Cloud Migration and Modernization Consulting

Modernizing your Legacy Tech to Future Proof your Business

Redefine and rearchitect your business operations and IT functions to transform legacy systems for tomorrow.

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Migration and Modernization Solutions

End-to-end migration of your legacy code 

While considering cloud modernization and migration, organizations often face challenges like system incompatibility, high costs and lack of legacy coders. This restricts them from integrating new technologies fast to solve today’s business problems. At Icreon, we bring app modernization excellence to help you transform legacy systems at speed with zero business impact.

Cloud Modernization & Migration Consulting

Achieve seamless application modernization and cloud migration with minimal downtime and guaranteed data integrity. We provide end-to-end support, from detailed planning to flawless execution and thorough validation.

Assessment

The first step starts with cloud maturity assessment. We conduct cloud readiness assessment and architecture audit to set up a current state for virtual data centers where migrated workloads operate. Our cloud experts then determine the total cost of ownership (TCO) one-time and recurring, risks and opportunities, compliances, while adhering to security and performance guidelines.

Cloud Planning

After the assessment phase, we plan a practical roadmap, recommend an optimal migration strategy while working closely with the business and IT teams to ensure a smooth transition with near-zero disruption. Our teams also work on discovery recovery plan, rollback strategy, & validation strategy to reduce risk, time, and cost. The timelines evolve around critical business dates and priorities.

Migration Execution

We use AWS, Azure and other automated cloud management and migration tools such as LeapLogic, Carbonite and Cloud Atlas suite of tools to support smooth on-premises to cloud transition. We use best practices for infrastructure and DevOps procurement and initiate migration strategies that best suit client’s business case.

Validation

Validation is a vital step in cloud migration and modernization services. We leverage automation testing to compare legacy systems with modern applications, ensuring functionality, data integrity, and performance are maintained. We use DataDog, New Relic, Cloud Watch, Application Insights, Azure Monitor tools to validate the migrated environment, confirming that it meets all business requirements. 

Our Modernization and Migration Services

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  • What is application modernization?

    Application modernization involves updating legacy software to improve its efficiency, scalability, and compatibility with modern platforms and technologies. This process typically includes re-architecting or re-coding applications, integrating them with cloud-native solutions, and leveraging automation tools. Some commonly modernized apps and data include dated CRMs, ERPs, data warehouse and analytics, mainframe applications, etc.

    By modernizing these applications, businesses can enhance performance, reduce operational costs, and ensure that their software meets current and future demands, all while maintaining a competitive edge in the digital landscape.
  • What are the different approaches to application modernization?

    Application modernization involves migrating or transforming applications to leverage cloud benefits.

    Here are the primary approaches one can employ to modernize applications.

    • The "rehost" or "lift-and-shift" method involves transferring compatible applications to the cloud environment without significant code modifications.
    • The "Re-platform" or "Refactor (repackage)" approaches involve making minor code adjustments to enhance application performance in the cloud.
    • The "Rearchitect" approach focuses on improving application scalability through significant code modifications tailored for the cloud environment.
    • The "Rebuild (rewrite)" approach requires extensive code changes to modernize limited or inefficient applications for better cloud compatibility.
    • The "Replace" approach involves replacing resource-intensive applications with new, cloudnative solutions, balancing cost-effectiveness with potential future limitations in modernization.

    Note: The names of each method are as defined by Microsoft Azure, an automated cloud management and migration tool we use frequently. Understanding these different approaches will help you choose the best strategy for your business.
  • How can companies ensure a smooth migration process during application modernization or migration?

    Consider the following to ensure a smooth migration process during application modernization and migration.

    Robust planning: Set clear organizational goals for the process, clarify what strategies will be used, and map out how application stakeholders will be affected.

    Clear pre-assessment: Evaluate the data and technology of your application and cloud environment before starting the process. This step will help you identify areas that need attention.

    Employee impact: Provide adequate employee training to help them transition more smoothly and use the modernized application more effectively.

    By keeping these key points in mind, one can ensure their company’s migration and modernization processes are smoother and more sustainable.
  • What is the role of DevOps in application modernization?

    Traditionally, an organization’s IT operations and software development teams have worked independently of each other. DevOps is an alternative work philosophy that insists on continuous collaboration and communication between the two. Applying this methodology to the application migration process renders it far more dependable, agile, and effective. DevOps teams may employ practices such as continuous integration and development (CI/CD).
  • How do you migrate the legacy application to cloud?

    We migrate legacy applications to the cloud using a four-step process:

    1. The Assessment step: we assess the readiness of cloud infrastructure to accommodate the migration process.
    2. The Planning step: we crucially plan and map our goals and strategy for the migration process.
    3. The Execution step: we migrate the legacy application onto the cloud using a variety of digital tools.
    4. The Validation step: we run the migrated apps to test how their functioning has improved from the legacy version, as well as optimizing them for accessibility, security, and efficacy.

    Knowing these steps will help you better understand how to effectively migrate legacy applications to the cloud.
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