Cloud Migration Services Consulting Services

Cloud migration involves transferring applications, data, and workloads from one environment to another, such as shifting from on-premises servers to a cloud platform or switching between providers. This is a structured project with defined milestones and a specific cutover date, rather than a simple purchase that concludes at the point of signing.

Scope of Coverage

• Inventory and Suitability Assessment: Identifying existing assets, understanding interdependencies, and determining which components can be lifted as-is versus those requiring re-architecture for the new environment.
• Workload Transfer: Executing the actual movement of applications and data, including a tested fallback strategy in case the migration encounters issues.
• Strategic Re-architecture: Addressing known technical debt and weaknesses during the migration process, avoiding the cost of carrying legacy problems into the new environment.
• Cutover Execution: Performing the final switch, implementing fallback procedures, and verifying the stability of the new environment before decommissioning the legacy system.

Common Pitfalls

• Perpetuating Existing Issues: Moving a slow, costly, or fragile system to the cloud does not resolve its inherent performance or cost problems; it only changes the location of the issue.
• Undocumented Dependencies: Failures often arise from hidden links to local paths or legacy database versions, surfacing days after the initial migration rather than during the switch.
• Dual-Environment Costs: Maintaining parallel environments during the transition incurs significant expenses, and an indefinite transition period becomes a continuous financial burden.

Preliminary Decisions Required

• Scope and Sequencing: Defining the order in which workloads will migrate, identifying which can wait, and establishing clear exit criteria for each phase.
• Cost Modeling: Analyzing the projected monthly costs of the new environment, including egress fees and idle capacity, rather than focusing solely on initial launch figures.
• Rollback Strategy: Defining what state is preserved, the duration of retention, and the specific triggers for reverting to the legacy environment.

How NobleConsul Can Assist

As part of our consulting services, NobleConsul can support the suitability assessment of your current environment, assist in sequencing the workload migration, and help design the cutover and rollback plans.