data checked and reconciled at every cutover
- A tested rollback path at each step
- The business keeps running throughout
A bill that stays sane
Cost is modelled before anything moves, so you know the destination bill rather than hoping about it. And because cloud spend creeps, we leave guardrails behind - visibility, budgets, alerts - so the number you signed off is the number you keep seeing.
Frequently asked questions
- Will migrating actually save us money?
- Only if the migration is designed to - this is exactly where lift-and-shift disappoints. We model the costs first and re-architect where it pays, so you see the expected bill before committing.
- Can we migrate without downtime?
- The move is phased with rollback points, and the business keeps running throughout. Some workloads can move with near-zero downtime; we are specific about each one up front.
- How do you protect our data during the move?
- Every phase includes validation before and after cutover, and we do not proceed until the data reconciles. If anything looks wrong, we roll back and investigate rather than press on.
- How do we stop the cloud bill spiralling later?
- We leave FinOps guardrails in place - cost visibility, rightsizing, alerts - so spend stays attributable and creep gets caught early. There is a dedicated service if you want to go deeper.
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