Why California Enterprises Choose NexCore for Cloud Migration
Cloud migration is one of the most complex and high-stakes initiatives an enterprise can undertake. Done correctly, it reduces infrastructure costs by 30–50%, improves scalability, and enables modern DevOps practices. Done poorly, it creates months of downtime, data loss, and compliance violations that cost far more than any savings.
NexCore Systems has executed over 200 successful enterprise cloud migrations since 2012. Our team of AWS-certified, Azure Solutions Architect, and Google Cloud Professional engineers follows a rigorous methodology that eliminates risk while accelerating your cloud journey.
Our Cloud Migration Services
AWS Migration Services
As an AWS Advanced Consulting Partner, NexCore Systems provides end-to-end Amazon Web Services migration services including EC2 workload migration, RDS database migration, S3 data lake setup, and CloudFormation infrastructure-as-code implementation. We leverage AWS Migration Hub to provide real-time visibility throughout your migration.
Microsoft Azure Migration
Our Microsoft Gold Partner status and Azure Expert MSP designation reflects our depth of Azure expertise. We migrate on-premises Windows Server workloads, SQL Server databases, Active Directory, and legacy line-of-business applications to Azure Virtual Machines, Azure SQL, and Azure Virtual Desktop with full hybrid connectivity to your remaining on-premises infrastructure.
Google Cloud Platform Migration
For organizations prioritizing data analytics, AI/ML workloads, or Kubernetes-native applications, Google Cloud Platform offers compelling advantages. Our Google Cloud certified engineers migrate workloads to Compute Engine, Cloud SQL, BigQuery, and Google Kubernetes Engine with optimized architectures that take full advantage of GCP's capabilities.
Our 7-Phase Cloud Migration Methodology
- Discovery & Assessment: We deploy automated tools to inventory your entire IT environment, capturing server specifications, application dependencies, network topology, and data volumes.
- Business Case Development: We model your current total cost of ownership versus projected cloud costs across 3 and 5-year horizons, quantifying savings from reduced hardware refresh, data center overhead, and licensing optimization.
- Migration Strategy (6 R's): Each workload is categorized for rehost, replatform, refactor, repurchase, retire, or retain based on complexity, business value, and cloud readiness.
- Landing Zone Architecture: Before migrating any workloads, we establish a secure, compliant cloud foundation with network segmentation, identity management, logging, and cost governance guardrails.
- Pilot Migration: We migrate 2–5 non-critical workloads first to validate our approach, identify unforeseen dependencies, and train your team on cloud operations.
- Wave-Based Production Migration: Production workloads are migrated in prioritized waves during scheduled maintenance windows, with automated rollback capabilities for every migration.
- Optimization & Hypercare: Post-migration, we optimize resource sizing, implement cost management policies, and provide 90 days of enhanced support while your team builds cloud competency.
Cloud Migration by Workload Type
| Workload Type | Migration Approach | Typical Timeline |
|---|---|---|
| Windows Server VMs | Lift & Shift (Rehost) | 2–6 weeks |
| SQL Server Databases | Replatform to managed PaaS | 3–8 weeks |
| Legacy .NET Applications | Replatform / Refactor | 6–16 weeks |
| File Servers / NAS | Migrate to object storage | 1–4 weeks |
| On-Prem Exchange | Migrate to Microsoft 365 | 2–5 weeks |
| Virtual Desktops | Migrate to Azure VD / AWS WorkSpaces | 3–8 weeks |
| Kubernetes Workloads | Lift & Shift to managed K8s | 4–10 weeks |
Cloud Migration Cost Reduction Results
Our clients consistently achieve significant cost reductions after migrating with NexCore Systems. Based on data from our client portfolio:
- Average infrastructure cost reduction of 38% in year one
- Elimination of data center lease, power, and cooling costs
- Reduction in hardware refresh capital expenditure by 90%
- 30–50% reduction in SQL Server and Windows Server licensing through Azure Hybrid Benefit
- Improved developer productivity with self-service cloud resources
- Reduced disaster recovery costs with cloud-native backup and replication