Case Study
Preparing Legacy Infrastructure for a Clear AWS Migration
Client Profile
AWS Migration Acceleration Program
Overview
Meet Our Hero
This nationally recognized provider of warehouse and supply chain systems supports organizations across the U.S. by designing and installing complex logistics solutions, including conveyor systems, automated storage equipment, and customized warehouse infrastructure. As the company continued to grow, leadership recognized that its internal technology systems needed to evolve so the business could operate more efficiently and support future innovation.
The Challenge
Challenge 01
Legacy systems built on physical hardware limited scalability.
Challenge 02
Outdated infrastructure made it difficult to improve efficiency and manage costs.
Challenge 03
Security and compliance requirements were becoming harder to maintain.
Challenge 04
The company wanted to explore modern technologies such as IoT and improved data systems.
Challenge 05
Leadership needed a clear understanding of what a move to AWS would involve before committing to a migration.
The Goal
- Evaluate the current IT environment and migration readiness
- Identify opportunities to modernize systems and databases
- Reduce operational overhead and infrastructure costs
- Improve security and compliance posture
- Build a clear path toward a future migration with minimal disruption to daily operations
The Solution
Step 01 | Rapid Discovery and IT Inventory
- Collected a full inventory of servers, applications, and infrastructure using automated discovery tools
- Mapped application dependencies across the environment
- Delivered a detailed technical snapshot of the organization’s IT estate
Step 02 | Migration Readiness and Risk Analysis
- Assessed cloud readiness based on the AWS Cloud Adoption Framework perspectives
- Identified potential security, compliance, and operational risks early
- Evaluated technical constraints that could slow or complicate migration
Step 03 | Financial and Business Case Development
- Conducted a Total Cost of Ownership analysis comparing current infrastructure costs to projected AWS costs
- Identified potential AWS funding opportunities and migration incentives to offset costs
- Built a financial business case that leadership could use to evaluate the migration strategy
Step 04 | Migration Strategy and Roadmap
- Assigned each application a recommended migration strategy for optimal results
- Organized workloads into migration waves to reduce operational disruption
- Developed an executive-ready migration roadmap with timelines, resource needs, and technical recommendations
The Impact
A complete inventory of legacy systems and application dependencies
A clear migration roadmap outlining how workloads could move to AWS in phases
A stronger understanding of infrastructure costs and modernization opportunities
Preparation for improved service reliability and uptime for core applications
A defined path for security, compliance, disaster recovery, and business continuity planning
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