Cloud Migration & Infrastructure Consultancy
Not Every System Belongs in the Cloud — Let Us Decide Which Do
Cloud is not automatically cheaper or better. A poorly planned migration can push the monthly bill far above expectation; equally, leaving a critical system running on a single physical server is a serious risk.
We provide infrastructure consultancy that decides where each system should run based on business requirements and cost. The answer is often not all-cloud but a hybrid architecture where critical data stays in-house.
Key Capabilities
Current Infrastructure Inventory
Servers, virtualisation, storage and network topology are documented, with each system's resource usage and dependencies identified.
Migration Strategy & Sequencing
Which applications move, which stay in place and which need rewriting is assessed, with migration order planned by risk.
Cost Modelling & Optimisation
Cloud cost modelled on real resource consumption, with reserved capacity, scaling rules and cleanup of idle resources bringing the bill down.
Resilience & Disaster Recovery
Acceptable data loss and downtime targets are set, and backup, replication and failback scenarios built and tested.
Hybrid Architecture & Connectivity
Secure connectivity designed between field devices, production systems and cloud, isolating data that regulation requires to stay on site.
Security & Access Management
Identity management, least privilege and network segmentation applied, with configuration reviewed alongside our cyber security team.
Where It Is Used
- Migration from physical servers to cloud
- Consolidating multi-branch and central systems
- Hybrid architecture for production systems
- SaaS product hosting and scaling
- Disaster recovery site setup
- Cloud bill reduction engagements
- Data centre relocation projects
- Backup strategy review
How We Work
Inventory & Dependency Analysis
Systems, applications and their interdependencies are documented and resource usage measured.
Target Architecture & Cost Model
A target architecture is designed and alternative scenarios compared on cost and risk.
Pilot Migration & Validation
A low-risk system moves first, validating performance, cost and rollback procedure under real conditions.
Phased Migration & Handover
Remaining systems migrate in the planned order, and operating procedures and monitoring are handed to your team.
No Migration Without a Way Back
At every migration step a route back to the previous environment is kept ready and tested in advance. A plan first attempted on cutover night is not a plan.