Platform & Technology Migration Strategy
Plan and execute complex platform migrations including cloud provider changes, framework upgrades, database migrations, and technology stack modernization. Minimize risk and downtime while improving capabilities.
Why You Need This Service
Platform migrations are high-risk, high-cost projects that can go catastrophically wrong. Without proper planning and execution, companies face extended downtime, data loss, and budget overruns that can threaten the business.
What You Get
Migration strategy and approach
Risk assessment and mitigation plan
Detailed migration roadmap
Data migration strategy
Rollback plan
Testing and validation plan
Zero-downtime cutover strategy
Cost analysis and optimization
Team training plan
Post-migration support plan
Our Process
Assessment & Planning
2-3 weeks- Current platform audit
- Target platform evaluation
- Dependency mapping
- Risk analysis
- Cost modeling
- Success criteria definition
Deliverables: Migration strategy document, Risk register, Budget and timeline
Preparation
2-4 weeks- Target environment setup
- Migration tooling development
- Testing framework creation
- Team training
- Pilot migration
- Rollback procedure testing
Deliverables: Target environment, Migration tools, Tested procedures
Migration Execution
4-12 weeks- Phased data migration
- Application migration
- Integration testing
- Performance validation
- Security verification
- Parallel running period
Deliverables: Migrated systems, Validation reports, Performance benchmarks
Cutover & Optimization
1-2 weeks- Final data sync
- Traffic cutover
- Monitoring and validation
- Performance tuning
- Old system decommissioning
Deliverables: Live production system, Performance report, Lessons learned
Total Timeline: 10-20 weeks depending on complexity
Investment
Fractional C T O
$10,000-$20,000 for strategy and oversight
Implementation
$50,000-$300,000 depending on complexity
New Platform
Variable ongoing costs
Total
$75,000-$400,000 for complete migration
Expected ROI
Lower costs, better performance, modern capabilities enabling growth
Success Story
Series B e-commerce platform on expensive legacy hosting
Challenge
Running on managed WordPress hosting costing $8,000/month with frequent performance issues. Wanted to migrate to modern AWS infrastructure but feared downtime during holiday season. Previous migration attempt failed after data corruption.
Solution
Fractional CTO developed phased migration plan. Built parallel AWS environment. Implemented real-time data sync. Thoroughly tested for 3 weeks. Executed zero-downtime cutover using DNS routing. Ran parallel for 1 week before decommissioning old platform.
Results
Zero downtime during cutover. No data loss. Infrastructure costs reduced from $8,000 to $2,200/month ($70,000/year savings). Page load times improved from 4.2s to 0.8s. Handled Black Friday with zero issues. Unlocked ability to launch mobile app.
Timeline: 14 weeks from planning to completion
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