Cloud Wizard - AWS Migration Strategy Workshop

The AWS Migration Strategy Workshop is a consulting engagement designed to help organizations confidently plan and prepare their migration to Amazon Web Services. Whether you are migrating a single application, modernizing legacy infrastructure, or planning a large-scale enterprise migration, this workshop provides the strategic guidance needed before execution begins.

Cloud Wizard Consulting is an AWS Select Tier Consulting Partner and AWS Advanced Training Partner. Our team of fully AWS-certified architects and migration specialists has trained more than 5,000 professionals and delivered migration strategy engagements across diverse enterprise environments. Our authorized instructors hold all AWS certifications, and our 100% passing rate reflects the depth of expertise we bring to every engagement.

• Current-state infrastructure and application assessment
• Business and technical migration readiness evaluation
• Identification of migration candidates and prioritization
• Recommended AWS migration approach and strategy (6Rs framework)
• High-level target AWS architecture recommendations leveraging services such as AWS Migration Hub and AWS Application Discovery Service
• Migration waves and phased implementation roadmap
• Risk assessment and mitigation recommendations
• Cost optimization and licensing considerations
• Security, governance, and operational best practices aligned with the AWS Well-Architected Framework
• Executive summary with actionable next steps

• Reduce migration risk through structured planning and early identification of blockers - one client achieved a 40% cost reduction through optimization opportunities identified during the workshop
• Align cloud strategy with business objectives across technical and executive stakeholders
• Accelerate migration initiatives with a phased, prioritized roadmap delivered within 1-2 weeks
• Improve cost visibility and identify optimization opportunities before implementation
• Establish governance and operational best practices from day one using AWS Control Tower and AWS Organizations guidance
• Create stakeholder alignment across technical and business teams

The workshop is delivered remotely or onsite (where available) and follows a structured methodology over a typical 1-2 week period:

1. Discovery and Scoping (Days 1-2) - Initial conversations to understand your environment, goals, and constraints. We use a structured intake questionnaire and technical inventory template to define scope.
2. Assessment Sessions (Days 3-5) - Collaborative working sessions with your technical and business stakeholders to evaluate infrastructure, applications, and dependencies.
3. Analysis and Documentation (Days 6-8) - Our team synthesizes findings into actionable recommendations and architecture guidance.
4. Roadmap Delivery (Days 9-10) - Presentation of the migration strategy document with Q&A and follow-up discussion.

• Organizations beginning their AWS cloud journey with data center lease expirations or infrastructure refresh deadlines
• Enterprise data center migrations involving complex multi-tier application environments
• Application modernization initiatives driven by performance, scalability, or compliance requirements
• Infrastructure refresh projects where end-of-support hardware or software forces a platform decision
• Digital transformation programs requiring alignment between IT modernization and business outcomes
• Businesses seeking an independent AWS migration strategy before engaging implementation partners

This workshop delivers strategic planning and recommendations. The following are explicitly out of scope:

• Hands-on migration execution or infrastructure provisioning
• Code refactoring, application rewriting, or development work
• Ongoing managed services or post-migration operations
• Non-AWS target platform assessments
• Security penetration testing or compliance audits

Buyers must provide access to relevant infrastructure documentation and designate technical and business points of contact for discovery sessions.

During the engagement, Cloud Wizard handles all client infrastructure documentation, environment details, and business information with strict confidentiality. All communications are conducted over encrypted channels (TLS 1.2+), and engagement-specific data is retained only for the duration needed to complete deliverables before secure deletion.