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Migrations without surprises.

Lift-and-shift, re-architect, multi-cloud or out-of-cloud — migrations executed in phases with parallel running, cost projection and a real cutover plan. Not a hopeful weekend.

§ 01The problem

The problem we solve

Cloud migrations done badly produce three artifacts: a higher bill, the same architecture in a different vendor's lobby, and an exhausted team. Done well, they unlock years of engineering velocity. The difference is preparation, phasing, parallel running and brutal honesty about cost.

§ 02Capabilities

What we do

  • 01Migration strategy: lift-and-shift, replatform, re-architect, hybrid
  • 02Cost modelling for source and target environments
  • 03Network and identity migration
  • 04Database migration with replication and back-fill
  • 05Application migration in phases with feature flags
  • 06Storage migration including data lifecycle
  • 07Multi-cloud and exit migration (off-cloud)
  • 08DR strategy in the new environment
  • 09Cutover and rollback runbook
  • 10Post-migration cost optimization
§ 03Deliverables

What you receive

  • Migration plan with phases, risk and rollback for each
  • Cost model showing realistic before/after
  • Cutover runbook executed under our supervision
  • Post-migration optimization to capture FinOps savings
§ 04Stack

Migration tools

Terraform · Pulumi
AWS DMS · GCP DMS · Azure DMS
Debezium · Striim
Velero · Restic
Cloudflare · global load balancers
Spot · Cast.ai for cost optimization
§ 05Ideal for

Ideal for

  • On-prem workloads moving to cloud
  • AWS → GCP, GCP → AWS, multi-cloud strategies
  • Companies leaving the cloud for cost reasons
  • M&A scenarios requiring environment consolidation
§ 06Process

How an engagement runs

  1. 01

    Assess

    Source environment inventory, target architecture, cost model. Written plan with realistic timeline.

  2. 02

    Build target

    Target environment built as infrastructure-as-code, ready for parallel running.

  3. 03

    Migrate in phases

    Workloads migrated in priority order, with replication and verification at each step.

  4. 04

    Cutover

    Final cutover with rollback ready. Post-migration optimization to capture savings.

§ 07Engagement

How to engage

01

Migration Strategy

3 — 6 weeks

Assessment, target architecture, cost model and migration plan.

02

Full Migration

3 — 12 months

Strategy plus execution end-to-end, including cutover and optimization.

§ 08Common questions

Frequently asked.

01Will the migration cost us more on day one?

Often yes — there's a transition tax. Done well, the bill drops below the original within 6 — 12 months through right-sizing and reservation. We model this honestly up front.

02Do you do off-cloud migrations?

Yes. Several recent engagements have been moving cost-heavy workloads off the hyperscalers to Hetzner, OVH or own-hardware setups. Honest assessment — it's right for some companies and wrong for others.

Have a problem worth solving well?

Tell us the outcome you want. We'll tell you what it takes — honestly, within a week, in writing.

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