AWS Migration Services
A migration is finished when the business can use and support the workload in its new home. NetSys scopes AWS moves around dependencies, recovery, cutover decisions and the team that will run the result.
The short answer
NetSys AWS migration services cover the agreed move of business workloads from an existing environment to AWS. The project starts with dependency discovery and target design, then proceeds through a representative pilot, migration waves, cutover and acceptance checks. The scope identifies workload exclusions, rollback decisions, post-move support and the handover to your team or a managed-services agreement.
A server can start successfully in the cloud while its users still cannot complete their work. DNS, directory access, integrations, file paths, licensing and external connections all need a migration decision. We map those dependencies and define the business workflows that must pass before the source environment is retired.
Some workloads can move with limited change. Others need reconfiguration, application-vendor involvement or a different destination. Discovery records the appropriate path and the reasons to defer a workload. Application rewrites, database redesign and changes to unrelated platforms are included only when they are part of the written project scope.
A pilot and a go/no-go decision before each wave
We prepare the target access, networking, logging and recovery arrangements, then migrate a representative workload. The pilot checks business functionality and operating readiness as well as the transfer itself. Each production wave has an owner, change window, acceptance criteria and rollback decision point. After cutover, we reconcile exceptions and hand over the information needed to operate the environment.
What an AWS migration project delivers
Discovery and target design
Agree what moves, how it will run and what remains elsewhere.
- Workload inventory and application dependency map
- Identity, networking, data and licensing decisions
- Target design and scoped cost assumptions
Pilot and migration execution
A controlled move with clear decision points.
- Representative pilot and documented acceptance results
- Migration waves, cutover communications and exception handling
- Rollback conditions and source-retirement criteria
Validation and operating handover
Give the next operator the evidence and access they need.
- Business workflow, monitoring and restore checks
- Configuration notes, owners and unresolved issues
- Defined post-cutover support period and ongoing-management options
Keep the cutover and the handover in the same plan
Share the systems you want to move, approximate data size, application vendors and allowed maintenance windows. We will identify a discovery and pilot scope.
Who does the work: meet the NetSys team on our About page.
- Migration acceptance tied to business workflows
- Separate project and ongoing-service responsibilities
- Exceptions and rollback decisions written before production changes
AWS migration checkpoints
The project plan gives each stage a deliverable and a decision owner.
| Stage | Evidence | Decision |
|---|---|---|
| Assess | Inventory, dependency register and workload owners | Proceed, redesign, retain or defer |
| Prepare | Target architecture, access and recovery arrangements | Ready for a pilot |
| Pilot | Representative workflow and operating tests | Ready for a production wave |
| Cut over | Final transfer checks and business sign-off | Continue or invoke the agreed fallback |
| Handover | Operating notes, support owners and open exceptions | Accept the project and schedule source retirement |
Build a quote from the work that matters
The migration fee and the AWS bill cover different things.
- Workload count, data volume and dependencies to discover
- Target-environment preparation and application changes
- Transfer windows, testing, vendor coordination and rollback planning
- Temporary overlap between old and new environments
- AWS consumption, backup, connectivity and the ongoing operating scope
AWS Migration Services FAQs
Can you migrate on-premises servers to AWS?
We can scope an on-premises-to-AWS project for suitable workloads. Discovery checks application support, dependencies, licensing, data transfer, identity and recovery before a destination and migration method are agreed.
Will the migration have downtime?
The expected interruption depends on the workload and migration method. The project defines a change window, how ongoing changes are reconciled, the acceptance checks and the fallback decision. We do not assume every workload supports a zero-downtime move.
Are database migrations and application rewrites included?
Only when explicitly scoped. A server move, a database-engine change and an application rewrite have different risks and validation requirements. Discovery separates them so you can approve the appropriate work.
Who manages AWS after the migration?
Your internal team, an existing operator or NetSys can own the result. We agree that choice before cutover and document access, monitoring, backup and incident responsibilities in the handover or managed-services agreement.
When can we switch off the old environment?
After the agreed business tests, data reconciliation, recovery checks and retention requirements are satisfied. The source-retirement decision has an owner; a successful transfer alone is not the retirement approval.
Sources and technical references
Guides on this topic
Define the first workload and its acceptance checks.
Tell us what you want to move, where it runs now, the business deadline and who will manage AWS afterwards. We will scope discovery, the pilot and the migration handover.