Best IT MSP · Buyer's Guide
Cloud migration services move your applications, data, and infrastructure to the cloud (or from one cloud to another). Providers plan and execute it in phases (prepare, plan, migrate, operate, optimize) and choose a strategy per workload, from a simple lift-and-shift to a full refactor. Good planning is what separates a smooth migration from a costly, disruptive one.
Cloud migration is the process of moving your digital assets, applications, data, databases, and IT resources, partly or wholly, into the cloud, or from one cloud to another. Cloud migration services are the planning and execution a provider delivers to do it without breaking your business along the way.
It is a strategic move, not just a technical one, in a market where worldwide public cloud spending is forecast to top $723 billion in 2025[1]. Done well, it brings scalability, lower hardware cost, and faster delivery. Done poorly, it causes downtime, runaway cost, and security gaps, which is why most businesses use a provider. Cloud migration is closely tied to your broader cloud services strategy.
There is no single way to migrate. A provider picks a strategy per workload from the 7 Rs:
Migrations have many moving parts and the skills to run them are scarce, with a global shortfall of about 4.8 million IT and security professionals[3]. A provider brings a repeatable methodology, the right tools, and experience avoiding the failures that sink DIY migrations. They also handle the post-migration optimization that turns the cloud's promise into real savings.
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