Cloud migration

Cloud Migration Services

Servers, files, email and line-of-business applications moved to the cloud in planned waves — with permissions intact, a tested rollback, and no weekend where nobody can work.

What does a cloud migration involve?

A cloud migration moves workloads — email, files, servers, databases and applications — from on-premises hardware or another provider into cloud services such as Microsoft 365 and Azure. Done properly it starts with an inventory of what exists and what depends on what, then moves work in waves with data validated and permissions preserved, a rehearsed cutover, and a rollback path for every wave.

Wave by wave

Move the workloads, not the risk.

Everything is inventoried and dependency-mapped first, then moved in waves: pre-seeded, synchronized, validated against the source and only then cut over — with a rollback point behind every wave and the old environment decommissioned once it is proven.

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01

Assessment before anything moves

Most failed migrations were decided before the first byte copied. An application that authenticates against a domain controller, a report that reads a UNC path, a scanner that writes to a share, an integration hard-coded to an internal IP — these are what break at 8am on Monday.

We inventory servers, applications, data volumes, identity dependencies, integrations and bandwidth, then produce a wave plan that says exactly what moves, in what order, and what has to be fixed or replaced first.

  • Server, application and data inventory with owners
  • Identity and authentication dependency mapping
  • Data volume and bandwidth sizing for realistic cutover windows
  • Licensing and cost model before commitment, not after
  • Decision per workload: rehost, replace, refactor or retire
02

What we migrate

  • Email and mailboxes to Exchange Online, including hybrid and tenant-to-tenant moves
  • File servers to SharePoint and OneDrive with permissions preserved
  • Active Directory to Entra ID, or hybrid identity where on-premises must stay
  • Windows Server and virtual machines to Azure
  • SQL databases and ERP environments, including Business Central moves
  • Endpoints into Intune management as part of the same wave
  • Backups and disaster recovery repointed to the new environment
03

Migration in waves, not one big weekend

We move a pilot group first — real users, real data, real edge cases — and fix what surfaces before the rest of the company is affected. Each following wave is grouped by team or system so support is concentrated where the change is happening.

Pre-seeding, delta syncs and staged DNS changes mean the final cutover is short and reversible. Every wave has a documented rollback point, and we do not close a wave until the data has been validated against the source.

04

Hybrid is a legitimate destination

Cloud is not automatically cheaper, and on-premises is not automatically outdated. A latency-sensitive ERP database, a plant that must keep producing during an internet outage, or a machine controller that only speaks to a local server are real reasons to keep infrastructure local.

We recommend the architecture the business actually needs — full cloud where it wins, hybrid where it wins — and we say which costs go up as well as which go down.

05

After the migration

Migrations create debt if nobody closes them out. We decommission what is no longer used so you stop paying for it, remove stale accounts and permissions, right-size licensing, verify that backup and recovery cover the new environment, and hand over documentation that matches reality.

Employees also get short, practical guidance for what changed — where files live now, how sign-in works, what to do the first morning after cutover.

Common questions

Straight answers, no sales theater.

How long does a cloud migration take?

A small email-and-files migration is typically two to four weeks including assessment and cutover. Server, database and ERP moves, or environments with legacy application dependencies, generally run one to three months across planned waves.

Will employees lose access to files or email during the migration?

No. Data is pre-seeded and synchronized before cutover, and the final switch is scheduled outside working hours per wave. Users typically see a short sign-in change rather than downtime.

Is cloud cheaper than on-premises?

Sometimes. Cloud removes hardware refresh cycles and reduces failure risk, but adds recurring licensing and egress considerations. We model the real cost of both before recommending a direction.

Can you migrate from another provider or another Microsoft 365 tenant?

Yes. Tenant-to-tenant moves after an acquisition or split, and migrations away from Google Workspace or a hosted provider, are common projects for us.

What happens to our old servers?

They are kept read-only through a defined validation window, then decommissioned, wiped and removed from support and licensing so they stop generating cost and risk.

Schedule an IT assessment.

We review your network, security posture, cloud tenant and recovery plan, then hand you a plain-language report of what we found and what it means for the business.