Managed IT
Cloud migration planned around the parts that go wrong
Migrations rarely fail on the data. They fail on the one application nobody mentioned and the permissions structure that was never documented.
Context
What makes migrations go badly
The failure is almost never the file copy. It is the line-of-business application that only runs against a local server, the shared mailbox nobody owns, the folder permissions built up over a decade, or the scanner that writes to a path that will not exist on Monday.
Which means the assessment is the project. Two weeks of finding out what is actually running, who uses it, and what depends on what, then a cutover plan that stages the risky parts separately and has a route back.
We also size the destination honestly. Cloud is not automatically cheaper, and a lift-and-shift of oversized servers into a monthly bill is how businesses end up paying more for the same thing. Sometimes the right answer is a hybrid, and we would rather say that during assessment than after invoicing you.
Scope
How a migration runs
- Assessment: inventory, dependencies, licensing, and a real cost comparison
- A staged plan with rollback points, not one long weekend
- Identity and permissions rebuilt properly rather than copied forward
- Data migration with verification, run against a pilot group first
- User communication and a support window through the transition
- Ongoing management afterwards, or a documented handover
FAQ
Questions people ask
Will cloud be cheaper than our server?
Sometimes, and not automatically. Lifting an oversized on-premise server into a monthly bill usually costs more. The assessment produces a real comparison including licensing, and if staying put or going hybrid is the better answer for you, that is what the report will say.
How much downtime should we expect?
A staged migration is designed so most users notice a single change window, usually a weekend, for their own workload rather than one cutover for the whole company. The specific answer depends on your applications and comes out of the assessment.
What about the old application that only runs locally?
That application decides the shape of the project, which is why finding it is the first job. Options are usually a vendor-hosted version, a hosted virtual machine, or leaving it in place in a hybrid arrangement. All three are legitimate; pretending it does not exist is not.
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Next step
Find out what this would look like for you
A 20-minute call. We ask what breaks, what it costs you, and who handles it now. If we are not the right fit we will say so.