Cloudreach Data Center Migration Services High Velocity Migration to Leverage Full Benefits of the Cloud
The Cloud is Inevitable Cloudreach believe it is not about if, but when enterprises move their IT and digital environments to the cloud. The majority of traditional IT vendors and systems integrators treat the shift to public cloud platforms as an iteration of the old. This is not only wrong but could also prove dangerous. Using old thinking around security, process, procurement, operations, application development and deployment means your organisation will not make the most of what public cloud platforms can offer. We believe public cloud platforms present a clear transformational shift in IT and change everything. For everyone. This means the planning, migration, integration, transition to and operation of cloud platforms must be approached in a brand new way, with new tools and a fresh set of skills. This is achieved through embracing not only technologies such as Amazon Web Services, but also by adopting the culture and processes through the introduction of methods such as DevOps, continuous integration and continuous delivery. These new concepts, together with cloud platforms, will enable you to develop and release new products and services significantly faster, with lower risk, at a lower cost and more frequently than ever before. The advent of cloud computing is a massive business opportunity for organisations across all industries. This is your moment to break the mould and set your organisation off on a new path. Be bold - you ll never regret it.
Map your path to the Cloud Every journey to the cloud should start with defining the big picture. The cloud brings multiple advantages to your organization, including: Disposable infrastructure High availability Strong performance across geographical areas Pay-as-you go model There are many different routes to the cloud, for example: Utilizing development and testing environments Developing new cloud applications Augmenting your current failover or storage capacities Any journey to the cloud involves a fresh approach, fresh tools, and new, cloud-ready tools, but Cloudreach has both the expertise and the experience to enable you to make the transition in a smooth and controlled manner. Reducing or removing your Data Center footprint to the Cloud is a significant business opportunity, it bringing cost savings and allowing you to focus on your business. Furthermore, Cloud technology brings enhanced agility and flexibility to your organization as a whole.
Cloud Data Center Migration Journey Cloudreach has built up a unique combination of methodology, assets and partners. 1. Application discovery & analysis Understand the current estate and all parts interaction with each other (server information, application information, resource usage, network traffic flow, etc.). 2. Migration strategy 3. Tools selection For each of the applications, select a strategy from the 6 Rs (Rehost, Replatform, Refactor, Repurchase, Retire, Retain). Identify the tools to be used for the migration with the following requirements in mind: reduce / prevent downtime, automate tasks, provide monitoring capabilities, raise alerts. 4. High level planning Plan for the upcoming migration taking into consideration business priorities, IT constraints, dependencies, ambitious but achievable targets. 5. Migration factory Design, build, test and deploy applications in the cloud in several iterations to lower risk, increase velocity and introduce incremental change.
How Cloudreach helped Delaware North needed a detailed migration strategy to minimize disruption to company operations, and worked closely with Cloudreach on the project execution. The most dramatic physical change was the elimination of 205 servers; everything running on that hardware was migrated to AWS. Six months into the cloud migration, benefits included: cost-effective security compliance, enhanced disaster recovery, and faster deployment times for new services. Time Inc. UK wanted to be more agile and cost effective in the way it was hosting and deploying its websites. Cloudreach helped Time Inc. move workload to AWS with guidance and best practices from both technical and project delivery perspectives: - Project and Change Management across all relevant stakeholders. - AWS Engineering expertise to define technical best practices, AWS expertise and access to all of Cloudreach s pool of talent. Cloudreach was instrumental in helping us continue to run a 24/7 global business while migrating our entire enterprise infrastructure I m extremely pleased with our Cloudreach engagement. Not only have they worked seamlessly within our existing team, they have added valuable AWS specific knowledge and experience that has driven the success of this project" Scott Mercer Head Service-Oriented Architecture Team at DNC. Giles Bentley Development & Ops Director, Time Inc.
About Cloudreach For more information Cloudreach is a global cloud enabler and operational services provider. Born in the cloud in 2009, we have unrivalled and extensive experience with AWS, with more than 200 certifications in cloud technologies. With a global resourcing model we currently have offices in London, Amsterdam, Edinburgh, Munich, New York, Paris, Vancouver, Chicago, Atlanta and Bern. Ready to engage in cloud migration or just curious about our capabilities? Please contact sales.team@cloudreach.com www.cloudreach.com As an active and experienced AWS Premier Consulting Partner, we don t just deliver strategy, planning, implementation and business transformation, but invest heavily in operational services and operations capabilities to sustain performance and service quality for our customers. We are one of only two Next-Gen AWS Managed Service Partners globally.