01What decides the price
Size
- Keeps it lower
- A few servers or one application
- Pushes it higher
- A whole estate of servers and databases
Dependencies
- Keeps it lower
- Systems that stand alone
- Pushes it higher
- Many connections, jobs and shared files
Strategy
- Keeps it lower
- Rehost as it is
- Pushes it higher
- Replatform or refactor for the cloud
Data
- Keeps it lower
- Small databases
- Pushes it higher
- Large databases and many terabytes to move
Downtime
- Keeps it lower
- A maintenance window is fine
- Pushes it higher
- Near-zero downtime required
Security and compliance
- Keeps it lower
- Standard good practice
- Pushes it higher
- Audits, data-location rules, strict access control
Skills and docs
- Keeps it lower
- Well documented systems
- Pushes it higher
- Systems nobody fully understands
After the move
- Keeps it lower
- Your team runs it
- Pushes it higher
- Managed operations and cost reviews
02Costs people forget
- The assessment and planning before any move
- Running old and new systems side by side during the move
- Licences that need to change
- Training and runbooks for your team
- Monitoring, backups and security tooling in the new setup
- The cloud bill itself, which depends on how well it is sized
03How to keep it sensible
- Start with an assessment, so the estimate rests on facts
- Retire or retain what you do not need to move
- Move in waves, starting with a low-risk one
- Right-size from day one and set budgets and alerts
- Ask each vendor to quote the same scope, including the way back
Our free call and written plan give you an itemised quote before any work starts.
?Frequently asked questions
Can I start with the assessment only?
Yes. It gives you an inventory, a strategy for each workload and a plan, and it is yours to keep.
Will moving to the cloud save money?
Sometimes. It depends on what you run today. The assessment compares your current cost with the cloud before you decide.
Who owns the cloud accounts?
You do. We work inside your accounts.
How do I get a quote?
Book a free 30-minute call. We follow with a written plan and quote.