CLOUD SERVICE

Move to the cloud without moving the problems with you

Planned, wave-based migration with a cost model agreed before the first workload moves — and a rollback path behind every cutover.

CAPABILITIES

What a migration actually involves

The technical move is the easy part. The planning, sequencing, and cost control are where migrations succeed or fail.

Discovery and dependency mapping

Every workload, integration, scheduled job, and forgotten server catalogued, so nothing is discovered mid-cutover.

The right R per workload

Rehost, replatform, refactor, replace, or retire decided workload by workload against cost and risk, not applied uniformly.

Database migration

Replication, dual-write windows, and verified backfills so cutover downtime is measured in minutes rather than weekends.

Landing zone and cost model

Accounts, networking, identity, and guardrails built as code, with a projected monthly bill signed off before the move.

Security and compliance carry-over

Identity, network segmentation, encryption, and audit evidence mapped to cloud equivalents your auditors will accept.

Cutover and rollback rehearsal

Every wave rehearsed in a dry run with a timed, tested rollback before the production window opens.

HOW WE ENGAGE

A migration run in waves, not one weekend

Four phases that turn a migration from a high-stakes event into a repeatable routine.

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Assessment and business case

Inventory, dependency graph, and a modelled cost comparison. You get a go or no-go recommendation with the numbers behind it.

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Landing zone build

Accounts, networking, identity, logging, and cost guardrails provisioned as infrastructure code before any workload arrives.

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Wave migration

Low-risk workloads first to prove the runbook, then progressively more critical ones, each with a rehearsed cutover.

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Optimise and decommission

Right-sizing, reserved capacity, and old infrastructure switched off — the step that turns a migration into a saving.

TECHNOLOGY

The migration stack we work with

Cloud-native services plus the automation that keeps the destination reproducible.

AWS Azure Google Cloud Terraform Pulumi Kubernetes EKS AKS GKE Docker AWS DMS Azure Migrate CloudEndure Ansible Datadog Prometheus Grafana FinOps tooling
USE CASES

Migrations we take on

Different starting points, the same discipline about sequencing and rollback.

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Data centre exit

A lease ending or hardware refresh due, with a fixed deadline and no appetite for buying another rack of servers.

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Rescuing a stalled lift-and-shift

Workloads already on cloud virtual machines, costing more than on-premise and delivering none of the elasticity.

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Cloud-to-cloud moves

Consolidating after an acquisition, or relocating for pricing, compliance, or data residency reasons.

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Scaling past the current ceiling

Growth or seasonal load that fixed capacity cannot absorb without permanent over-provisioning.

BUSINESS IMPACT

What a disciplined migration delivers

Cloud value comes from what you change during the move, not from the move itself.

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Cost you can predict

A modelled bill agreed before cutover, with tagging and budget alerts so surprises show up in days rather than quarters.

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Elasticity that is real

Workloads that scale with demand instead of being sized for a peak that happens twice a year.

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Recovery you have tested

Backup and disaster recovery become configuration rather than a documented hope, with restore times actually measured.

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Faster environments

A new environment provisioned in minutes from code, which changes how quickly your teams can test and release.

WHY ZIKOSOFT

Why teams choose us for cloud migration

Migration is a risk-management exercise that happens to involve infrastructure.

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Numbers before commitment

The assessment produces a real cost model. If the business case does not hold up, we say so before you spend the budget.

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Rollback is never theoretical

Every cutover has a rehearsed, timed rollback. We do not open a production window without one.

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Cloud-agnostic advice

We hold no reseller margin on any provider, so the recommendation follows your workloads and your team's skills.

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We finish the decommission

Old infrastructure switched off and optimisation done. Migrations that skip this step never deliver the saving they promised.

FAQ

Questions before a migration starts

Cost, downtime, and what happens to the team running the current estate.

Will the cloud actually be cheaper?
Not automatically. A lift-and-shift with no right-sizing usually costs more. The saving comes from sizing to real usage, using managed services, and turning things off. We model all three before recommending the move.
How much downtime should we expect?
Most workloads move with minutes of downtime using replication and a short switchover. A small number of stateful systems need a longer window, and we identify those in the assessment.
AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud?
Driven by your workloads, existing licensing, compliance requirements, and what your team already knows. Existing Microsoft licensing frequently tips the answer towards Azure on economics alone.
Can we migrate in stages?
Yes, and we recommend it. Hybrid operation across waves is normal, which is why the network and identity design comes first.
What happens to our infrastructure team?
They come with us. We pair through the waves so the people who ran the estate can run the cloud platform when we leave.

Planning a move to the cloud?

Book an assessment and we will map your workloads, model the cost, and give you an honest recommendation.

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