Moving applications and data to a public cloud in waves using the 6Rs (rehost, re-platform, re-architect, repurchase, retire, retain), with dependency mapping, reversible cutovers, and post-move cost and security baselines. We run discovery first so timelines are dated plans - and lift-and-shift stays one option among several.
- Discovery and dependency mapping across apps, data, and integrations
- 6R disposition per workload with cost and risk modeling
- Wave planning, pilot migrations, and reversible cutovers
- Post-migration validation: performance, cost, security baselines
Questions, answered
What is cloud migration?
Moving workloads to cloud in planned waves with an explicit disposition per system (the 6Rs), rollback paths, and validation - not dumping a data-center image onto expensive VMs and calling it done.
How long does cloud migration take?
A pilot wave can land in weeks; full estates take quarters when run in waves. Until discovery finishes, any fixed date is a guess - that is why Symbiosis starts with a readiness sprint.
Rehost or re-architect?
Rehost stable low-change systems when speed matters; re-architect high-change or cost-sensitive workloads. Mix both in the same program.