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Moving an old system to the cloud, one step at a time
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The riskiest way to move is all at once, on one long night. We move one system at a time, and every step can be undone.
Start with an inventory
List every system, what it depends on, who uses it and what it costs today. Most surprises in a migration come from a dependency nobody wrote down.
Move the low-risk parts first
Start with something useful but low risk, such as a reporting database or a staging site. The team learns the new platform before anything important depends on it.

Keep a way back
Before each cut-over, the old system stays ready and the data stays in sync. If the new one misbehaves, switching back takes minutes, not days.
Lower the DNS TTL a day ahead, so a switch in either direction reaches everyone quickly.
Switch off the old system last
The old system is retired only after a few quiet weeks on the new platform, and its last backup is kept. Talk to us about the system you would move first.
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