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Migrate to the Cloud with Confidence
At QBurst, we focus on identifying business and IT drivers, assessing the existing setup, and defining a cloud migration roadmap that will also accommodate future business needs. We follow an iterative approach to migration that ensures minimum disruption to your operations. The first step in our cloud migration service will be a detailed consultation with you to strategize and plan the migration.
Cloud Migration Consulting and Strategy
As your cloud migration service provider, we help you answer pertinent questions and effect a successful transition to the cloud. Our cloud consultants will work with you to identify:
- What to migratePrioritize the applications, processes, and infrastructure to be migrated.
- How to migrateFormulate a migration strategy that aligns with needs and addresses potential risks.
- Where to migrateChoose a reliable platform—private, public, or hybrid—as appropriate for the business.
Cloud Migration Strategies
We focus on identifying business and IT drivers, assessing the existing setup, and defining a cloud roadmap that will also accommodate future business needs. A planned iterative approach ensures minimum disruption to your business operations.
Stages in Cloud Migration
Discovery
Decision
Transition
Cloud
Inventory of existing infrastructure
Assess dependencies and risks
Prioritize Applications
Choose a cloud deployment model and provider
Private vs Public vs Hybrid
Single vs Multi-cloud
Determine the migration path
Rehost (Lift and shift using migration tools)
Refactor (Lift, tinker, and migrate using containers)
Replace (Set up SaaS version)
Rebuild (Redesign and build from scratch)
Retain (Take no action)
Migrate as small workloads
Test and deploy
Monitor log and performance
Assimilate learnings and apply to next migration
Operate the cloud environment with continuous monitoring (24/7 support).
Make periodic enhancements to take advantage of new functionalities introduced by the cloud provider.
Stages in Cloud Migration
Discovery
Inventory of existing infrastructure
Assess dependencies and risks
Prioritize Applications
Decision
Choose a cloud deployment model and provider
Private vs Public vs Hybrid
Single vs Multi-cloud
Determine the migration path
Rehost (Lift and shift using migration tools)
Refactor (Lift, tinker, and migrate using containers)
Replace (Set up SaaS version)
Rebuild (Redesign and build from scratch)
Retain (Take no action)
Transition
Migrate as small workloads
Test and deploy
Monitor log and performance
Assimilate learnings and apply to next migration
Cloud
Operate the cloud environment with continuous monitoring (24/7 support).
Make periodic enhancements to take advantage of new functionalities introduced by the cloud provider.
Executing the Migration
During cloud migration, applications need to be ported and tested in a streamlined manner. We set up beta environments and fine-tune applications using test data. Once the new cloud environment is ready, production data is moved to the cloud.
Production switchover can be done either all at once or in phases. We can move the entire application to the cloud and verify it works there while consumers continue to access the on-premises database. With one-way synchronization to the cloud-based database, we just need to switch the traffic from on-premises stack to the cloud stack when it is ready.
A phased approach is when we move consumers of the data in batches with bi-directional syncing between on-premise and cloud databases. Cloud and on-premises environments operate in parallel, allowing data, applications, and users to move in phases without disrupting normal operations. Post migration of each phase, we test, verify, and move the next batch. Once all the customers are moved to the cloud-based application, we remove the on-premises version.
Post migration and verification, we start the monitor-optimize cycle. We move the application to its steady state where our managed services practice can run and maintain it. Our runbooks will make sure everyone has the information necessary to keep your apps running and supported through the rest of their lifecycle. Learnings from the initial migration are used to improve and tweak the migration plan of the next set of applications or services.
Cloud Migration Steps Adopted by QBurst Team
Cloud Readiness Assessment
- Prepare an inventory of the existing infrastructure
- Assess the dependencies and risks involved
- Identify the most suited cloud service provider
- Suggest suitable cloud tools to replace/improve the existing environment
- Plan and prepare final architecture diagram with DR and fault-tolerance options
- Estimate the time and cost involved
Beta Environment Setup
- Set up a beta environment of the existing environment
- Test/fine-tune application using test data and test database
- Test scalability after loading production equivalent test data
Migration Strategy
- Plan phased migration of the application and database
- Estimate the required migration time and notify downtime if necessary
Migration
- Build a new automated/non-automated production environment
- Move production data and set up storage, DR, and fault tolerance
- Update DNS records and other configurations
Continuous Monitoring
- Set up monitoring tools
- Keep watching logs, performance, response time, and load
Cloud Migration Steps Adopted by QBurst Team
Cloud Readiness Assessment
Prepare an inventory of the existing infrastructure
Assess the dependencies and risks involved
Identify the most suited cloud service provider
Suggest suitable cloud tools to replace/improve the existing environment
Plan and prepare final architecture diagram with DR and fault-tolerance options
Estimate the time and cost involved
Beta Environment Setup
Set up a beta environment of the existing environment
Test/fine-tune application using test data and test database
Test scalability after loading production equivalent test data
Migration Strategy
Plan phased migration of the application and database
Estimate the required migration time and notify downtime if necessary
Migration
Build a new automated/non-automated production environment
Move production data and set up storage, DR, and fault tolerance
Update DNS records and other configurations
Continuous Monitoring
Set up monitoring tools
Keep watching logs, performance, response time, and load