AWS cloud Migration

Why AWS

Why AWS Migrations Stall or Fail

Issues with AWS migration projects often show up in the project’s initial stages:

Recruiting a full in-house cloud team

Hiring experienced AWS migration experts takes time. And leaving the migration to your in-house team deprioritizes product roadmaps and maintenance work.

Treating AWS tools as the migration strategy

AWS tools cannot assess your portfolio, map dependencies, or decide what to rebuild. Experienced engineers must make those decisions.

Accepting a proposal before proper discovery

A vendor that prices the migration before studying your applications and dependencies will discover hidden integrations, technical debt, and compliance requirements after work begins. They will then have to expand the scope, extend the deadline, or deliver a poorly-architected AWS environment.

Applying one migration pattern to every workload

Applying lift-and-shift to all workloads transfers existing technical debt to AWS. Some applications benefit from replatforming or refactoring, while others should move unchanged, stay where they are, or retire.

Losing senior oversight after the project begins

Critical context is lost when consultants who assess your environment hand the project to a team of junior engineers. The new team may discover dependencies and risks during testing or cutover, incurring more costs and delays.

The end result

Each issue increases the chance that a migration stalls or ends in a rushed move that incurs more cost or requires a do-over after cutover.

AWS Migration Executed and Planned by Senior Engineers

Pelotech chooses a migration path for each workload rather than forcing one approach across your entire estate. Senior AWS engineers base each decision on cost, dependencies, technical debt, and compliance needs. The same engineers join each call, build your AWS foundation, execute the migration, and train your team to operate it.

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Choose Pelotech and you will

Get a migration path for each workload.

Senior engineers assess cost, dependencies, technical debt, and compliance needs before they recommend rehosting, relocating, replatforming, or refactoring.

Start with a secure AWS foundation.

Pelotech establishes your landing zone, account structure, networking, access controls, logging, and security before production workloads move.

Work with the same senior engineers throughout.

The engineers who assess and scope your migration remain involved through architecture, implementation, testing, cutover, and handoff.

Meet AWS standards at every phase.

Pelotech uses all six AWS Well-Architected pillars as acceptance criteria throughout assessment, design, migration, and validation.

Operate the new platform independently.

Your team receives architecture records, operational runbooks, hands-on training, and agreed support after the final cutover.

How Pelotech Compares to Other AWS Migration Options

See how Pelotech’s senior-led approach compares with an in-house team and larger consulting or offshore vendors.

See how we compare against other Kubernetes security service providers

In-House Team

Large Consultancies and Offshore Vendors

Migration path

Senior engineers choose a 7R path for each workload based on cost, dependencies, and compliance

Choices may reflect the skills already available.

Standard playbooks may shape decisions across many workloads.

Hands-on work

The same senior engineers scope and deliver the migration.

Engineers balance migration with product work.

Senior architects may hand delivery to another team.

Timeline

Pelotech plans controlled waves around the agreed deadline.

Product priorities can delay the migration.

Mobilization, approvals, and handoffs can extend delivery.

Security foundation

Pelotech builds the landing zone and security controls before workloads move.

Teams may build networking and security during migration, so gaps can surface later.

Formal governance can add approval steps and delays.

Quality bar

Every phase follows the AWS Well-Architected Framework.

Review quality depends on available time and AWS experience.

Advisers may review architecture separately from the delivery team.

Accountability

Pelotech proves the approach first and measures agreed outcomes.

Internal leaders carry all delivery risk.

Contracts may reward hours or deliverables instead of outcomes.

Quality bar

You receive documentation, runbooks, training, and agreed support.

Knowledge may stay with the few engineers who led the migration.

Continued support may require another team or contract.

Migration path

Senior engineers choose a 7R path for each workload based on cost, dependencies, and compliance

Hands-on work

The same senior engineers scope and deliver the migration.

Timeline

Pelotech plans controlled waves around the agreed deadline.

Security foundation

Pelotech builds the landing zone and security controls before workloads move.

Quality bar

Every phase follows the AWS Well-Architected Framework.

Accountability

Pelotech proves the approach first and measures agreed outcomes.

Quality bar

You receive documentation, runbooks, training, and agreed support.

In-House Team

Migration path

Choices may reflect the skills already available.

Hands-on work

Engineers balance migration with product work.

Timeline

Product priorities can delay the migration.

Security foundation

Teams may build networking and security during migration, so gaps can surface later.

Quality bar

Review quality depends on available time and AWS experience.

Accountability

Internal leaders carry all delivery risk.

Quality bar

Knowledge may stay with the few engineers who led the migration.

Large Consultancies and Offshore Vendors

Migration path

Standard playbooks may shape decisions across many workloads.

Hands-on work

Senior architects may hand delivery to another team.

Timeline

Mobilization, approvals, and handoffs can extend delivery.

Security foundation

Formal governance can add approval steps and delays.

Quality bar

Advisers may review architecture separately from the delivery team.

Accountability

Contracts may reward hours or deliverables instead of outcomes.

Quality bar

Continued support may require another team or contract.

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Our Service

What Pelotech’s AWS Migration Services Cover

Work with one senior team under a single contract, from AWS foundation design through cutover and knowledge transfer. This reduces handoff gaps and keeps Pelotech accountable across the migration. Your engagement can cover the following services.

Application and server migration

We map each application’s dependencies, runtime requirements, and cutover constraints. Then, rehost, relocate, replatform, or refactor the workload according to what we find during the assessment.

Database and data migration

Pelotech copies your database to AWS and updates its structure when needed. Your team checks the migrated data, then Pelotech switches production during the agreed downtime window.

AWS landing zone design

With our deep AWS expertise, we'll design your landing zone, account structure, networking, and governance before production workloads move. Every workload gets a secure foundation, and you avoid costly fixes after cutover.

Application modernization

Senior engineers handle on-prem to AWS redesigns with managed AWS services, containers, Kubernetes, or serverless architecture.

Migration testing and cutover

To reduce cutover risks, we test application behavior, data accuracy, performance, and security controls. Only after successful tests does production traffic move in controlled waves, so your team can pause or reverse the cutover if problems appear.

Documentation and knowledge transfer

Our team gives you operational runbooks with detailed breakdowns of architecture decisions. We also train your team on deployment, monitoring, recovery, and routine changes before handing off the infrastructure.

AWS-validated migration expertise

Pelotech holds the AWS Migration and Modernization Competency, which recognizes its technical expertise and track record of successful AWS migrations.

One AWS Migration Approach For Each Workload

Pelotech assesses each workload’s deadline, dependencies, technical debt, cost, and business value before selecting one of four migration paths.

Rehost

The workload moves to AWS with minimal changes. This approach helps you meet a fixed exit date, with modernization following once the application runs reliably in AWS.

Relocate

Virtualized environments, including VMware estates, move with the applications within them unchanged. Entire clusters can move together, which limits disruption across large virtual estates.

Replatform

Pelotech replaces selected infrastructure components with managed AWS services. AWS handles more of the maintenance for databases, message brokers, and load balancers, while the application retains its core structure.

Refactor or Re-architect

Pelotech rebuilds workloads only when a new architecture delivers a clear operational benefit. This approach cuts down provisioning time and reduces the project’s timeline.

Methodology

Our Three-Phase AWS Migration Process

Pelotech structures the migration around three phases. Each phase resolves specific technical and operational risks before the next stage begins.

Assess

Phase 1

Inventory every application, server, and database, and map what each one depends on.

Measure current running costs and identify the technical debt behind them.

Assign each workload a pattern from the 7Rs, based on cost, dependencies, and compliance needs.

Agree on the migration waves, cutover dates, and success criteria with your team.

Mobilize

Phase 2

Build the landing zone: account structure, networking, access controls, and logging.

Apply the security baseline before any production workload moves.

Set up monitoring, alerting, and cost visibility for the new environment.

Migrate a pilot workload to validate the approach against real traffic.

Migrate and Modernize

Phase 3

Move workloads in planned waves, with testing and documented rollback steps at each cutover.

Replatform and refactor the workloads assigned those patterns during Assess.

Deploy through GitOps with Flux or Argo CD, so infrastructure stays reproducible.

Train your team and hand over runbooks and architecture records.

Book a call to learn how we apply the process to your application.

Every Migration Meets the AWS Well-Architected Bar

Pelotech engineers apply AWS’ Well-Architected Framework as the acceptance bar at each phase, so a workload passes review before it moves and again after it lands.

Operational excellence

Runbooks, monitoring, and alerts help your team operate the platform.

Security

Least-privilege access and encryption protect workloads before they move.

Reliability

Multi-AZ architecture and recovery tests improve resilience.

Performance efficiency

Compute and storage match actual workload demand.

Cost optimization

Right-sized resources and reserved capacity help control spend.

Sustainability

Demand-based scaling reduces idle compute.

Testimonials

What Customers Say About Our AWS Migrations

Here’s what customers say, after Pelotech helped them plan and execute a per-workload migration strategy in record time.

"Pelotech are experts in their field. They are plugged in to modern approaches, while not being tied to a specific technology to solve a problem. They look at the challenge and consider a wider landscape of what can be applied, while asking the question “what are we actually trying to achieve?”. They’ve proposed sound approaches to our challenges and have been able to navigate the, at times, strong opinions that arise when smart people from different teams are working together."

Dr. Scott Wells

Co-Founder at UKi

"I’d have absolutely no reservations recommending Pelotech to anyone who needs Cloud migration or just Cloud-native technology solutions. They’re a brilliant team, and they’ve delivered above and beyond what we needed them to deliver."

Matthew Holmes

Head of IT, STEM Learning

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Case studies

AWS Migrations Pelotech Has Delivered

We’ve helped businesses move critical workloads to AWS and address the dependencies, security gaps, and manual processes that could create problems after cutover. The two UKi projects below show this work across a wider platform and a single GovCloud application.

Ultimate Knowledge Institute

UKi struggled to hire the cloud specialists it needed to modernize its AWS environment. Pelotech rebuilt the infrastructure on Kubernetes, removed expensive third-party dependencies, improved the AWS architecture, and prepared the platform for FedRAMP certification.

2-3x

Faster progress toward target goals

$500,000

In annual savings

50%

less manual work

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UKi OD360 on AWS GovCloud

UKi also needed to deploy its OD360 application in AWS GovCloud. Pelotech redesigned the application for the new environment instead of moving it unchanged. The new setup cut environment provisioning time from four weeks to 20 minutes

Environment provisioning cut from four weeks to

20 minutes

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Ready to Plan Your AWS Migration?

Tell us what you need to move, how your environment works today, and when you need the migration complete. A senior Pelotech engineer will review your constraints and outline the assessment, migration scope, and delivery timeline.

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FAQs

AWS Cloud Migration Questions, Answered

What are the 7Rs of AWS migration?

AWS defines the 7Rs as retire, retain, rehost, relocate, repurchase, replatform, and refactor or re-architect. They help teams decide whether to leave, remove, replace, move, modify, or rebuild each workload.

What does Pelotech’s Migration and Modernization Competency mean for my project?

The competency means AWS has validated Pelotech’s technical expertise and customer success in migration and modernization. Pelotech completed AWS’s technical assessment and provided customer success examples, but your project still needs its own discovery, plan, success criteria, and technical review.

What happens after the migration is complete?

Pelotech validates the migrated workloads, documents architecture decisions, provides runbooks, and trains your team to operate the AWS environment. Agreed post-cutover support can cover early issues, but your team keeps control of the account, infrastructure, and future changes.

Move Each Workload the Right Way, With the Engineers Who Plan It

Why AWS Migrations Stall or Fail

AWS Migration Executed and Planned by Senior Engineers

How Pelotech Compares to Other AWS Migration Options

What Pelotech’s AWS Migration Services Cover