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Cloud Migration & Landing Zones
Migration of your workloads to the cloud - from strategy through landing zones to successful migration with minimal downtime.
✓ What We Offer
✓ Cloud Migration Strategy & Assessment
✓ Landing Zone Design & Implementation
✓ Application Assessment & Modernization
✓ Migration Factory Setup
✓ Zero-Downtime Migration Patterns
✓ Post-Migration Optimization
✓ Hybrid Cloud Architecture
✓ Disaster Recovery Planning
The Path to the Cloud
Cloud migration is not an end in itself - but a strategic step toward more agility, scalability and often lower costs. We accompany you from strategy to successful operations.
Migration Assessment
Before we migrate, we understand your starting point:
Discovery
- Application Portfolio - What’s running where today?
- Dependencies - Which systems are interconnected?
- Business Criticality - What’s mission-critical?
- Compliance Requirements - Which regulations apply?
7R Migration Strategy
For each workload, we define the optimal strategy:
- Retire - No longer needed -> shut down
- Retain - Keep on-premise for now
- Rehost (Lift & Shift) - 1:1 to the cloud
- Replatform - Small adjustments for cloud benefits
- Repurchase - SaaS instead of own operations
- Refactor - Modernization to cloud-native
- Relocate - VMware Cloud, Azure Stack
Business Case
- TCO analysis (on-premise vs. cloud)
- ROI calculation
- Risk assessment
Landing Zone Design
A Landing Zone is your secure, scalable cloud foundation:
Governance & Compliance
- Azure CAF (Cloud Adoption Framework)
- AWS Well-Architected Framework
- Multi-Account/Subscription Strategy
- Policy & Guardrails
Network Architecture
- Hub-and-Spoke Topology
- Hybrid Connectivity (VPN, ExpressRoute, Direct Connect)
- Network Segmentation
- DNS & Traffic Management
Security Baseline
- Identity & Access Management
- Encryption (Data at Rest & in Transit)
- Security Monitoring & Logging
- Backup & Disaster Recovery
Observability
- Centralized Logging (Log Analytics, CloudWatch)
- Monitoring & Alerting
- Cost Management Dashboards
Migration Execution
Pilot Migration
We start small:
- 1-2 non-critical workloads as proof of concept
- Gather learnings
- Refine runbooks
Wave Planning
Structured migration in waves:
- Wave 1 - Quick wins, few dependencies
- Wave 2 - Standard applications
- Wave 3 - Critical systems
- Wave 4 - Complex legacy apps
Migration Factory
Industrialized process:
- Standardized Runbooks
- Automated Tooling (Azure Migrate, AWS MGN)
- Testing & Validation per workload
- Rollback Plans
Zero-Downtime Patterns
Where possible, we migrate without downtime:
- Blue-Green Deployment - Parallel operation, then switchover
- Database Replication - Continuous sync, cutover in seconds
- DNS Switching - Traffic redirection without downtime
Post-Migration Optimization
After migration, we continue:
- Right-Sizing - Optimize resources
- Reserved Instances - Reduce costs
- Modernization - Step by step to cloud-native
- FinOps - Continuous cost optimization
Multi-Cloud & Hybrid Cloud
Not everything needs to go to one cloud:
- Best-of-Breed - Use each cloud for its strengths
- Vendor Independence - No lock-in
- Hybrid Scenarios - On-premise + cloud
Typical Timelines
| Size | Assessment | Landing Zone | Migration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (10-20 VMs) | 2 weeks | 4 weeks | 6 weeks |
| Medium (50-100 VMs) | 4 weeks | 6 weeks | 12 weeks |
| Large (200+ VMs) | 6 weeks | 8 weeks | 6+ months |
Why alfatier?
- Multi-Cloud Expertise - Azure, AWS, GCP
- Pragmatic - No over-engineering
- Hands-On - We migrate, not just PowerPoint
- FinOps DNA - Cost optimization from the start