Google Cloud

Migration to Google Cloud

We move as much as is worth moving. The rest stays where it is, and it all runs as one environment.

We administer Google Cloud environments every day
We have completed production migrations of virtual environments into the cloud
Clients recommend us for reliability and security

Animation: company workloads split into three routes, most going straight to the cloud, some after rework, and some staying in the server room

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Start with what you actually have

The first step is an inventory: data, applications, network and hardware. Data splits into the structured kind, such as databases, and the unstructured kind, meaning files, images and recordings. The first moves easily, the second needs a decision on what is still needed at all.

For applications we settle three things: which are critical to the running of the company, which can move unchanged and which have to be reworked. Only then can anyone say how long the migration will take and what it will cost.

Animation: four kinds of assets, structured data, unstructured files, applications and the network, flow into a single inventory

Not everything has to leave the server room

There are three models. Public, meaning work inside Google Cloud. Private, meaning your own cloud environment under your control. And hybrid, where some resources stay on site and some move to the cloud.

Hybrid is the most common choice and it is not a half measure. It lets you move resources in stages, starting with those that risk the least, and keeps the size of any single step under control.

Animation: a selector moves through three models, and on the hybrid one resources stand on both sides of the boundary

The move itself and a test migration

Virtual machines move with Migrate to Virtual Machines. Data has several routes: transfer over the network, Google transfer services, or a physical appliance when there is so much data that the link would be the bottleneck.

Before the cutover we run a test migration. We check that the applications work on the new environment and that performance holds, before anyone starts working on it.

Animation: data flows into the cloud while a test migration passes its checks below, and only then does the switch move

Cost and performance once you are live

The cloud bills for what you use, so an environment left unwatched can surprise you with an invoice. After the migration we check what genuinely works and what sits switched on for no reason, and we match the resources to the real load.

On top of that come continuous performance monitoring and updates. Google provides its own tools for watching an environment, and we set them so the signal reaches us before a user notices a problem.

Animation: on the usage chart one resource sits switched on with no work, and once it is turned off both the bar and the monthly bill drop

Outcome

What you get

We administer Google Cloud environments every day

We have completed production migrations of virtual environments into the cloud

Clients recommend us for reliability and security

Server migration to Azure Cloud migration without the risk

Our work

Migrations are our daily work

Full network and server infrastructure migration

A complete move of a company's infrastructure: 38 network and server devices across 4 stages, with zero interruptions to critical services.

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Server room to cloud

On-premise machines to Azure with a restore test and a rollback window.

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How we work

How we start

The first step is a talk and a look at what you already have.

1

Need

We listen to what hurts and what must change.
2

Analysis

We map the infrastructure, risks and dependencies.
3

Plan

A clear scope, sequence and a way back.
4

Delivery

Changes in maintenance windows, without chaos.
5

Operations

Monitoring, response and planned evolution.

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FAQ

Before you ask

Will our data be safe in Google Cloud?

A well configured cloud environment is often safer than a server standing in the office, because backups, access control and encryption are built in. There is one condition: someone has to set it up and keep watching it.

Do we have to move everything at once?

No. Most companies move resources in stages and keep some of them in house. A smaller step means smaller risk, and a hybrid environment works perfectly well.

Can we come back from the cloud to our own servers?

You can, but the longer the environment runs in the cloud and the more has changed in it, the harder and more expensive the return. That is why we agree the scope before the start, not along the way.

Let us start with a conversation

Tell us what is causing trouble. We set the scope, the order of work and the timeline together.