What is cloud migration, and how does it benefit my business?

Cloud migration involves moving data, applications, and IT processes to the cloud. It benefits businesses by enhancing scalability, reducing costs, improving performance, and enabling faster innovation. Cloud environments offer flexible resources, advanced security features, and opportunities for leveraging cutting-edge technologies like AI and machine learning.

Can you explain the different types of cloud migration strategies?

There are several cloud migration strategies: rehost, replatform, repurchase, refactor, retain, and retire. Each has unique benefits and use cases, depending on business goals and technical requirements. Rehosting is quick and cost-effective, replatforming involves minimal changes, repurchasing shifts to new solutions, refactoring optimizes for the cloud, retaining keeps some systems on-premises, and retiring removes obsolete systems.

How do you ensure data security during the migration process?

We ensure data security through robust encryption, access controls, and compliance with industry standards. Our team implements best practices to protect your data throughout the migration process. We conduct thorough security assessments, employ multi-factor authentication, and continuously monitor for any vulnerabilities, ensuring your data remains secure and compliant with regulations.

What is the typical timeline for a cloud migration project?

The timeline for a cloud migration project varies based on complexity and scope. Typically, it ranges from a few weeks to several months, including planning, execution, and testing phases. We provide detailed project schedules and regular updates to keep you informed throughout the process, ensuring timely and efficient migration.

How is downtime managed during migration to minimize impact on operations?

We manage downtime by scheduling migrations during off-peak hours, using phased approaches, and implementing fallback plans. Our goal is to minimize disruption and ensure business continuity. We also perform extensive testing and validations during the migration process to quickly identify and address potential issues, ensuring a smooth transition with minimal impact.

Will any training be provided for my team to manage the new cloud environment?

Yes, we provide comprehensive training and knowledge transfer to your team. Our sessions cover cloud management, best practices, and tools to ensure your team is well-equipped. We offer hands-on training and detailed documentation, ensuring your team can effectively manage and optimize the new cloud environment post-migration.

How do you handle data compliance and regulatory requirements in the cloud?

We implement industry-standard practices and controls to ensure data compliance and regulatory adherence. Our solutions meet legal and regulatory requirements, protecting your business from potential risks. We stay updated with the latest compliance standards and regularly audit our processes to ensure ongoing compliance and security.

What are the costs associated with cloud migration services?

The costs associated with cloud migration services depend on the project’s complexity, scope, and chosen solutions. We provide detailed cost estimates and work within your budget to deliver optimal value. Our pricing models are transparent, and we offer flexible payment options to accommodate different business needs, ensuring a cost-effective migration.

How can I be sure that all my applications will be compatible with the cloud environment?

Our team conducts thorough assessments and compatibility checks to ensure your applications are cloud-ready. We make necessary modifications and optimizations to guarantee seamless integration. This includes testing for compatibility, performance tuning, and implementing necessary updates to ensure all applications function optimally in the cloud environment.

What kind of support can I expect post-migration?

Post-migration, we offer continuous support and maintenance services. Our team is available to address issues, implement updates, and optimize your cloud environment for sustained performance. We provide comprehensive support, regular health checks, and performance monitoring to ensure your cloud infrastructure remains efficient, secure, and aligned with your business objectives.

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What we offer

Cloud migration is vital for businesses striving to develop and remain competitive. It enhances scalability and flexibility, saves costs, and makes the app and the business more adaptable to market changes and security demands. Shifting to cloud saves business significant costs while improving the overall software performance.

Blackthorn Vision is a seasoned cloud migration service provider and your trusted partner. The years of cooperation with various businesses in this area demonstrate that businesses, opting for cloud, enter their markets faster and demonstrate higher operational efficiency.

Need a stress-free cloud migration?

We handle every step, ensuring your business moves to the cloud without missing a beat.

Our cloud migration and management services

Planning and design

Our planning and design phase ensures a tailored cloud migration strategy that addresses specific business needs and goals. We assess the existing infrastructure and design a comprehensive migration roadmap. This includes evaluating current applications, identifying dependencies, and defining a clear path for migration. Our detailed cloud migration consulting services minimize risks and ensures a smooth transition, laying a solid foundation for a successful cloud journey.
Migration and optimization

Our cloud migration company executes the migration process with minimal disruption, optimizing applications for cloud environments. Our team ensures smooth transitions and peak performance post-migration. We employ automated tools and proven methodologies to efficiently handle data transfer, configuration, and testing. Our optimization efforts focus on improving resource utilization, reducing latency, and enhancing application performance to meet your business objectives.
Knowledge transfer

We provide extensive knowledge transfer to empower your team and ensure they can effectively manage the new cloud environment. Training sessions and documentation are part of our comprehensive support. We conduct hands-on workshops and provide detailed guides, ensuring your staff is well-equipped to handle cloud operations. This proactive approach ensures a seamless handover and long-term success in cloud infrastructure management.
Support and optimization

At our cloud migration company, we offer continuous post-migration support and optimization services. Our team monitors performance, addresses issues promptly, and implements enhancements to ensure sustained benefits. We provide 24/7 support to handle any challenges, ensuring your cloud environment remains secure, efficient, and aligned with your evolving business needs. Regular performance reviews and updates keep your systems optimized for peak efficiency.
Cloud migration solutions

We offer a range of cloud migration solutions tailored to your business needs. Our services cover all aspects of migration, from planning and execution to support and optimization. Whether you want to migrate applications, data warehouses, or complete IT infrastructures, our comprehensive solutions ensure a seamless and successful transition to the cloud.
Cloud migration plan

Our cloud migration plan is a comprehensive roadmap to ensure a smooth and successful transition. It includes detailed steps, timelines, and resource allocation for each phase. Our plan covers risk management, communication strategies, and detailed documentation to guide your migration journey, ensuring that every aspect is meticulously planned and executed.
Cloud application migration

We specialize in cloud migration consulting, app migration, enhancing their performance, scalability, and security. Our approach ensures minimal downtime and seamless integration with cloud services. We assess application compatibility, refactor code if necessary, and leverage cloud-native features to deliver superior performance. Our team works closely with you to ensure that applications meet business requirements and run optimally in the cloud environment.
Cloud data warehouse migration

Our experts handle complex data warehouse migrations, ensuring data integrity and availability. We utilize best practices to streamline the process and optimize your data storage and analytics capabilities. Our approach includes detailed planning, secure data transfer, and testing to ensure a seamless transition. Post-migration, we optimize data storing solutions to enhance query performance, scalability, and cost-efficiency.

Benefits of cloud migration

Rehost

Rehosting, or “lift and shift,” involves moving applications to the cloud without any modification. Our cloud migration services company offers such strategy as the most cost-effective and ideal for businesses seeking immediate benefits from cloud adoption. Rehosting allows companies to scale their infrastructure rapidly, taking advantage of cloud resources with minimal disruption to existing operations.
Replatform

Replatforming involves making a few cloud optimizations without changing the core architecture. It allows businesses to take advantage of cloud benefits like improved performance and scalability without a complete overhaul. By replatforming, you can achieve better resource utilization and enhanced application performance while maintaining familiar application frameworks and development environments.
Repurchase

Repurchasing means switching to a different product, often a SaaS platform, replacing the existing application. This approach can streamline operations and reduce management overhead. By adopting SaaS solutions, businesses can benefit from continuous updates, lower maintenance costs, and access to advanced features and functionalities provided by the service providers.
Refactor

Refactoring requires re-architecting applications to leverage cloud capabilities fully. Although complex and resource-intensive, it maximizes performance, agility, and cost savings. Refactoring enables businesses to build cloud-native applications, optimize resource usage, and implement advanced cloud services like serverless computing and microservices architecture, enhancing scalability and resilience.
Retain

Retaining involves keeping certain applications on-premises due to specific requirements or constraints. It’s a strategic decision based on the application’s criticality and compatibility with cloud environments. Businesses may retain applications with regulatory constraints, latency-sensitive operations, or complex dependencies that make cloud migration less feasible.
Retire

Retiring obsolete applications reduces clutter and focuses resources on more critical systems. This approach optimizes the IT landscape and cuts unnecessary costs. By retiring outdated applications, businesses can streamline their technology stack, reduce security risks, and reallocate resources to more strategic initiatives.

Our cloud migration process

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Project discovery

We begin with cloud migration consulting and project discovery to understanding your business needs and customize infrastructure migration services. This phase involves thorough analysis and planning. We conduct detailed assessments, including application dependency mapping, risk analysis, and cost-benefit analysis. By engaging with stakeholders, we ensure alignment on objectives and create a tailored migration strategy that addresses all critical aspects of your business.
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Data migration

While providing our cloud migration services, we ensure data integrity and minimal disruption. We utilize advanced tools and methodologies for a seamless transition. This includes data validation, replication, and synchronization to ensure data is accurately and securely transferred. We also implement fallback strategies to handle unforeseen issues, maintaining business continuity throughout the process.
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Architecture and code updates

Our cloud migration specialists update your architecture and code to align with cloud best practices. This phase ensures your applications are optimized for the cloud. We re-architect applications to leverage cloud-native features, improve load balancing, and ensure efficient resource utilization. Our approach includes code refactoring, database optimization, and integration of cloud services to enhance overall functionality and performance.
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Optional pilot migration

We conduct an optional pilot migration to test and validate the process. This step helps identify potential issues and refine the strategy before full-scale migration. By selecting a subset of applications or data for the pilot, we can evaluate the migration process in a controlled environment, making necessary adjustments to the plan and ensuring a smooth full-scale cloud application migration services.
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Migration of chosen workloads

Our experts migrate the chosen workloads, ensuring minimal downtime and disruption. We prioritize critical applications to maintain business continuity. Using automated migration tools in our cloud migration services, we efficiently move workloads to the cloud, ensuring that critical business functions remain operational and that any impact on daily operations is minimized.
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Testing and release

We rigorously test the migrated workloads to ensure functionality and performance. After successful testing, we release the applications into the production environment. Our testing procedures include performance, security, and user acceptance testing to confirm that applications meet the required standards and are fully operational in the cloud environment.
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Maintenance and support

As a part of our cloud migration services, we provide ongoing maintenance and support. Our team addresses issues, implements updates, and optimizes the cloud environment for sustained performance. We offer proactive monitoring, incident management, and regular performance reviews to ensure your cloud infrastructure remains efficient, secure, and aligned with your evolving business needs.

Need a stress-free cloud migration?

We handle every step, ensuring your business moves to the cloud without missing a beat.

Daryna Chorna

Customer success manager

Certifications & awards

TOP 10% in Desktop Software & Embedded Solutions Development
TOP 10% in Kotlin Development
TOP 10% in Oracle SQL Development
TOP 10% in Golang Development
TOP 10% in AR/VR Applications Development
TOP 10% in Oracle Development

What our clients say

4.8

Berkeley Lights

VP of Software

USA

“Blackthorn Vision has been involved from the beginning. They’ve done almost all the software development on this product. Their professionalism distinguishes them. Blackthorn Vision’s teammates are good listeners and good workers.”
ANC

Chief technology officer

USA

“They work to help develop our company instead of only being a third-party service provider. As a result, they've become a part of our company, which is very cool. Blackthorn Vision has shown that they're willing to go beyond the call of duty to do their job.”
Sensia

Digital Architect, Web-Based IoT Platform

USA

“The quality of the work and engagement has been so good. They go beyond simply executing a task, story or test and are genuinely interested in understanding what the end user wants/needs.”
Index.dev

Director of Technical Recruitment & AMD Team

UK

“One of the most impressive facts about Blackthorn is that they are very sustainable and stable partner. Good communication, good dedication for their job, and taking a lot of responsibility on their project.”
Selux Diagnostics

Senior Program Manager

USA

“Blackthorn resources are embedded in our team and serve as an extension to our workforce. And during the inevitable crunch periods Blackthorn was able to rapidly increase our access to a skilled resource pool on a temporary basis to meet important milestones.”
Base Body

General Manager

Australia

"The range of skillsets in this company with the various employees, attention to detail and professionalism is impressive. To every problem was a good solution."
Balanced Flow

Vice President

USA

What makes us a great choice for сloud migration

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Optimized cloud costs

Opting for cloud migration and management services results in significant costs savings. We help you choose the right cloud migration solutions, minimizing expenses while maximizing value. Our cost management strategies include rightsizing resources, leveraging reserved instances, and implementing cost monitoring tools to ensure efficient cloud spend and maximum return on investment.

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Cutting-edge reliability

Our cloud migration services and solutions provide unmatched reliability and low latency, ensuring high availability and performance for your critical applications. We design and deploy architectures that maximize uptime and minimize response times. Our cloud migration solutions utilize global data centers, content delivery networks (CDNs), and advanced load balancing to ensure consistent and fast application access.

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Improved collaboration

Migrating to the cloud enhances collaboration by providing seamless access to data and applications from anywhere. Our cloud migration solutions foster better teamwork and productivity. Integrating cloud-based collaboration tools and platforms enables real-time communication, file sharing, and project management, breaking down geographical barriers and enhancing team efficiency.

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Superior security

After years of experience in cloud migration consulting, we implement robust security measures, ensuring your data is protected against threats. Our cloud migration services comply with industry standards and regulations. We employ multi-layered security approaches to safeguard your data, including encryption, access controls, and continuous monitoring. Our proactive security measures ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and protect against evolving cyber threats.

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Cloud migration: FAQ

What is cloud migration, and how does it benefit my business?

Cloud migration involves moving data, applications, and IT processes to the cloud. It benefits businesses by enhancing scalability, reducing costs, improving performance, and enabling faster innovation. Cloud environments offer flexible resources, advanced security features, and opportunities for leveraging cutting-edge technologies like AI and machine learning.
Can you explain the different types of cloud migration strategies?

There are several cloud migration strategies: rehost, replatform, repurchase, refactor, retain, and retire. Each has unique benefits and use cases, depending on business goals and technical requirements. Rehosting is quick and cost-effective, replatforming involves minimal changes, repurchasing shifts to new solutions, refactoring optimizes for the cloud, retaining keeps some systems on-premises, and retiring removes obsolete systems.
How do you ensure data security during the migration process?

We ensure data security through robust encryption, access controls, and compliance with industry standards. Our team implements best practices to protect your data throughout the migration process. We conduct thorough security assessments, employ multi-factor authentication, and continuously monitor for any vulnerabilities, ensuring your data remains secure and compliant with regulations.
What is the typical timeline for a cloud migration project?

The timeline for a cloud migration project varies based on complexity and scope. Typically, it ranges from a few weeks to several months, including planning, execution, and testing phases. We provide detailed project schedules and regular updates to keep you informed throughout the process, ensuring timely and efficient migration.
How is downtime managed during migration to minimize impact on operations?

We manage downtime by scheduling migrations during off-peak hours, using phased approaches, and implementing fallback plans. Our goal is to minimize disruption and ensure business continuity. We also perform extensive testing and validations during the migration process to quickly identify and address potential issues, ensuring a smooth transition with minimal impact.
Will any training be provided for my team to manage the new cloud environment?

Yes, we provide comprehensive training and knowledge transfer to your team. Our sessions cover cloud management, best practices, and tools to ensure your team is well-equipped. We offer hands-on training and detailed documentation, ensuring your team can effectively manage and optimize the new cloud environment post-migration.
How do you handle data compliance and regulatory requirements in the cloud?

We implement industry-standard practices and controls to ensure data compliance and regulatory adherence. Our solutions meet legal and regulatory requirements, protecting your business from potential risks. We stay updated with the latest compliance standards and regularly audit our processes to ensure ongoing compliance and security.
What are the costs associated with cloud migration services?

The costs associated with cloud migration services depend on the project’s complexity, scope, and chosen solutions. We provide detailed cost estimates and work within your budget to deliver optimal value. Our pricing models are transparent, and we offer flexible payment options to accommodate different business needs, ensuring a cost-effective migration.
How can I be sure that all my applications will be compatible with the cloud environment?

Our team conducts thorough assessments and compatibility checks to ensure your applications are cloud-ready. We make necessary modifications and optimizations to guarantee seamless integration. This includes testing for compatibility, performance tuning, and implementing necessary updates to ensure all applications function optimally in the cloud environment.
What kind of support can I expect post-migration?

Post-migration, we offer continuous support and maintenance services. Our team is available to address issues, implement updates, and optimize your cloud environment for sustained performance. We provide comprehensive support, regular health checks, and performance monitoring to ensure your cloud infrastructure remains efficient, secure, and aligned with your business objectives.