CLOUD MIGRATION • AWS • AZURE • HYBRID

Cloud Migration Services for AWS, Azure & Hybrid Environments

Move applications, data and infrastructure with a clear plan—not guesswork. ParthTech Media supports cloud readiness assessment, architecture, migration waves, security controls, testing, cutover planning and post-migration optimisation for approved AWS, Microsoft Azure and hybrid-cloud scopes.

01Workload-first planning
02Security-by-design
03AWS & Azure pathways
04Tested cutover
05Documentation & handover

What are cloud migration services?

Cloud migration services help an organisation assess, plan, move, validate and optimise applications, data, infrastructure or complete workloads from on-premise systems or another cloud into a target cloud environment.

A complete engagement can include discovery, dependency mapping, target architecture, migration strategy, platform configuration, data transfer, application remediation, security controls, testing, cutover, rollback planning, documentation and post-migration support.

IMPORTANTCloud migration is not automatically a lift-and-shift project.

Each workload may need a different strategy depending on business value, technical condition, dependencies, security, compliance, performance, cost and modernisation goals.

Plan the move around your business—
not only your servers.

A useful migration protects customer experience, team productivity, data integrity and operational control while creating an environment that can be managed after go-live.

01

Improve scalability

Prepare customer-facing applications and digital platforms for changing demand with right-sized compute, storage and delivery architecture.

02

Modernise legacy workloads

Evaluate where managed services, containers, updated databases, APIs or application changes provide genuine value.

03

Strengthen resilience

Design backup, recovery, availability and observability requirements around approved recovery objectives and business impact.

04

Create cost visibility

Model current and target costs, document assumptions and establish tagging, budgets, monitoring and ownership before optimisation.

05

Support faster delivery

Where appropriate, introduce infrastructure as code, CI/CD and repeatable environments to reduce manual deployment risk.

These are potential outcomes, not automatic results. Actual performance, cost, resilience and delivery speed depend on architecture, implementation quality, workload behaviour and operating practices.

Different workloads need
different migration logic.

We map the application, data, dependencies and operational constraints before choosing a destination or migration method.

APP

Web applications

Customer portals, business applications, APIs, CMS and backend services.

Runtime · sessions · storage · DNS · observability
ECOM

Ecommerce platforms

Storefront, catalogue, checkout, integrations, media and order workflows.

Payments · caching · data integrity · rollback
SAAS

SaaS products

Multi-tier applications, databases, queues, jobs, storage and deployment pipelines.

Availability · secrets · telemetry · releases
VM

Servers & infrastructure

Virtual machines, storage, networking, load balancers and supporting services.

Rightsizing · licences · backups · patching
DATA

Databases & data

Relational databases, file stores, object data and selected analytics workloads.

Replication · encryption · reconciliation · retention
HYB

Hybrid / cloud-to-cloud

Approved moves between providers, regions, accounts or retained on-premise systems.

Identity · egress · feature mapping · sovereignty

From readiness assessment
to operational handover.

Each workstream is scoped around an explicit purpose, deliverable and boundary—not a generic “seamless migration” promise.

01

Cloud readiness assessment

Inventory workloads, dependencies, business drivers, technical constraints, security requirements and migration suitability.

02

Migration strategy & roadmap

Define target platforms, workload disposition, priorities, migration waves, decision gates, risks and high-level effort.

03

AWS cloud migration

Plan and implement approved application, server, database and data migrations using suitable AWS architecture and native services.

04

Azure cloud migration

Assess and move approved workloads into a governed Azure foundation with identity, networking, security and operational requirements.

05

Application migration

Rehost, relocate, replatform or refactor selected applications after compatibility, dependency and business-value assessment.

06

Data & database migration

Plan transfer, replication, schema changes where required, validation, cutover and rollback for approved data stores.

07

Infrastructure & server migration

Move selected virtual machines and infrastructure components with rightsizing, networking, backup and monitoring considerations.

08

Cloud-to-cloud migration

Plan approved provider, account, subscription, tenant or region moves with service mapping and data-transfer analysis.

09

Hybrid-cloud planning

Define how cloud and retained environments connect, authenticate, exchange data and share operational responsibilities.

10

Application modernisation

Evaluate containers, managed services, APIs, CI/CD and architecture changes where they improve the approved business case.

11

Testing & cutover

Prepare rehearsals, acceptance criteria, data validation, cutover sequence, communications, rollback triggers and ownership.

12

Managed stabilisation

Optional monitoring, backup, patching, cost review and operational support after cutover under an explicitly agreed scope.

Do not choose the migration method before you understand the workload.

A useful assessment maps dependencies, constraints, risks, target options and a realistic first migration wave.

Choose the migration strategy
workload by workload.

Not every application belongs in the same migration wave, and not every application should migrate at all.

StrategyWhat it meansWhen it may fitTrade-off
RehostMove with minimal application change.Speed matters and the workload is compatible.Fast, but can carry legacy cost and architecture.
RelocateMove a compatible environment with limited change.The source and target support relocation patterns.Eligibility and platform constraints require confirmation.
ReplatformMake targeted changes for a better managed runtime or database.Moderate improvement is useful without a rewrite.More testing and change than rehosting.
RefactorRedesign or rewrite parts for cloud-native capabilities.Long-term agility or scale justifies deeper investment.Highest change and testing complexity.
RepurchaseReplace the system with SaaS or another product.A suitable product meets the requirement better.Data, process and user change remain.
RetainKeep the workload in its current environment for now.Risk, timing, licence or business constraints block migration.Dependencies and future decision dates must be managed.
RetireDecommission a redundant or low-value workload.The application is unused, duplicated or no longer needed.Data retention and dependencies need formal approval.

AWS cloud migration services

For approved AWS migrations, ParthTech Media can support discovery, readiness assessment, target architecture, account and landing-zone planning, network and identity requirements, migration-wave design, workload implementation, validation, cutover and optimisation.

PLATFORM PRINCIPLE

Tool selection depends on workload type, source environment, data volume, downtime tolerance and approved architecture. Mentioning a tool does not imply partnership status or automatic inclusion.

AWS MIGRATION PATH / ILLUSTRATIVE
DISCOVERLANDING ZONEPILOTWAVESOPTIMISE
AWS Migration HubApplication Migration ServiceDatabase Migration ServiceDataSyncCloudWatchCost Explorer
Possible implementation options. Eligibility, regional availability, service limits and cost are confirmed per engagement.
AZURE MIGRATION PATH / ILLUSTRATIVE
ASSESSLANDING ZONEIDENTITYMIGRATEGOVERN
Azure MigrateDatabase Migration ServiceSite RecoveryAzure MonitorEntra IDCost Management
Possible implementation options. Platform status, licensing and configuration are confirmed against the approved scope.

Azure cloud migration services

For approved Azure migrations, ParthTech Media can support discovery, readiness assessment, target architecture, subscription and landing-zone planning, identity and network design, workload migration, validation, cutover and operational handover.

VENDOR-FIT APPROACH

Neither AWS nor Azure is universally “best.” The right target depends on workload compatibility, organisation ecosystem, team skills, regions, security, governance, licensing, cost and long-term architecture.

Move the workload with its
dependencies and evidence intact.

Application migration begins with the application—not the destination server. Data migration requires more than copying files.

01

Compatibility review

Identify unsupported runtimes, operating systems, dependencies, libraries, protocols and third-party services.

02

Architecture decision

Choose rehost, relocate, replatform, refactor, repurchase, retain or retire based on evidence.

03

Environment build

Create approved networking, compute, data, secrets, certificates, monitoring and deployment components.

04

Data controls

Define source/target ownership, transfer method, encryption, validation, reconciliation, retention and rollback.

05

Validation

Test functionality, data, integrations, security, performance and operations against acceptance criteria.

06

Release + rollback

Use a rehearsed cutover runbook, communication plan, rollback triggers and accountable decision owners.

Decisions, gates and outputs
at every stage.

The process does not end at go-live. Stabilisation, knowledge transfer and post-migration optimisation are part of a complete handover.

01

Discover

Business drivers, stakeholders, workloads, source environments and constraints.

OUTPUT / Discovery brief + workload register
02

Assess

Components, dependencies, performance, data, security and operational requirements.

OUTPUT / Readiness findings + risk map
03

Design

Target platform, migration strategy, architecture, identity, resilience and cost assumptions.

OUTPUT / Target architecture + decisions
04

Plan waves

Pilot, workload order, owners, tests, cutover gates, communications and rollback triggers.

OUTPUT / Wave plan + runbooks
05

Build & pilot

Prepare the target foundation and validate a representative workload before broader migration.

OUTPUT / Pilot evidence + updated standard
06

Migrate & validate

Transfer workloads, complete remediation and test function, data, security and operations.

OUTPUT / Migration records + test evidence
07

Cut over

Execute the approved sequence, communicate status, make go/no-go decisions and monitor.

OUTPUT / Cutover record + acceptance
08

Stabilise & optimise

Resolve defects, right-size, review costs, improve controls and transfer operational knowledge.

OUTPUT / Handover + optimisation backlog

Know the test plan, rollback triggers and decision owners.

Migration risk becomes easier to manage when the evidence and go/no-go criteria are documented before the change window begins.

Cloud changes the environment.
Responsibility still needs owners.

Controls are designed around the provider’s shared-responsibility model, the client’s risk profile and applicable legal or contractual requirements. Migration does not automatically make a workload secure or compliant.

DOWNTIME STATEMENTNo responsible provider should promise zero downtime before assessment and testing.

The approved plan should state the expected window, dependencies, business impact, fallback and decision authority.

CONTROL PLANEMIGRATION
SECURITY
IAMLeast privilege · MFA
NETWORKSegmentation · DNS
ENCRYPTIONTransit · rest · secrets
LOGGINGAlerts · retention
BACKUPRestore · RPO/RTO
GOVERNANCEApproval · ownership

Documentation that can be used
after the migration team leaves.

A migration is easier to govern when assumptions, dependencies, architecture, tests, decisions and ownership are visible.

01Discovery summary + workload inventory
02Dependency + data-flow map
03Readiness, compatibility + risk findings
04Target architecture + landing-zone requirements
05Migration roadmap + workload-wave plan
06Security, access + recovery responsibility matrix
07Testing, cutover + rollback runbooks
08Functional, data + operational test evidence
09Issue, risk, decision + change logs
10Knowledge transfer + ownership matrix
11Post-migration optimisation backlog
12Approved decommissioning actions

Use the right tools for the
approved architecture.

Final tooling is selected after discovery. Tool names below represent possible implementation options, not partnerships, licences or automatic inclusions.

AWS MIGRATION

AWS Migration Hub · Application Migration Service · Database Migration Service · DataSync

AZURE MIGRATION

Azure Migrate · Database Migration Service · Site Recovery · Azure Arc where appropriate

INFRASTRUCTURE AS CODE

Terraform · CloudFormation · Azure Bicep · approved platform templates

CONTAINERS + DELIVERY

Docker · Kubernetes · managed container runtimes · CI/CD pipelines

OBSERVABILITY

CloudWatch · Azure Monitor · Log Analytics · Prometheus · Grafana where suitable

COST + GOVERNANCE

Tagging · budgets · Cost Explorer · Azure Cost Management · policy controls

A trustworthy provider should be prepared to say “not yet.”

Migration may need to pause when critical dependencies are unknown, unsupported licences prevent the move, an application has no owner, data controls are unresolved, the business case is weak or the target design cannot meet performance and continuity needs.

The right next step may be remediation, modernisation planning, contract review, data clean-up or a smaller pilot.

DECISION CHECK
  • Do we understand the application owner and business value?
  • Are dependencies and data flows mapped?
  • Are licensing and support constraints known?
  • Is there an approved recovery and rollback path?
  • Can the target architecture meet the required operating model?

Cloud moves usually begin with
a specific business constraint.

01

Hosting / data-centre exit

Move before an approved contract, hardware or facility milestone.

02

Legacy remediation

Address end-of-life operating systems, databases or unsupported infrastructure.

03

Scale & availability

Resolve application capacity, resilience or deployment constraints.

04

Cloud-to-cloud move

Change provider, account, region or ownership model after workload assessment.

05

Continuity improvement

Strengthen disaster-recovery, backup and operational recovery foundations.

06

SaaS modernisation

Evaluate containers, managed databases and repeatable environment delivery.

07

Environment consolidation

Support merger, acquisition, separation or platform standardisation programmes.

08

AI & data readiness

Prepare governed infrastructure for approved analytics, automation or AI workloads.

Start at the level of certainty
your team has today.

Professional services, cloud consumption, licences, transfer charges, third-party tools and ongoing support are separated unless explicitly included in the approved proposal.

Make the migration understandable to decision-makers and executable for technical teams.

Our approach connects business communication with practical website, application, data and infrastructure understanding through clear scope, visible risks, staged delivery, testing and accountable handover.

About ParthTech Media
01

Workload-first decisions

Applications, data, dependencies and business impact come before the migration path.

02

Practical implementation

Architecture, remediation, migration, testing and documentation connect to one approved scope.

03

Clear ownership

Access, approvals, acceptance, rollback and post-migration operation are documented.

04

Security-by-design

Identity, data, network, logging, backup and governance requirements are considered throughout.

05

Transparent trade-offs

We explain where rehosting, replatforming, refactoring, retaining or retiring is the stronger fit.

06

Handover that can be used

Runbooks, diagrams, inventories, decisions and operational instructions are part of delivery.

Proof should show the starting point, the method and the verified change.

We do not publish migration counts, savings, uptime, badges or case-study results without source evidence and approval. Until publishable migration proof is available, the page shows methodology and clearly labelled illustrative deliverables instead.

ILLUSTRATIVE DELIVERABLEWorkload Decision Record
WORKLOADCustomer Portal
DEPENDENCIESDB · Auth · Storage · Email
7R DECISIONReplatform / validate
CUTOVER GATEFunctional + data acceptance
ROLLBACKDocumented trigger + owner
POST-MOVEObserve · right-size · handover
Illustrative structure only. Not a client architecture or migration result.

Questions to ask any cloud migration service provider.

Good migration proposals make assumptions, ownership, validation and operational responsibility visible before the change begins.

Will dependencies and data flows be inventoried before the target architecture is recommended?

Can the provider explain why each workload should be rehosted, replatformed, refactored, retained or retired?

Are certifications, partner status, engineers and case studies current and independently verifiable?

Does the proposal separate services, cloud consumption, licences, transfer charges and support?

Who owns cloud accounts, infrastructure templates, domains, certificates and documentation?

How are privileged access, secrets, client data, logs and backups protected?

What are the pilot, acceptance, cutover, rollback and go/no-go procedures?

What happens if assessment shows a workload should not migrate yet?

Cloud migration questions buyers should resolve before moving.

Direct answers about platform choice, downtime, data, cost, application strategy and post-migration ownership.

What are cloud migration services?+

Cloud migration services assess, plan, move, validate and optimise applications, data or infrastructure from on-premise systems or another cloud into a target cloud environment. Scope can include architecture, security, testing, cutover, rollback, documentation and post-migration support.

What does a cloud migration service provider do?+

A provider helps translate business and technical requirements into a migration strategy, target architecture, wave plan, implementation, testing, cutover and handover while making risks, assumptions, responsibilities and third-party costs clear.

Which is better for migration—AWS or Azure?+

Neither platform is universally better. The right choice depends on workload compatibility, organisation ecosystem, team skills, regions, services, security, governance, licensing, cost and long-term architecture.

Can you migrate an application without changing its code?+

Sometimes. A compatible workload may be rehosted or relocated with limited change, but configuration, identity, network, data, deployment, logging or integration changes may still be required.

What is the difference between rehost, replatform and refactor?+

Rehost moves with minimal change. Replatform makes targeted changes to use a better cloud runtime or managed service. Refactor redesigns or rewrites parts of the application for deeper cloud-native benefits and usually needs more testing.

How long does cloud migration take?+

Timeline depends on workload count and complexity, dependencies, data volume, remediation, security review, business windows, testing and approvals. An assessment and pilot produce a more credible estimate than a generic promise.

Can cloud migration be completed with zero downtime?+

Some workloads support near-zero-downtime patterns while others require planned downtime. No responsible provider should promise zero downtime before assessing replication options, dependencies, data consistency, cutover and rollback.

How much do cloud migration services cost?+

Cost depends on discovery depth, workload count, migration strategy, data volume, application changes, platform design, testing, cutover and support. Cloud usage, licences, transfer charges and third-party tools should be shown separately unless included.

Will cloud migration reduce infrastructure costs?+

It may create opportunities for rightsizing, managed services, elastic capacity and hardware reduction, but savings are not automatic. Poor architecture, idle resources, data transfer, licensing and weak governance can increase cost.

How is data protected during migration?+

The plan should define authorised access, encryption, transfer method, backups, retention, integrity checks, logging, acceptance and rollback. Sensitive or regulated data also requires the client’s legal, security and compliance approval.

Can databases be migrated to AWS or Azure?+

Supported databases can often be migrated using native or approved third-party methods. The right approach depends on engine, version, extensions, schema, size, change rate, downtime tolerance, compatibility and target architecture.

Do you provide cloud-to-cloud migration?+

Cloud-to-cloud migration can be supported after analysing service mapping, data egress, identity, networking, feature parity, contracts and operational impact. It should be treated as a new target design, not a simple copy.

What is a cloud migration assessment?+

It is a structured review of business drivers, workloads, dependencies, performance, data, security, cost, skills and operational readiness. It provides evidence for target-platform and migration-strategy decisions.

What is a cloud landing zone?+

A landing zone is a governed foundation for cloud workloads. It normally covers account or subscription structure, identity, networking, policy, security, logging, monitoring, cost ownership and operational standards.

What happens after migration?+

After cutover, workloads should be stabilised, monitored, documented, right-sized and handed over. Backup, recovery, security, cost, patching, incident and change responsibilities must be assigned.

Can legacy applications be migrated?+

Many legacy applications can be migrated, replatformed, refactored, replaced, retained or retired. Suitability depends on supportability, licences, dependencies, data, performance and business value.

What access will you need?+

Access depends on scope and should follow least privilege. Named users, roles, systems, duration, logging and revocation should be defined before work begins. Never submit credentials through the public enquiry form.

Do you guarantee migration results?+

No. We commit to the approved activities, documentation, controls and acceptance process. Cost, performance, availability, downtime and business outcomes depend on architecture, workload behaviour, third parties and client decisions.

Start with a clear view of your workloads, risks and next steps.

Tell us what you want to move, where it runs today and why the change matters. We will help define the right discovery scope before recommending a migration path.

Do not submit passwords, secret keys, production data, personal data, confidential architecture or regulated information through the public form.