Cloud Migration · Durham
Cloud Migration in Durham
Moving a Durham business's servers, applications and data into the cloud without a weekend that goes wrong. Workloads move in a deliberate order — least risky first — with the old environment kept intact until each one is proven in its new home.
Why this comes up
The problem
Lift-and-shift migrations move the problems along with the workload, and the bill arrives sized for hardware assumptions that no longer apply. Rushed cutovers turn a planned move into an unplanned outage.
What you get
What we deliver
- Dependency mapping, so a moved application does not lose something it quietly relied on
- Migration order set by risk, starting where failure would cost least
- Right-sizing during the move rather than replicating over-provisioned hardware
- Rehearsed cutover with a timed rollback that stays available until sign-off
- The old environment retained for an agreed period after each move
- Post-migration cost review, because the first month's bill is never the steady state
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Working in Durham
North East
Durham's economy is dominated by its university and cathedral, so the commercial base is small and much of the local demand comes from spinouts and suppliers attached to the institutions rather than from independent industry.
Research spinout software and visitor systems, usually on institutional procurement timelines rather than commercial ones.
Sectors we work with in Durham
- Higher Education
- Tourism & Heritage
- Public Sector
- Retail
- Research
What we work with
Technologies and platforms
- AWS
- Microsoft Azure
- Terraform
- Docker
- Veeam
- AWS DMS
Who we work with
Industries we serve
- Manufacturing
- Professional services
- Healthcare
- Logistics
- Financial services
Why us
Why Durham businesses choose Asionis
- Projects typically launched within 4–8 weeks
- No long-term contracts required
- All team members UK-based
- Dedicated account manager and development team
- Transparent reporting with monthly performance metrics
- Scalable from startup to enterprise
How we work
- Step 1
Free consultation
A 30-minute call to understand the problem. You keep the written summary either way.
- Step 2
Proposal
Scope, timeline and a fixed price, in writing, before anything starts.
- Step 3
Build
Short cycles with regular check-ins, so you see progress rather than hear about it.
- Step 4
Launch and support
We handle the go-live and stay available afterwards.
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Cloud Migration in Durham — common questions
- How much downtime should we expect?
- Depends on the workload. Stateless applications can move with none. Databases need either a maintenance window or a replication approach that keeps both in step until a switch measured in seconds. The rehearsal establishes which, and gives you a real number rather than a hopeful one.
- Should we lift and shift, or rebuild?
- Lift and shift is faster and gets you off ageing hardware quickly, but carries the inefficiencies across and often costs more monthly. Rebuilding costs more up front and less to run. Most migrations sensibly mix the two by workload rather than picking one doctrine.
- What if something does not work afterwards?
- The source environment stays available until you sign off, so rollback is a decision rather than a rescue. Migrations without that fallback are where the horror stories come from.
- Will our bill be predictable?
- After a settling period, yes — but the first month rarely reflects the steady state, and budgets plus alerts are set up during the move rather than after the first surprise invoice.
- Do you work with businesses across County Durham?
- Yes. We are based in Leicester, United Kingdom and work with clients throughout North East, including Durham and the surrounding County Durham area. Most collaboration happens remotely, and we travel for kick-offs and key milestones.
- What kind of Durham businesses do you usually work with?
- Research spinout software and visitor systems, usually on institutional procurement timelines rather than commercial ones. Beyond that we work across Higher Education, Tourism & Heritage, Public Sector, Retail and Research.
- Do you cover the areas around Durham?
- Yes — we work throughout North East, including Newcastle, Sunderland, York. Durham is an urban area of roughly 70,000+, and we take on work across the wider County Durham region rather than the city boundary alone.
Talk to us about Cloud Migration in Durham
A 30-minute call with someone who would actually work on it. No sales script, no obligation.
- Projects typically launched within 4–8 weeks
- No long-term contracts required
- All team members UK-based
- Dedicated account manager and development team
- Transparent reporting with monthly performance metrics
- Scalable from startup to enterprise