Cloud Migrations
Cloud migrations that land on time, on budget, and with zero downtime.
A UK Microsoft Solutions Partner + AWS Advanced Tier partner that moves your estate to AWS or Azure without breaking what works. Discovery, wave planning, parallel-run cutover, and 24/7 hypercare, all under one fixed monthly fee.
30-min consult · UK-based architects · ISO 27001 · No lock-in
Wave tracker · liveMS Solutions Partner + AWS Advanced Tier
UK migrations completed (6Rs methodology)
Production downtime on parallel-run cutovers
Median cost reduction after migration + FinOps
WHERE CLOUD MIGRATIONS GO WRONG
When a cloud migration should be predictable, not a 14-month overrun
Most UK cloud migrations slip schedule, blow the budget, and leave compliance gaps that surface six months later. We fix the root causes.
Discovery skipped, surprises later
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Undocumented dependencies, shadow IT, and legacy integrations only surface during cutover. The migration stalls, finance asks questions, and confidence in the programme drops fast.
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3-week discovery sprint: dependency mapping, application catalogue, 6Rs scoring per workload, costed plan you keep.
Lift-and-shift wastes savings
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Wholesale lift-and-shift saves time on day one but produces oversized VMs and no FinOps benefits. Bill arrives, board questions the business case.
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Per-workload 6Rs decisions (Rehost, Refactor, Re-platform, Repurchase, Retire, Retain), with right-sizing and FinOps tagging baked in from cutover.
Big-bang cutovers risk outages
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Big-bang cutovers without parallel-run create unacceptable production risk. Outages on launch day damage stakeholder confidence in the entire programme.
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Parallel-run cutovers with rollback plans on every workload. Zero production downtime on every completed migration since 2018.
WHAT WE COVER
Our Cloud Migrations cover the full journey
From dependency discovery to extended hypercare. One UK team. One fixed monthly fee.
Discovery & 6Rs scoring
3 weeks
Application discovery, dependency mapping, security + compliance gap analysis, per-workload 6Rs scoring with costed business case.
- rapid median phone answer
- AI auto-resolution for 23% of L1 volume
- Phone · portal · Teams · email · chat
Wave planning & design
WAF-aligned
Migration waves grouped by dependency, risk and value. Landing zone design per cloud (Azure, AWS) aligned to the Well-Architected Framework.
- SOC integration on every L1 ticket
- ISO 27001 chain of custody · GDPR-ready
- Identity-aware access provisioning
Parallel-run cutover
Zero downtime
Cutovers run in parallel with the legacy estate. Rollback plans on every workload. 24/7 cutover support from named UK architects.
- 40% reduction in repeat-cause tickets
- Automated patch waves · 0 rollbacks
- Monthly trend & root-cause review
extended hypercare
24/7
Post-cutover stabilisation, performance tuning, security baseline drift remediation. Optional transition to ongoing Cloud Management.
- Elastic per-user fee · agreed notice
- M&A & multi-region rollout playbooks
- Named service-delivery manager
HOW WE DELIVER A MIGRATION
Three phases from discovery to hypercare
A predictable migration path: discover first, plan in waves, cut over with parallel-run safety.
01
3 weeks
Discover
Application + dependency discovery, security + compliance gap analysis, 6Rs scoring, costed plan with target architecture.
02
6-12 weeks
Plan & build
Wave planning, landing-zone build, security baselines, FinOps tagging. Pilot wave de-risks the playbook before scale.
03
6-26 weeks
Cut over & hypercare
Parallel-run cutovers with rollback. extended hypercare. Optional transition to ongoing Cloud Management.
WHY UK ORGANISATIONS PICK US
A Cloud Migration partner the board can trust
UK-based, ISO 27001, Microsoft Solutions Partner + AWS Advanced Tier with a 30-year track record running enterprise IT for British organisations.
PARTNER STATUS
MS Solutions + AWS Advanced
Direct access to vendor FastTrack programmes (Microsoft Azure Migrate, AWS Migration Acceleration Program) for complex migrations.
UK-BASED
Architects in London
Your migration is led by named UK architects, not offshored to a multi-tier overseas contact centre. ISO 27001 certified throughout.
FIXED FEE
Predictable monthly billing
One fixed monthly fee covers discovery, planning, cutover and hypercare. No surprise change-control invoices.
PROVEN
Zero downtime since 2018
Parallel-run methodology has delivered every UK migration since 2018 with zero production downtime on cutover day.
WHO TRUSTS US WITH MIGRATIONS
UK organisations migrating to cloud with Transputec
London publisher · Azure cloud migration · publishing platform
UK student accommodation · transition to public cloud
UK charity · VMware to Hyper-V + M365 migration
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Cloud Migrations FAQ
What's included in your Cloud Migrations service?
End-to-end migration: 3-week discovery sprint (dependency mapping + 6Rs scoring), wave planning, landing-zone build on AWS, Azure or GCP, parallel-run cutover with rollback plans, and extended hypercare. We’ve done this for UK clients like Incisive Media who migrated their full publishing platform to Azure with zero downtime.
How long does a cloud migration take?
Plan for 6-12 weeks for a mid-size estate (20-50 apps) and 16-26 weeks for enterprise (100+). We start with 3 weeks of discovery using the Microsoft Azure Migrate and AWS Migration frameworks. Then waves of 5-15 apps, each cut over with parallel-run. Read more in our UK cloud security guide.
Are you an authorised cloud partner?
Yes. Transputec is a Microsoft Solutions Partner with Azure Infrastructure designations and an AWS Advanced Tier Services Partner. We hold ISO 27001 and Cyber Essentials Plus. See the full list on the Why Transputec page.
What is your zero-downtime cutover methodology?
Every workload migrates with a parallel-run period: the new environment runs alongside the legacy estate, traffic is mirrored, and data is replicated continuously. We cut over user traffic only once the new environment passes acceptance tests, with a documented rollback plan if anything fails. This methodology has delivered zero production downtime on every migration since 2018. Compliance audits use Cyber Essentials and NCSC Cloud Security as the baseline.
What about data residency for UK organisations?
UK South + UK West Azure regions, eu-west-2 (London) on AWS, and europe-west2 on GCP keep your data within UK borders, simplifying UK GDPR, ICO, FCA and (for public-sector) NHS DSPT compliance. Landing-zone design defaults to UK-primary + UK-secondary DR. Full data-residency documentation is included in the hypercare handover.
What is the difference between lift-and-shift and refactor cloud migration?
Lift-and-shift (rehost) moves workloads to the cloud unchanged, fastest path off legacy infrastructure but typically produces oversized VMs and no FinOps benefits. Good for end-of-life data-centre exits with tight deadlines. Refactor (re-architect) rebuilds the workload as cloud-native (managed services, containers, serverless, auto-scaling) for full elasticity, FinOps efficiency and modernisation gains. Most UK mid-market migrations are a mix: lift-and-shift the urgent estate, refactor the strategic workloads in parallel waves. See Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework for the canonical playbook.
READY TO MIGRATE?
Book a migration scoping call.
A 30-minute call with one of our UK cloud architects. No sales script. We review your current estate, suggest the most efficient migration path (6Rs per workload), and timebox the discovery sprint.
- Cloud migration readiness assessment and roadmap
- Wave-based cutover plan with zero production downtime
- Indicative fixed-scope migration fee with no surprises
- Prompt reply. ISO 27001 secure handling.