Cloud readiness & business case
Application and infrastructure discovery, dependency mapping, TCO and a migration decision per workload.
Move from on-premise and legacy platforms to AWS, Azure or Google Cloud with a plan per application, secure it from day one, and modernise your data estate on Snowflake. Then we run it: 24/7 operations, FinOps and continuous security posture management.
Public cloud spending keeps growing at over 20% a year, driven by modernisation and AI. At the same time, the average breach now costs millions, and poorly controlled data movement during migrations is a known exposure. Migration and security have to be designed together.
Cloud rarely arrives on its own — these are the workstreams that usually run beside it.
Delivered end to end or as individual services, under our CMMI Level 3 process framework and ISO 27001 certified information security.
Application and infrastructure discovery, dependency mapping, TCO and a migration decision per workload.
Wave-planned migration of servers, databases and applications to AWS, Azure or Google Cloud, with rollback plans.
Replatform or refactor mainframe-era, .NET, Java and custom applications into containers and managed services.
Landing-zone guardrails, CSPM and CNAPP, identity and access management, key management, network segmentation and zero trust.
Move from Teradata, Oracle, SQL Server, Netezza, Redshift and others using SnowConvert AI, with data validation and BI repointing.
Ingestion, modelling, governance, secure data sharing and AI on Snowflake, with cost controls.
Tagging, rightsizing, reserved capacity, savings plans and anomaly alerts, reported monthly.
Monitoring, patching, backup, incident response, security posture reviews and SLO reporting.
Every phase ends in a documented decision and the evidence behind it — an artefact you own and can take elsewhere.
Inventory, dependencies, data classification and security baseline.
A migration pattern per workload, landing zone design and wave plan.
Landing zone, identity, network, security tooling and pipelines.
Move, test, cut over and decommission, wave by wave.
24/7 operations, FinOps and continuous security posture management.
| Pattern | What it means | Best for | Effort |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retire | Switch off what nobody uses | Redundant and duplicate applications | Lowest |
| Retain | Keep on-premise for now | Low-value or hard-to-move systems | None now |
| Rehost | Lift and shift to cloud VMs | Fast exits from data centres | Low |
| Relocate | Move whole platforms, such as VMware, as they are | Large virtualised estates | Low |
| Replatform | Small changes, e.g. managed databases | Quick wins in cost and operations | Medium |
| Repurchase | Replace with SaaS | Commodity functions such as HR or CRM | Medium |
| Refactor | Re-architect as cloud-native | Core systems that need scale and speed | Highest |
Based on the widely used '7 Rs' migration framework. We decide per workload after discovery.
Every object is validated against the source before a single user is switched over.
Inventory objects, code, pipelines and BI; estimate conversion with SnowConvert AI reports.
Translate SQL and procedural code from Teradata, Oracle, SQL Server and others; fix the exceptions.
Historical and incremental loads, including open formats such as Iceberg tables where needed.
Compare source and target results object by object before any user switches.
Repoint BI and pipelines, run in parallel, then decommission the legacy warehouse.
SnowConvert AI is Snowflake's free migration tool; supported sources include Oracle, SQL Server, Teradata, Redshift, BigQuery, Greenplum, Sybase, Synapse, Netezza, PostgreSQL and Databricks SQL (Snowflake).
Security is designed into the landing zone before the first workload moves, then monitored around the clock.
| Layer | Controls |
|---|---|
| Identity | Single sign-on, MFA, least-privilege roles, privileged access management, access reviews |
| Posture | CSPM and CNAPP scanning against CIS benchmarks, drift alerts, auto-remediation where safe |
| Network | Segmentation, private endpoints, web application firewall, zero-trust access |
| Data | Classification, encryption at rest and in transit, key management, data loss prevention |
| Workloads | Hardened images, vulnerability management, container and secrets scanning |
| Detection & response | Centralised logging, SIEM integration, 24/7 alert triage, incident runbooks |
| Governance | ISO 27001-aligned policies, audit evidence, cost and compliance reporting |
| Engagement model | What you get | Typical duration | Typical commercial model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advisory & roadmap | Assessment, options, business case and roadmap | 4–8 weeks | Fixed price |
| End-to-end implementation | Design, build, migrate, test, train, go live, hypercare | 3–24 months | Fixed price or milestones |
| Migration factory | A dedicated team and tooling that migrates in planned waves | Per wave | Per wave or time and materials |
| Managed services | L1–L3 support, releases, monitoring, optional 24/7 cover | 1–5 years | Monthly fee by service tier |
| Dedicated team / BOT | Pods that run your platform and can move in-house later | 12+ months | Monthly per team |
Durations are typical ranges; commercial terms are agreed per engagement.
| Area | Platforms and tools |
|---|---|
| Cloud | AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud |
| Data | Snowflake, SnowConvert AI, dbt, Airflow, Power BI, Tableau |
| Security | CSPM/CNAPP tools, cloud-native security services, SIEM, key management |
| Automation | Terraform, Kubernetes, Docker, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps |
| Operations | Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, ServiceNow ITOM |
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