Overview
AWS Cloud Migration Planning & Assessment
Cloud Wizard Consulting delivers a structured migration planning engagement that helps organizations build a clear, actionable strategy before moving workloads to Amazon Web Services. Our team of fully AWS-certified consultants - holding every AWS certification - combines deep technical expertise with a training-first methodology honed through enabling 5,000+ professionals across AWS technologies.
Engagement Overview
This is a fixed-scope, 4-6 week assessment engagement. Our consultants work alongside your technical and business teams to analyze your infrastructure, applications, networking, security, governance, and operational processes. The result is a practical migration roadmap that reduces project risk and enables informed decisions.
What Makes Cloud Wizard Different
- Training + Consulting Model: As both an AWS Advanced Training Partner and AWS Select Tier Services Partner, we embed knowledge transfer into every engagement - your team gains migration skills alongside deliverables
- Fully Certified Team: Every Cloud Wizard instructor and consultant holds all AWS certifications, with a 100% passing rate across 5,000+ trained professionals
- AWS-Native Tooling: We leverage AWS Migration Hub, AWS Application Discovery Service, AWS Control Tower, and AWS Organizations to ground our assessments in real platform capabilities
Engagement Phases and Deliverables
Phase 1 - Discovery (Weeks 1-2)
- Discovery workshops with technical and business stakeholders
- Infrastructure inventory and application portfolio review
- Dependency mapping using AWS Application Discovery Service
- Deliverable: Validated application inventory and dependency map (spreadsheet and visual diagram)
Phase 2 - Assessment (Weeks 2-4)
- Migration readiness evaluation against AWS 7 Rs framework
- Workload complexity scoring and business impact analysis
- Security, governance, and compliance assessment covering frameworks such as SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI-DSS, and FedRAMP as applicable
- AWS architecture review using AWS Well-Architected principles
- Cost optimization analysis with AWS Pricing Calculator
- Deliverable: Written Migration Readiness Assessment report (PDF)
Phase 3 - Roadmap Development (Weeks 4-6)
- Workload prioritization matrix with migration wave planning
- Phased migration strategy with timeline and risk mitigation
- AWS Landing Zone and AWS Control Tower recommendations
- Deliverable: Executive summary presentation (slide deck), prioritized workload migration backlog, and detailed migration roadmap document
Scope
A standard engagement covers up to 50 applications or workloads. For larger environments, we scope through a discovery call to define engagement boundaries. Each engagement includes up to 4 discovery workshops and approximately 120 consultant hours.
Example Use Case
A mid-market financial services organization with 150+ on-premises applications planning data center exit engaged Cloud Wizard to assess migration readiness, map application dependencies, evaluate compliance requirements for regulated workloads, and produce a phased 18-month migration roadmap with prioritized migration waves.
Ideal Audience
- Enterprise IT teams planning data center modernization
- Organizations with 20-500+ applications evaluating AWS migration
- Technology leaders needing stakeholder alignment and executive-ready migration plans
- Businesses in regulated industries requiring compliance-aware migration strategies
- DevOps and infrastructure teams preparing for AWS adoption or expansion
Why Cloud Wizard Consulting
Cloud Wizard Consulting is an AWS Advanced Training Partner and AWS Select Tier Services Partner. We have trained more than 5,000 professionals in AWS technologies, and our authorized instructors hold every AWS certification with a 100% passing rate. This depth of expertise translates directly into migration assessments grounded in current AWS best practices and real platform capabilities.
Contact us at info@cloudwizardconsulting.com to schedule a complimentary discovery session and discuss your migration planning requirements.
Highlights
- Cloud Wizard's fully AWS-certified consultants (every consultant holds all AWS certifications, 100% passing rate) use AWS Migration Hub, Application Discovery Service, and Control Tower to deliver a data-driven migration assessment - not generic recommendations. As both an AWS Advanced Training Partner and Select Tier Services Partner with 5,000+ professionals trained, we embed knowledge transfer into every engagement so your team builds lasting AWS migration skills alongside deliverables.
- Receive concrete, named deliverables within a structured 4-6 week engagement: a written Migration Readiness Assessment report, executive summary presentation, validated application dependency map, workload prioritization matrix, and a phased migration roadmap with timeline and risk mitigation strategies. Standard engagements cover up to 50 applications with approximately 120 consultant hours and 4 discovery workshops included.
- Reduce migration risk through compliance-aware assessments covering frameworks like SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI-DSS, and FedRAMP as applicable to your environment. Our methodology evaluates security, governance, networking, and workload dependencies using the AWS 7 Rs framework and Well-Architected principles - giving regulated industries and complex environments the structured analysis needed before committing to migration execution.
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Support During Your Migration Planning Engagement
Cloud Wizard Consulting provides dedicated support throughout your 4-6 week migration planning engagement. Our email response time is within 12 hours during active engagements.
How to Reach Us
- Email: info@cloudwizardconsulting.com
- Website: https://www.cloudwizardconsulting.com
Engagement Phases and Support
Discovery Phase (Weeks 1-2): Your designated technical point of contact participates in up to 4 discovery workshops. Your team provides infrastructure inventory, architecture documentation, and network diagrams. Our consultants respond to questions and schedule sessions within 12 hours of request.
Assessment Phase (Weeks 2-4): Our team conducts analysis and may request additional documentation or stakeholder access. Buyers should ensure availability of technical SMEs for validation sessions.
Roadmap Delivery (Weeks 4-6): Final deliverables are presented in a walkthrough session. Questions and clarification requests are addressed within 12 hours.
Buyer Responsibilities by Phase
- Designate a technical point of contact for the full engagement
- Provide infrastructure and application inventory documentation
- Make technical and business stakeholders available for workshops
- Review and validate interim findings within agreed timelines
Post-Engagement Support
After roadmap delivery, Cloud Wizard provides a 2-week window for follow-up questions and clarifications on delivered artifacts at no additional cost. Beyond this window, continued advisory support can be arranged through a separate engagement.
Refunds and Billing
For refund inquiries or billing questions related to your AWS Marketplace subscription, contact us directly at info@cloudwizardconsulting.com . We respond to all billing inquiries within 12 hours.