Cloud & Migration

Cloud done deliberately

The pitch for cloud is easy. The reality — figuring out which workloads actually belong there, which provider fits, how to get there without breaking production — takes real planning. We help New York Metro and Puget Sound businesses make that move with their eyes open: assess what you have, decide what moves and how, migrate cleanly, and keep it running once you land.

Assessment and cloud strategy first

Before anything migrates, we look at what you're actually running. That means mapping your workloads, understanding dependencies, and pressure-testing the business case. Not everything belongs in the cloud on day one — or ever. Some workloads run cheaper and more reliably on-premises or in a colocation facility. We tell you which is which, rather than defaulting to "move it all."

Once the picture is clear, we help you choose: AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Microsoft 365, Google Workspace — or a hybrid of several. The right answer depends on what you're running, where your team is, and what your data requires, not on which vendor has the loudest marketing.

Migration without the chaos

Moving servers, apps, and data while the business keeps running is a logistics problem as much as a technical one. We've done this enough times that we have a repeatable approach:

• Lift and shift — move the application as-is when speed matters or the architecture is already sound.
• Replatforming — make targeted changes to take advantage of cloud-native features without a full rewrite.
• Refactoring — restructure the application where cloud-native patterns (auto-scaling, managed databases, serverless) meaningfully improve reliability or reduce cost.
• Replacing — swap out a legacy app for a cloud-native equivalent that does the job better.

We scope the right strategy per workload, not per trend. Data migration gets its own attention: we transfer databases and files with integrity checks at every step, and we don't cut over until testing confirms the new environment behaves like the old one — or better.

Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace migrations

Email migrations deserve their own mention because they're the ones most likely to go wrong and the ones users notice most. Moving from on-premises Exchange, G Suite legacy, or another mail host to Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace involves more than copying mailboxes — DNS changes, calendar and contact sync, mobile device reconfiguration, and team training all have to land together.

We handle the full sequence: license provisioning, mailbox migration, DNS cutover, and post-migration support. Your team arrives Monday to a working inbox, not a support ticket queue.

Managed cloud — AWS and Google Cloud

Once you're in the cloud, it needs to be managed. Unmonitored cloud environments accumulate cost, drift from security baselines, and fail in ways that on-premises hardware would have surfaced sooner. We operate AWS and Google Cloud environments on behalf of clients who want cloud economics without the overhead of a dedicated cloud team:

• Day-to-day operations and health monitoring
• Cost and right-sizing reviews — cloud bills have a way of growing quietly; we track utilization and trim waste
• Security configuration: IAM policies, encryption at rest and in transit, security group hygiene, and access logging
• Patch and update management for OS and runtime layers
• Incident response and escalation

The same engineers who design your environment are the ones watching it. No handoff to a generic support desk.

Security and compliance in the cloud

Moving to the cloud doesn't automatically make data more secure — it shifts the security model. In a shared-responsibility framework, the provider protects the infrastructure; you're responsible for what runs on it. We help you own that responsibility: encryption policies, identity and access management, audit logging, and compliance alignment for regulated industries.

If your business touches healthcare data, financial records, or other regulated information, we factor the relevant requirements into the cloud design from the start — not as an afterthought after the migration is done.

How cloud fits the rest of your infrastructure

Cloud isn't a standalone decision. It connects to your on-premises network, your backup strategy, your hosting, and your disaster recovery posture. We think about those connections as part of the migration plan:

• Colocation and hybrid hosting — if some workloads stay on-premises or in a data center, we design the connectivity between them. See our hosting and data center services.
• Backup and recovery — cloud environments need backup discipline just like physical servers do. See our backup services.
• Network connectivity — cloud performance depends on the network underneath it. See network engineering and administration.