Why Teton Cloud Consulting for your migration
Deep technical knowledge
Deep technical knowledge
Deep technical knowledge
Our consultants possess in-depth technical knowledge of data center infrastructure, hardware, software, and migration techniques to navigate complexities like application compatibility and resource optimization with vendor-neutral expertise.
Change & execution
Deep technical knowledge
Deep technical knowledge
Our consultants are experienced in managing change within organizations. We can manage the entire project, including resource allocation, scheduling, and vendor/team coordination. This frees up your IT teams to focus on core responsibilities.
Proven methodologies
Deep technical knowledge
Proven methodologies
Our consultants have experience in executing successful data center consolidations. We bring established methodologies and best practices to the table, ensuring a smooth and efficient process.
The three pillars of successful transformation of your data
Our solution areas were built to integrate into an end-to-end framework to accelerate your business transformation.
Planning & strategy
Successful migration starts with thorough discovery of all assets in the existing data center.
We’ll help you kick off your migration strategy starting with comprehensive discovery of your organization’s hardware, software, apps, and data. Post-discovery, a detailed migration plan outlines timelines, resources, tools, and potential risks. The plan should also consider the target environment (whether a new physical data center, a cloud platform, or a hybrid model).
Execution & migration
Expertise is required to transfer assets with minimal downtime and risk.
This phase involves the actual transfer of data and applications to the new environment. Here, minimizing downtime and ensuring data security are crucial. Different migration strategies like lift-and-shift (direct transfer), replatforming (updating applications), or a phased approach can be chosen based on specific needs.
Optimization & validation
Effective data center migration includes testing, validation, and resource optimization.
Once migration is complete, the new environment must be thoroughly tested and validated. Our team will help you establish performance benchmarks to ensure intended functionality. This phase also involves resource optimization and cost management in the new data center or cloud environment.
Our approach
Phase 1 — Baseline
Phase 1 — Baseline
Phase 1 — Baseline
We start with discovery to understand your current state via tool and interviews.
JumpStart: We guide your organization through three JumpStart engagements for application rationalization, platform cost estimation, and inventory discovery and dependencies.
Briefings and workshops: We gather application data and associated dependencies via briefings and workshops.
Discovery tools: We leverage both our own tools and vendor tools to understand the current state of your environment.
Migration readiness: We determine your key readiness needs and risks identified in discovery.
Phase 2 — Blueprint
Phase 1 — Baseline
Phase 1 — Baseline
We plan and mobilize your data center consolidation project, reimagining how to migrate to your end state.
Planning: How are you going to plan and execute your migration from an approach?
Design your migration: Detailed migration plans are built, and standard approaches are determined following our migration methodology. Bundles are established to drive consistency in approach across the migration events.
Phase 3 — Beyond
Phase 1 — Baseline
Phase 3 — Beyond
All the planning comes together with executing migration events and learning from our successes and areas for improvement.
Migrate: Execute migration plans and events into bundles.
Lessons learned: Each migration teaches lessons for us to integrate into our other migration events.
Transformation Challenges are growing
Navigating a data center initiative on your own is risky business. Migrate and consolidate with total confidence and support for business continuity with Teton Cloud Consulting to help you avoid the top challenges of migration:
- Downtime and business disruption: Migrating data and applications is a delicate task — even minimal downtime can have significant negative impacts on the business.
- Application and systems complexity: Data centers often contain a mix of hardware, software, and apps, introducing challenges related to outdated systems, lack of integrations, and more.
- Upfront costs and resource demands: Consolidation promises long-term savings, but the initial investment can be significant and requires expert guidance to ensure best-fit solutions and ROI.
- Security concerns: Consolidating your resources concentrates critical data, potentially creating a bigger target for cyberattacks and necessitating strong backup and disaster recovery.
JumpStart your transformation
Teton Cloud Consulting offers three JumpStart engagements to help you set expectations on migration complexity, estimate platforming costs, and map and inventory assets and dependencies.
JumpStart: Application Rationalization
Demystify your application landscape, fast. We’ll help you follow a proven approach to determine how to proceed with your applications.
JumpStart: Platform Costing Estimate
Find out how much it could cost to move forward with your data center consolidation. This engagement offers a rapid review of platform options and cost estimates.
JumpStart: Inventory Discovery and Dependencies
Clarity is the cornerstone of consolidation or migration. Easily inventory your servers, applications, and dependencies with our Inventory Discovery and Dependencies JumpStart.
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