What leaders see
The system is in the cloud, but risk still feels local.
Performance, outage exposure, security questions, backup confidence, and monthly spend are still hard to explain.
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Cloud Migration · Planning
Cloud Migration Planning
Plan the migration so it doesn't plan you. Cloud migration without a plan is a weekend outage waiting to happen. We map every dependency, sequence every workload, define every cutover window, and document every rollback procedure -- so migration day is a non-event, not a crisis.
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The Problem
Migrations That Start Without a Plan and End in Chaos
Cloud problems usually start when infrastructure is moved before ownership, recovery, cost control, and data dependencies are designed around the AI, ERP, and integration workloads.
What is actually happening
The environment was sized around assumptions.
Workload behavior, recovery requirements, network paths, observability, and operating accountability were not designed together.
What gets worse
The cloud becomes another rented server room.
The business pays for flexibility without gaining a stronger foundation for AI, ERP control, reporting, and data readiness.
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What Changes
What Cloud Migration Planning includes.
Cloud migration without a plan is a weekend outage waiting to happen. We map every dependency, sequence every workload, define every cutover window, and document every rollback procedure -- so migration day is a non-event, not a crisis.
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Dependency Mapping
Map every application-to-application, application-to-database, and application-to-network dependency. Identify hidden dependencies that break when one system moves and another doesn't.
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Migration Strategy per Workload
Assign each application the right migration strategy: rehost (lift-and-shift), replatform (minor modifications), refactor (re-architect), or replace (move to SaaS). Not everything gets the same treatment.
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Wave Planning & Sequencing
Group workloads into migration waves based on dependencies, business criticality, and risk tolerance. Each wave has a defined scope, timeline, and success criteria.
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Cutover Procedures
Detailed cutover runbooks for each wave -- task sequences, timing, responsible parties, validation steps, and communication plans. Rehearsed before execution.
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Rollback Procedures
Documented rollback plan for every migration wave with clear triggers and execution steps. If something breaks, you can revert without data loss or extended downtime.
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Risk Assessment & Mitigation
Risk register for each migration wave with probability, impact, mitigation strategies, and contingency plans. Risks are managed proactively, not discovered during cutover.
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How It Fits Your Operations
How Cloud Migration Planning fits your operation.
Operating infrastructure and data readinessWhich workloads move first, what has to stay isolated, and how rollback works.
Governance dependencyThe infrastructure has to support uptime, recovery, security, observability, cost control, and data access before AI depends on it.
Systems the foundation supports
ERP workloads
databases
API services
backups
logs and cost data
What Launchpad defines before engineering begins
- What the business needs to change and why.
- Which systems, records, risks, and readiness gaps shape the work.
- What should be built, how it fits the architecture, and in what order.
Related Foundations
What to evaluate next.
Follow the dependencies behind this service instead of treating it as an isolated project.
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Cloud security and compliance
Define identity, access, monitoring, protection, evidence, and operating controls for the cloud environment.
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Data platforms and integration
Connect cloud architecture to the databases, pipelines, reporting, and operating data it must support.
Explore next step03
Odoo on AWS
Explore the packaged Odoo, AWS, integration, data, and managed-operations path when the Roadmap supports it.
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Launchpad readiness and Roadmap
Assess readiness, dependencies, risk, architecture, and implementation order before engineering begins.
Explore next stepLaunchpad Before Engineering
Decide what to build and in what order.
Launchpad assesses the business and turns discovery into priorities, risks, readiness, architecture, and an implementation Roadmap. Metrotechs then engineers and supports the approved solution.
Metrotechs designs, builds, integrates, and supports the approved solution.
Launchpad keeps priorities, risks, owners, decisions, and delivery governance connected.
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Delivery sequence
How Metrotechs delivers Cloud Migration Planning.
Cloud migration without a plan is a weekend outage waiting to happen. We map every dependency, sequence every workload, define every cutover window, and document every rollback.
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Application Inventory
Catalog every system, database, and service. Document owners, criticality, dependencies, and current performance baselines.
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Strategy Assignment
Evaluate each application and assign the appropriate migration strategy. Present recommendations with rationale and effort estimates.
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Wave Design
Group applications into migration waves. Sequence waves to minimize risk and dependency conflicts. Define success criteria and rollback triggers for each wave.
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Runbook Development
Build detailed cutover and rollback runbooks for each wave. Rehearse critical waves in a test environment before production execution.
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FAQ
Questions that usually decide the scope.
Straight answers to what operators ask before committing budget to this work.
Typically 3-6 weeks depending on the number of applications and complexity of dependencies. This investment prevents weeks of unplanned downtime and rework during execution.