Cloud Migration

Pathway #1 - the Lift&Shift Superhighway

Pros:

• Easier to get started with automated migration tools.
• Fast migration by moving VM-machine images into a cloud environment.
• DevOps approaches to building out the “cloud landing zone” can help reduce TCO and improve future manageability, even if you lift&shift the applications.

Cons:

• “Garbage in, garbage out” – you are just moving existing problems from on-premise to the Cloud.
• You aren’t taking advantage of more advanced cloud services like PaaS and SaaS to lower costs, improve security and increase availability.
• High TCO because you haven’t optimised your cloud images OR your cloud operations strategy for efficient cloud operations.
• Often you aren’t streamlining your application portfolio to reduce duplication and waste.

Pathway #3 - Go Cloud-Native

Pros:

• A cloud-native rewrite of key applications will almost certainly result in the lowest TCO as you can take advantage of new technologies, like serverless, and new application patterns, like microservices architectures
• Phased approach is possible i.e. decompose an existing monolith over time into cloud-native services
• Provide exciting new features to your customer by integrating new functionality e.g. cloud-vendor AI/ML platforms into your migrated or brand new applications.
• Unlocks new business models and revenue streams e.g. by offering SaaS services.

Cons:

• Any application development project is inherently risky – 8% of Agile and 21% of Waterfall projects fail completely and ~50% are challenged on one of schedule, cost or scope
• Key 3rd party COTS software dependencies might require integration of IaaS services into your cloud native strategy, which can be complex depending on the vendor
• Good cloud-native software development implies adopting related practices, like CI/CD, TDD etc. Not every Dev&Ops team has the right skills and hence expert support (like from the DevOpsGroup) can help.

Backed by industry leaders

DevOpsGroup is a trusted partner of the worlds’s largest cloud vendors – AWS and Microsoft Azure – to provide cloud migration services.

We are an AWS Advanced Consulting Partner, and one of only 8 in the UK who hold the DevOps Competency, and we also hold the AWS Well-Architected competency.

With Microsoft we hold Gold competencies for Cloud, DevOps & Datacentre, as well as Silver for Data Analytics and Application Development. We also are a Deployment Planning Service (DPS)-enabled partner for both Azure and Developer Tools, so for customers who have EA agreements with “DPS days” agreements we can deliver these engagements for you.