Cloud Migration Design & Planning for AWS

Cloud Migration Design & Planning for AWS is a TSL professional services engagement designed to help organisations move from assessment and discovery into a clear, governed, and delivery-ready AWS migration programme.

Many enterprises complete infrastructure assessments and workload discovery exercises but still lack a practical migration strategy that aligns technical realities with operational, security, governance, and business requirements. This service bridges that gap by converting discovery outputs into a structured migration design and implementation roadmap for AWS.

The engagement is specifically designed for organisations operating complex, regulated, or mission-critical environments where migration certainty, governance, and delivery sequencing are essential. The outcome is a documented migration strategy that enables informed decision-making, supports procurement and funding approvals, and prepares organisations for controlled execution at scale.

This service supports alignment with the AWS Migration Acceleration Program (MAP) where applicable and incorporates AWS best practices, including Well-Architected Framework principles, governance-by-design, and modern landing zone approaches.

What the Service Includes

The engagement delivers a comprehensive migration planning framework covering:

• Migration strategy definition for workloads and applications
• Target AWS architecture and landing zone design
• Migration wave planning and sequencing
• Governance and operating model definition
• Security and compliance alignment considerations
• Risk, dependency, and constraint analysis
• Delivery roadmap and implementation planning
• Resource and programme mobilisation guidance
• Typical Migration Strategies Assessed

Workloads are evaluated using appropriate migration patterns, including:

• Rehost
• Replatform
• Refactor
• Retire
• Retain or relocate where appropriate
• Delivery Methodology

The service follows a structured and evidence-led methodology refined through enterprise AWS delivery engagements.

Strategy Definition Each workload is assessed against complexity, business value, technical dependencies, and operational risk to determine the optimal migration approach.

AWS Architecture Design Target AWS environments are designed to support scalability, governance, resilience, operational management, and security best practices.

Migration Wave Planning Applications and infrastructure components are grouped into logical migration waves to minimise operational disruption and manage dependencies effectively.

Governance & Operating Model Alignment The engagement defines governance structures, security controls, operational responsibilities, and decision-making frameworks required for predictable migration delivery. Automation tooling and AI-assisted analysis may be used where appropriate to accelerate planning activities and improve assurance outcomes.

Key Deliverables

Customers receive a structured set of migration planning outputs, including:

• Migration Strategy Matrix
• Target AWS Architecture Designs
• Migration Wave Plan
• Governance & Operating Model Pack
• Risk & Dependency Analysis
• Delivery Roadmap and Timeline