Cloud migrations disappoint for predictable reasons. Workloads are lifted as-is onto instances sized for a peak that never occurs, nothing is decommissioned on the old platform, and the monthly bill arrives higher than the hardware it replaced. Cost is modelled during design, tagged from the outset so spending is attributable, and reported monthly against the model.
We work in Azure specifically rather than claiming equal depth across every platform. Australian data residency is well served by the Australia East region, the identity story integrates with the Microsoft 365 that most Australian businesses already run, and depth in one platform produces better outcomes than familiarity with three.
Resilience is tested rather than configured and assumed. A backup that has never been restored is an assumption about a file, and organisations discover the difference at the worst possible moment. Restores are tested as part of the engagement and the results recorded.
What is included
Assessment and cost model
Current workloads inventoried, right-sized, and modelled against Azure pricing so the monthly cost is known before commitment.
Landing zone
Subscription structure, network design, identity integration, tagging and policy set up before any workload moves.
Migration
Workloads moved in planned waves with a tested rollback position for each, rather than as a single weekend cutover.
Backup and recovery
Backup configured to an agreed retention, with a restore actually performed and the result documented.
Cost governance
Budgets, alerts and tagging so spending is attributable to a workload and an owner, and surprises surface early.
Decommissioning
The old environment shut down on an agreed date, because paying for both indefinitely is the most common way a migration fails to save money.
How it is delivered
- Data residency is decided explicitly. Where material must remain in Australia, resources are deployed to Australia East with regional rather than global service tiers, which is a meaningful distinction that is easy to get wrong.
- Every migration wave has a written rollback position agreed before it runs. A cutover without a way back is a gamble with your operations.
- Cost is reported against the model monthly. Where reality diverges from the model, you hear it from us first.
What you receive
- Workload inventory and right-sizing analysis
- Cost model with monthly forecast
- Landing zone deployed as infrastructure-as-code in your repository
- Migration runbook with rollback steps per wave
- Tested restore evidence
- Monthly cost report against forecast
What is not included
Stated plainly, because unstated exclusions are where disputes begin.
- Azure consumption charges, which are billed by Microsoft to your own subscription so you retain control and visibility
- Application re-architecture, which is scoped separately where a workload should not simply be lifted
- Third-party software licensing in the new environment
- Migration of platforms other than Azure, which we do not claim depth in
Common questions
Why only Azure?
Because depth in one platform produces better outcomes than passing familiarity with three, and because Azure fits the Microsoft 365 estate most Australian businesses already run. If your requirements clearly favour another platform, we will tell you that rather than take the work.
Will our data stay in Australia?
Yes, where that is a requirement. Resources are deployed to the Australia East region and, for services that offer both, regional rather than global tiers are selected — global tiers can process data anywhere in the world even when it is stored locally.