Cloud Migration
A staged move to the cloud with discovery, wave planning and a rollback path for every step.
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Application Re-platforming & Re-architecting
Targeted change that makes an application cheaper to run and easier to maintain, short of a rewrite.
Overview
Between lifting an application unchanged and rebuilding it entirely sits a large and under-used middle ground. Containerising a deployment, moving a self-managed database to a managed service, externalising configuration and adding health checks can transform operating cost and reliability without touching business logic.
We identify which of those changes pay for themselves in your specific case, and deliver them in an order where each is independently valuable.
What you get
Operational load drops
Self-managed databases, queues and caches replaced by managed equivalents your team no longer patches.
Deployable repeatedly
Containerisation and externalised configuration turn releases into a routine, repeatable operation.
Scales with demand
Stateless application tiers that can scale horizontally instead of being replaced with a larger server.
Logic left alone
Business behaviour is preserved and verified, so the change carries far less risk than a rewrite.
How we work
- 01
Assess
The application is reviewed against cloud readiness — state, configuration, dependencies and build process.
- 02
Select
A shortlist of changes chosen on effort against operating benefit, with the rest explicitly deferred.
- 03
Deliver
Changes implemented behind tests, deployed to staging and validated against production-like load.
- 04
Cut over
Production migrated with parallel running where possible and a documented rollback available.
Common questions
How is this different from lift-and-shift?
Lift-and-shift changes nothing and carries existing inefficiency into the cloud. Re-platforming makes targeted changes so the move actually improves cost and operability.
Do we need the source code?
For most re-platforming, yes. Some steps — moving a database to a managed service, containerising a deployment — can be done without touching application code.
Can this happen alongside a migration?
Yes, and it is often efficient. We usually rehost first to meet a deadline, then re-platform once the environment is stable.
Often paired with
Cloud-Native Application Development
Applications designed for the platform they run on, rather than lifted onto it afterwards.
Read moreLegacy System Modernisation
Replacing ageing systems incrementally, so the business keeps running while it happens.
Read moreReady to talk about application re-platforming & re-architecting?
We will tell you what we would do, roughly what it costs, and whether it is worth doing yet.