Agree the inputs
A named technical owner, agreed workload sample, infrastructure inventory, billing extracts and security constraints. Start after scope and required access are accepted; missing inputs move the schedule.
Cloud migration
Controlled Google Cloud migration for VMware and Azure workloads.
We reduce cutover risk through dependency mapping, a governed landing zone, rehearsed runbooks, validation and a tested rollback path — then stabilise the operating model after go-live.
Landing zone · cutover/rollback · VMware workloads · FinOps · run
What clients get
A decision and delivery package that technical, security, finance and operations owners can review before the first production wave.
Map
workloads, dependencies and constraints
Prove
cutover, validation and rollback approach
Run
handover, observability and cost controls
Fixed-scope entry
Make the Google Cloud decision in 10 business days.
The GCP Architecture & Cost Assessment gives technical and financial owners one evidence-backed plan before committing to a migration or platform programme.
01 · Baseline
Current state and constraints
Workloads, dependencies, security requirements, operating model and current infrastructure spend.
02 · Target
GCP reference architecture
Landing zone, IAM, networking, resilience, observability and service choices mapped to your constraints.
03 · Economics
TCO and FinOps baseline
Cost model, material assumptions, optimisation opportunities and guardrails for budget owners.
04 · Decision
90-day delivery roadmap
Prioritised backlog, risks, owners, migration waves and a go, no-go or pilot recommendation.
Good fit
Companies with a real migration, cost, governance or platform decision and access to a technical owner. Not a fit for teams seeking a generic cloud presentation or an unscoped estimate.
A defined first engagement
What the ten days include — and what they do not.
Accept the outputs
Review the architecture diagram, dependency map, cost workbook with assumptions, risk register and 90-day plan together. The recommendation may be keep, move, modernise or pilot.
Keep the boundary
This assessment does not migrate production, implement a full landing zone, certify compliance or guarantee savings. A broader discovery or implementation programme is scoped separately.
The assessment fee is fixed after scope confirmation, not automatically the price of a Landing Zone Sprint. The wider migration discovery described below is a separate phase. No new cloud subscriptions or production changes without approval.
Review our public client evidence. Infrastructure and workflow reviews are not proof of an identical GCP migration.
Migration evidence package
Prove the migration path before the live cutover.
A controlled migration is built on explicit dependencies, test evidence, acceptance criteria and an owned fallback — not a blanket promise of zero downtime.
- Dependency map and sequenced migration waves
- Rehearsed cutover, validation and rollback runbook
- Security, cost and operational baselines
Deliverables
- Discovery & business case in 3 weeks
- Google Cloud landing zone, security baseline and IAM guardrails
- Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD pipelines and observability
- Runbook-driven cutover with rehearsals and fallback
- FinOps baseline + executive reporting
- Knowledge transfer and optional 24/7 operations
Primary scenario is VMware license pressure? Open dedicated VMware exit strategy →
How we structure migration engagements
Each phase has clear outputs so both executives and engineering teams know what to expect.
01 · Discover
Architecture & roadmap
Joint workshop, workload assessment, prioritisation, cost model and pilot scoping.
02 · Build
Landing zone & automation
Secure GCP landing zone, IaC, CI/CD pipelines, observability and testing environments.
03 · Cutover
Migration orchestration
Detailed runbook, migration tooling, fallback scenario and a cutover executed against agreed acceptance criteria.
04 · Run & optimise
FinOps & operations
FinOps governance, executive reporting, knowledge transfer and optional 24/7 support.
FAQ – cloud migration for enterprise and scale-ups
Key questions teams ask before starting.
How fast can we get a migration roadmap?
The discovery phase typically takes 3 weeks. You receive a business case, risk register, migration sequence and reference architecture.
How do you reduce cutover risk?
We combine Terraform/IaC, migration tooling, rehearsed runbooks, data and service validation, and a tested fallback. The acceptable outage window and recovery criteria are agreed per workload; we do not make a blanket zero-downtime guarantee.
What technologies do you work with?
Google Cloud (GCE, GKE, Cloud SQL, BigQuery), security services, Terraform, GitLab CI, ArgoCD, observability stacks (Grafana, Ops Agent) and FinOps platforms.
Ready to modernise on Google Cloud?
Book a 30-minute session. We will map the current state, identify the highest-risk assumptions and outline a controlled migration path.