Overview
The AWS Migration Assessment Service helps organizations assess their current IT environments (on-premises or other cloud platforms) and define a structured, low-risk approach to migrate workloads to AWS.
The service is aligned with the AWS Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF) and supports customers preparing for or participating in the AWS Migration Acceleration Program (MAP). It provides clarity on readiness, risks, and next steps while aligning technical decisions with business objectives.
Scope of Service
The assessment is structured across the AWS Cloud Adoption Framework perspectives:
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Business Perspective
- Identification of business drivers and migration objectives
- Workload prioritization based on business value and impact
- High-level cost and benefit considerations
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People Perspective
- Evaluation of cloud skills and organizational readiness
- Identification of capability gaps
- Recommendations for AWS training and enablement
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Governance Perspective
- Review of security, compliance, and risk considerations
- Identity, access, and account structure recommendations
- Alignment with AWS best practices
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Platform Perspective
- Inventory of applications, infrastructure, and data platforms
- Dependency and complexity analysis
- Classification using AWS migration strategies (Rehost, Replatform, Refactor, Relocate, Repurchase, Retire, Retain)
- High-level AWS target architecture design
What’s Included
- Business and technical discovery workshops
- Workload inventory and dependency review
- Cloud readiness and risk assessment
- Migration strategy definition
- Prioritized migration roadmap
- High-level AWS architecture recommendations
- Effort, timeline, and complexity estimates
- Final assessment documentation and executive readout
Deliverables
- Migration Readiness Assessment
- Migration Strategy and Roadmap
- Workload Prioritization Matrix
- High-Level AWS Target Architecture
- Recommended Next Steps for Migration Execution
What’s Not Included
- Migration execution or implementation activities
- AWS infrastructure or service usage costs
- Third-party software licenses
- Post-migration managed or operational services
Prerequisites
- Access to relevant business and technical stakeholders
- Availability of environment and workload information
- Customer approval to conduct discovery workshops and interviews
Highlights
- Aligned with the AWS Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF) Designed to support AWS Migration Acceleration Program (MAP) initiatives Reduces migration risk through structured readiness analysis Provides a clear, actionable migration roadmap Bridges business objectives and technical execution
Details
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Pricing
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Vendor support
This professional service is delivered by experienced consultants. Support is provided throughout the assessment engagement via scheduled workshops, review sessions, and direct communication with the assigned delivery team.
For questions related to this service, scope clarification, or to initiate an engagement, customers can contact:
Email: hello@switchsoftware.io
Response times and engagement details will be agreed upon during the negotiation of the engagement. Ongoing operational or managed support is not included as part of this assessment service.