The Time to Migrate is Now

The overwhelming value in migrating to the cloud makes it smart to do so now

Compelling Reasons To Migrate

Some years ago, many organizations decided not to move some of their workloads to the cloud because of concerns about compliance, security, cost and skills. Not to mention the complexity associated with large-scale migrations.

But these concerns have largely diminished or been addressed by the large cloud service providers (CSPs). The landscape has changed. The overwhelming value in migrating to the cloud makes it smart to do so now.

The cloud service provider, Amazon Web Services (AWS), obviously has global reach but also offers:

A variety of inexpensive services
A vast array of services supporting risk and compliance
A comprehensive infrastructure supporting everything from simple virtual machines (VMs) to modern, distributed, AI-backed applications

All these factors make AWS a great choice when it comes to migrating. And for on-premises customers facing price increases – some as much as 500% or more – migration to a lesser-cost platform is advisable.

Another, perhaps even more compelling reason: Today, software vendors themselves increasingly focus all their innovation in the cloud. In practice, this means that some of the most advanced and sophisticated cybersecurity services, compliance monitoring capabilities, AI models and so on are all only available in the cloud or from AWS for customers to use.

For customers facing significant price increases for on-premise licensing, migration to a lesser-cost platform is advisable. Sooner rather than later.

Compelling Reasons To Migrate (cont'd)

AWS Migration Acceleration Program (MAP) funding can provide financial incentives
that can significantly reduce or even remove migration costs

Access to innovation, coupled with increased demand for modernization, is also driving migration. Whilst some years ago migration was often undertaken as a standalone initiative, it has now become an essential part of broader modernization efforts. To truly modernize, organizations must leverage the cloud.

By integrating migration into a comprehensive modernization strategy, businesses can unlock the full potential of cloud technologies and drive transformative growth.

The good news is that migration happens just once: Migration is a “one-and-done” activity. That’s why it makes sense to engage an experienced, deeply technical partner to help.

At EPAM, we have more than 6,000 AWS experts that have performed multiple on-premise-to-AWS migrations. We’re proud that we have a deep partnership with AWS; we can bring the benefits of that partnership to our customers.

For example, the AWS Migration Acceleration Program (MAP) can provide financial incentives that can significantly reduce migration costs (in many cases by more than 50%) and make building the business case for migration significantly easier.