AWS Migrations

Move critical workloads to AWS with less downtime and a plan your team can execute.

We help product and IT teams leave colo, aging data centers, or fragile cloud setups without betting the business on a single cutover weekend. You get discovery, a workload-by-workload path, and a rehearsed cutover — then ownership stays with your team.

The problem

Migrations stall when dependencies are unclear, rollback is undefined, and leadership cannot see cost or downtime risk. Teams postpone the move, pay for overlapping infrastructure, and keep firefighting hardware that no longer matches the product.

  • Maintenance windows that keep growing
  • Undocumented dependencies that surface only at cutover
  • Parallel spend on old and new environments
  • Internal engineers pulled off product work for months

Who this is for

  • Mid-market product and SaaS teams outgrowing colo or a first-generation cloud setup
  • IT organizations with a renewal, lease end, or hardware refresh forcing a decision
  • Teams that need a partner for sequencing and cutover risk, with a clear path to internal ownership
  • US companies that want direct engineer access and clear ownership of AWS work

Outcomes we aim for

  • A written migration plan with phases, owners, and rollback criteria
  • Cutover that fits your maintenance window — rehearsed before production
  • Predictable infrastructure cost after landing on AWS
  • Your team able to operate day-two workloads without calling us for every change

What we cover

  • Migration readiness and dependency discovery
  • Landing-zone and account-structure foundations
  • Workload-by-workload path selection (rehost, replatform, or refactor)
  • Data migration, testing, and cutover rehearsal
  • Security and governance baselines before production traffic
  • Hypercare, cost optimization, and knowledge transfer

How we deliver

  1. Discover

    Map workloads, dependencies, compliance needs, and constraints. Identify what must move first and what can wait.

  2. Design

    Choose a path per workload, size the landing zone, and write cutover and rollback runbooks your team can follow.

  3. Migrate

    Stage in parallel where it helps, rehearse cutover, execute in your window, and watch closely through hypercare.

  4. Optimize & hand off

    Right-size spend, close gaps found in production, and leave documentation so ownership stays with your team.

What you receive

  • Migration readiness findings and recommended sequence
  • Architecture and account-structure recommendations
  • Cutover and rollback runbooks
  • Post-migration checklist and cost review notes
  • Knowledge-transfer sessions with your engineers

Example engagement shape

Migration Readiness Assessment

Fixed-scope discovery: inventory workloads, map dependencies, identify risks, and recommend a phased path before anyone commits to a cutover date.

  • Written readiness findings and recommended sequence
  • In-scope vs. out-of-scope for phase 1
  • High-level effort bands and decision points
  • Cutover and rollback considerations for the first wave

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Why Alchemy for migrations

  • Same engineers from discovery through cutover
  • Plans written for your team to execute after go-live
  • Uptime and cost treated as design constraints, not afterthoughts
  • Phased waves so you can prove the path before a full estate move

Engagement options

Most migrations start with a fixed-scope readiness assessment, then a written plan and estimate before build work. Larger programs can be phased by workload wave.

  • AWS Migration Readiness Assessment — discovery, risks, and a recommended path
  • Fixed-scope migration wave — pilot or production cutover with defined deliverables
  • Follow-on optimization or managed cloud support after go-live

Frequently asked questions

Where do you work with clients?
We are based in Portland, ME and work with teams remotely across the US. Discovery can be remote or on-site when the project needs it.
How long does a typical AWS migration take?
It depends on workload count, dependencies, and compliance. After discovery you get a written plan with phases — many teams start with a pilot workload within a few weeks.
Can you migrate without extended downtime?
We design around your maintenance window with staged cutovers, rollback plans, and rehearsed runbooks. True zero downtime is not always possible; we minimize risk and surprise cost.
How is migration work priced?
Readiness assessments are fixed-scope. Implementation is estimated in writing before kickoff — by wave or by workload — so you see cost range before billable build work starts.

Ready to plan an AWS migration?