Cloud migration starts with a clear plan
Understand the platform options, prepare your requirements and assess the transition before committing to a move.
Azure, AWS and Google Cloud. Explained.
Choose a guide to understand the services, migration process and planning requirements.
Microsoft Azure
Plan a Microsoft cloud environment around your applications, users and operational requirements.
Suited to: Teams considering Microsoft cloud services.
What we can assess
- Applications and virtual servers
- Identity, access and Microsoft connections
- Data, backup and cost planning
Planning outcome: An Azure assessment covering workload fit, dependencies and migration priorities.
Amazon Web Services
Build a practical AWS migration plan for applications, servers, databases and business data.
Suited to: Businesses assessing AWS for applications and infrastructure.
What we can assess
- Application and server hosting
- Storage, databases and recovery needs
- Access controls and ongoing cost review
Planning outcome: An AWS migration outline with an agreed transition and validation approach.
Google Cloud
Assess a Google Cloud environment for applications, business data and analytics workloads.
Suited to: Teams evaluating cloud applications, data and analytics.
What we can assess
- Application hosting and workload fit
- Data storage and analytics requirements
- Identity, recovery and cost controls
Planning outcome: A Google Cloud assessment connecting your workloads to the intended business use.
Inventory. Dependencies. Continuity.
A useful migration plan identifies the business services behind the servers. Agree what moves, what needs to keep working and how the result will be validated.
Understand what your project needs.
Explore the work involved in migration, protection and ongoing operation.
Cloud security and access
Define identity, permissions, configuration and operational responsibilities.
Suited to: IT owners reviewing cloud access and configuration.
What we can assess
- User identities and permissions
- Configuration and monitoring requirements
- Incident ownership and review routines
Planning outcome: A prioritised security review scope with named responsibilities.
Backup and disaster recovery
Plan recovery around the information and applications your business needs.
Suited to: Teams defining how operations recover after disruption.
What we can assess
- Critical systems and recovery priorities
- Backup coverage and retention needs
- Restore testing and recovery ownership
Planning outcome: A recovery plan with agreed test scenarios and recovery objectives.
Server and application migration
Move workloads with their dependencies and business validation in view.
Suited to: Businesses moving existing servers and applications.
What we can assess
- Inventory and dependency assessment
- Compatibility and transition sequencing
- Business validation and rollback planning
Planning outcome: A staged migration plan with go-live acceptance checks.
Database and data migration
Assess compatibility, data quality and validation before transferring records.
Suited to: Teams moving databases or consolidating business information.
What we can assess
- Source and target compatibility
- Data mapping, quality and reconciliation
- Cutover, access and recovery planning
Planning outcome: A data transition approach with reconciliation and acceptance criteria.
Email and collaboration migration
Plan mailbox transitions, domain changes and user readiness together.
Suited to: Organisations changing email or collaboration platforms.
What we can assess
- Mailboxes, shared resources and domains
- Identity and transition dependencies
- User communication and post-move checks
Planning outcome: A migration checklist covering technical changes and user readiness.
Cloud cost and governance
Make costs, resource ownership and operational decisions easier to review.
Suited to: Cloud owners seeking clearer spending and accountability.
What we can assess
- Resource inventory and ownership
- Budgets, usage and cost allocation
- Review routines and change responsibilities
Planning outcome: A governance brief that makes costs and operational ownership visible.
Let us understand your business requirement.
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