Overview
Accelerate your journey to the cloud with our proven migration framework. We help organizations of all sizes migrate their workloads to AWS with confidence.
Our Migration Approach
1. Assessment & Planning
We begin with a comprehensive evaluation of your current infrastructure:
- Discovery: Inventory all applications, databases, and dependencies
- Cost Analysis: Compare TCO of on-premises vs. cloud
- Risk Assessment: Identify potential challenges and mitigation strategies
- Roadmap Creation: Develop a phased migration plan tailored to your business
2. Migration Strategy
We recommend the optimal strategy based on your needs:
- Rehosting (Lift & Shift): Fastest path to cloud with minimal code changes
- Replatforming: Light optimization for cloud environment
- Refactoring: Rebuilding applications as cloud-native
- Retiring: Decommission legacy applications
3. Execution
Our team handles the entire migration process:
- Data transfer using AWS Transfer Acceleration
- Application migration with minimal downtime
- Validation and testing at each stage
- Cutover planning and execution
4. Optimization
Post-migration, we ensure optimal performance:
- Right-sizing resources for cost efficiency
- Implementing auto-scaling for flexibility
- Setting up monitoring and alerting
- Training your team on cloud operations
Migration Services
Database Migration
- AWS DMS: Database Migration Service for minimal downtime
- Schema Conversion: Convert Oracle, SQL Server to open-source
- Data Validation: Ensure data integrity post-migration
- Cutover Strategy: Plan and execute with confidence
Application Migration
- Server Migration: VM import/export for EC2
- Containerization: Modernize applications with Docker/ECS
- Serverless: Refactor for Lambda when appropriate
- Hybrid Connectivity: AWS Direct Connect for hybrid scenarios
Data Transfer
- AWS Snowball: Petabyte-scale data transfer
- DataSync: Automated data transfer for NFS/SMB
- Transfer Acceleration: Faster transfers over long distances
Migration Timeline
| Phase | Duration | Deliverables |
|---|---|---|
| Assessment | 2-4 weeks | Migration strategy, cost estimate |
| Planning | 2-3 weeks | Detailed migration plan, timeline |
| Pilot | 2-4 weeks | Proof of concept, lessons learned |
| Migration | 4-12 weeks | Workload migration based on complexity |
| Optimization | 2-4 weeks | Performance tuning, cost optimization |
Why CloudVantage
As an AWS Partner, we assess your workloads, plan the migration in waves, and handle the cutover with minimal disruption to your business. We keep the plan honest about what each phase takes, so you know the timeline and trade-offs up front rather than halfway through.