The DataArt team offers a plan on an end-to-end migration to Microsoft Azure which results in cost optimization.

Steps:

1. Identify project goals, main stakeholders, time, and budget constrains
2. Work with team leads on the client side to gather a true picture of a current state
3. Gather requirements for data security, retention, compliance, and geo-location restrictions
4. Iteratively come up with final state for the migration/modernization project
5. Identify skills and knowledge gaps in client team an plan for trainings / staffing
6. Develop transition plan aligned with uninterrupted business processes, current state and desired architecture
7. Perform security and compliance assessment of the plan and apply updates accordingly
8. Organize a team to run and deliver the project transition

I. Lift and shift (IaaS)

Deliverables:

• IT infrastructure layout documentation with key stakeholders
• Cloud resources evaluation and cost estimate report
• Cloud infrastructure design
• Security assessment report
• Migrated infrastructure

II. App modernization (PaaS / SssS)

Deliverables:

• IT infrastructure layout documentation with key stakeholders
• Each application assessment report
• Project POC completed
• Cost estimate document
• Overall migration plan and timeline
• Migrated and modernized infrastructure

III. Cloud Adoption

Deliverables:

• IT infrastructure layout documentation with key stakeholders
• Each application assessment report
• Cloud Adoption plan
• The strategy and plan template to span cloud adoption
• Project POC completed
• Overall migration plan, estimate and timeline document
• Migrated and modernized infrastructure

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