Cloud Transformation & Cloud Migration Services

Cloud transformation is the process of removing data from silos and transforming a business’s operations from a series of on-premise applications managed by an IT department to a cloud-centric solution that drives significant operational improvements. The cloud transformation process includes migrating existing data and apps to the cloud, refactoring applications to take advantage of the cloud environment as they are relocated, and developing new cloud-native applications. When the transformation is complete, the business should be able to innovate faster and have lower operational costs.

Cloud transformation and cloud migration are often mentioned together, creating some confusion between the two terms. While they are related, they are not interchangeable. Cloud migration refers to the process of moving data or an application from a local server to the cloud. Cloud transformation involves modernizing and optimizing an organization’s data management, applications, analytics and security to be cloud-centric and reap the benefits of the cloud including adaptability, innovation and scale.

A cloud-centric operation allows organizations and their development team(s) to focus more on differentiated customer features and less on undifferentiated infrastructure. Well-architected cloud transformation solutions enable data to be aggregated in data lakes and purpose-built data warehouses to facilitate analysis, such as ML and AI, to gain insights that provide competitive advantage.

While cloud transformation is often initially viewed as a cost-saving solution, its value to a business includes all of the following strategic benefits and more:

• Improved Data Access
  Cloud-based systems allow customers and employees to access up-to-date information from any location at any time, which enhances communications and simplifies IT requirements.
• Increased Mobility
  Cloud-based data is easier to move and combine in data lakes and purpose-built data warehouses where you can process that data with big data, ML and AI tools to find business insights that give you a competitive advantage.
• Enhanced Security
  Moving your operations and data to the cloud improves security management. By managing security policies across your organization, there’s no need to worry about different machines that don’t have the latest security patch.
• Employee Productivity
  With the variety of managed services available from cloud providers, the speed and agility of business operations can significantly increase, freeing your team to focus on the features that give you a business advantage.
• Scalability
  Cloud systems can scale near instantaneously, allowing you to scale operations based on demand without facing the delays typical of upgrading on-premise IT infrastructure.
• Reduced Costs
  Cloud services reduce costs by eliminating upfront capital expenditures for infrastructure. Instead, you only pay for what you use. Labor and maintenance demands are also reduced, enabling your staff to focus on differentiated feature development.