A well-defined cloud adoption strategy is essential. But the process of moving data and applications to the cloud is far more than a simple “lift-and-shift.” Safely and securely moving business-critical applications and databases from traditional on-premises or co-located infrastructure to the cloud without affecting ongoing operations requires meticulous groundwork, robust process, and deep technical capability.
Our Cloud Deployment and Migration offering begins by setting your cloud strategy and desired business outcomes as our core definition of success. With these objectives in mind, and in alignment with the Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF), we then conduct a detailed technical assessment of your data, users, application environment, security estate, vendor/licensing environment, and a host of additional operational considerations. Our toolset in this phase can also include Azure Migrate and/or Dr Migrate, both of which support automated asset discovery and assessment.
With these insights in hand, we work with you to develop a modernized end-state hybrid cloud architecture and a migration strategy to get you there with minimal disruption. In many cases, this migration strategy will be conducted in phases, helping to ensure continuity of operations and performance. Throughout the process, BDO leverages resources from Veeam, Commvault, and others to support the protection, backup, and secure movement of data.
