AWS Migration
Program-based AWS migration: discovery and dependency mapping, honest TCO modelling, pilot workload validation, then wave-based cutover with rollback ready. Lift, replatform, or refactor per workload — decided by evidence, not a template.
Overview
Moving workloads to AWS is not a technical project — it is an operating-model change that touches dependencies, security, cost governance, and team routines. Migrations fail when they treat it as a lift-and-shift without addressing these layers. We run it as a structured program: discover the estate, pilot the pattern, migrate in sequenced waves, and operate the landed environment.
Clevertek scopes every engagement to your environment — capacity, sites, compliance and support model — so you get a tailored plan rather than a fixed SKU. Pricing is quote-only, and our solutions architects will work through your requirements before any proposal.
Our approach
We run cloud migration as a program with a defined finish line, not an open-ended transformation. The process starts with a thorough discovery phase that maps every workload, its dependencies, its performance profile, and its actual running cost. We build an honest total-cost-of-ownership model that finance can challenge and sign. A low-risk pilot workload validates the migration pattern, then we migrate in sequenced waves with rollback plans for each wave. Every workload gets an individual assessment: stable applications are lifted with minimal change; applications that need modernisation get refactored only where the business case justifies it. Post-migration, we operate the landed estate with monitoring, FinOps discipline, and incident response — because the move is only half the job.
Why work with us
Program-based, not project-based
Migration runs as a managed program with a sequenced plan, wave gates, and a defined finish line — not an open-ended transformation that drifts in scope and cost.
Honest TCO, not a vendor fantasy
Our cost model includes egress, support, operational overhead, and rightsizing — not just compute-on-demand comparisons. You get a number finance can trust.
Per-workload migration decisions
Each workload is assessed individually for rehost, replatform, or refactor. We never lift everything blindly or refactor everything wastefully.
Day-two operations included
Migration does not end at cutover. We provide monitoring, FinOps, and incident response for the landed estate so reliability and cost discipline start immediately.
Pilot-first de-risking
The first migration is always a low-risk pilot that proves the pattern, validates the tooling, and builds team confidence before the main wave sequence begins.
India-specific cost and compliance reality
We design for Indian data residency, Rupee billing where available, and local compliance requirements — not a US-centric migration template.
Key benefits
What this solution delivers for your business.
Eliminated data centre costs
Move off owned hardware and colocation contracts, converting capital expenditure to predictable operating expenditure with no surprise hardware refresh cycles.
Reduced operational overhead
Managed services eliminate patching, hardware troubleshooting, and capacity planning for the migrated workloads — your team focuses on building, not babysitting.
Improved application performance
Right-sized resources on modern AWS infrastructure often outperform the same workload on aged on-premises hardware, at a lower total cost.
Faster release cycles post-migration
CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, and managed services enable deployment cycles measured in hours instead of weeks.
Business continuity as a built-in feature
Multi-AZ deployment, automated backups, and tested disaster recovery come with the architecture rather than being expensive add-ons.
Clear cost visibility and accountability
Tagging, budgets, and cost allocation from day one mean every workload has an owner and every dollar is traceable to a business unit.
What's included
Part of this managed service.
Discovery and assessment
Comprehensive inventory of workloads, dependencies, performance baselines, and actual running costs — the foundation of a realistic migration plan.
- Agent-based and agentless discovery
- Dependency and data-flow mapping
- Performance and utilisation baselines
- Rightsizing recommendations
Total cost of ownership modelling
Honest TCO that includes compute, storage, data transfer, support, licensing, and operational overhead — not a selective comparison that favours the move.
- Three-year TCO projection
- Egress and licensing costs included
- Reserved-instance modelling
- Finance-ready business case
Wave planning and execution
Workloads grouped by dependency and criticality, migrated in sequenced waves with rollback plans and defined go/no-go gates.
- Dependency-grouped wave plans
- Sequenced cutover calendar
- Rollback plans per wave
- Go/no-go gates with evidence
Post-migration operations
Monitoring, FinOps, incident response, and ongoing optimisation for the landed estate — because migration success is measured months after cutover, not at cutover.
- 24x7 monitoring and alerting
- Monthly FinOps review
- Incident response with SLAs
- Continuous optimisation programme
Where it helps
Real-world scenarios where this solution delivers measurable outcomes.
Exit a data centre lease
Move workloads off owned hardware onto AWS with a sequenced plan and TCO case that finance can sign, executed so nothing falls over on cutover day.
Get off end-of-life hardware
Use the forced refresh cycle as the moment to modernise the painful parts instead of re-buying the same problems with new hardware.
Post-acquisition IT consolidation
Migrate acquired-company workloads onto your AWS environment, standardising operations and eliminating duplicate infrastructure within a defined timeframe.
Questions buyers actually ask
How do we avoid the runaway cloud bill everyone warns about?
FinOps starts before the first workload lands: tagging, budgets, and a monthly review. Most cloud waste is ungoverned spend, which is a discipline problem, not a cloud problem.
What about downtime during cutover?
We pilot first and cut over in waves with runbooks and a rollback path. The goal is that users notice the improvement, not the move.
Do we re-architect everything or just lift?
Per workload. A stable app gets lifted; a bleeding one gets refactored. We make the call with evidence and tell you the trade-off in money.
Can you use AWS Migration Acceleration Program?
Yes where it fits your procurement. It can offset cost and de-risk the sequence. We use the parts that help and skip the parts that are theatre.
How long does a full migration take?
It depends on estate size and complexity. A typical mid-size migration runs 6-18 months in sequenced waves, with the first workloads live within 8-12 weeks of starting.
Ready to scope a solution?
Talk to a Clevertek solutions architect about your requirements — no obligation.