Heroku to AWS Migration · Derby
Heroku to AWS Migration in Derby
Moving Derby applications from Heroku to AWS, where the add-ons are the inventory nobody has written down. Each was provisioned with a click — the database, the cache, the scheduler, the log drain, the error tracker — and every one needs an AWS equivalent chosen, configured and paid for before the application behaves as it did.
Why this comes up
The problem
Nine add-ons are attached to the application and none of them appear in any architecture document.
What you get
What we deliver
- Add-ons inventoried, with a destination decided for each before any move
- Database migrated with a plan for the switchover window
- Build and release process rebuilt, since buildpacks do not exist on AWS
- Environment configuration moved into proper secret management
- Scheduled jobs and background workers given explicit infrastructure
- Logging and alerting established, because these came free and now do not
Want this scoped for your business in Derby?
Thirty minutes, no charge, no sales script. You leave with a written summary of what heroku to aws migration would actually involve — whether or not you use us.
Working in Derby
East Midlands
Derby is an engineering city — aerospace, rail and automotive supply chains — so the work here skews toward integration with existing plant systems, quality and compliance workflows, and reporting that has to stand up to audit.
Most work here involves connecting shop-floor and plant systems to reporting the rest of the business can actually read, plus quality and compliance workflows that have to survive an audit.
Sectors we work with in Derby
- Advanced Manufacturing
- Aerospace
- Rail Engineering
- Automotive
- Logistics
What we work with
Technologies and platforms
- AWS
- Heroku
- Terraform
- Docker
Who we work with
Industries we serve
- SaaS businesses
- Technology companies
- Fintech startups
- Media companies
- Retail
Why us
Why Derby 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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Heroku to AWS Migration in Derby — common questions
- Why do the add-ons matter so much?
- Because they are invisible dependencies. Nobody thinks of the log drain or the scheduler as infrastructure while a single click provisions them, and an application moved without their equivalents runs but stops doing several things people quietly relied on.
- What replaces the buildpack?
- A container image and a pipeline you own. Heroku detected the language and built the application automatically, so the migration includes writing that process explicitly — which is not difficult but is genuinely new work rather than a configuration change.
- Does this actually save money?
- At scale usually yes, at small scale often not. Heroku is expensive per unit of compute and inexpensive in effort, so the saving is real for a substantial application and easily outweighed by engineering time for a modest one.
- What do we take on operationally?
- Everything the platform was handling quietly — restarting failed processes, patching the underlying systems, rotating credentials, watching capacity. None of it is unusual work, but it is a standing commitment rather than a one-off migration cost, and it belongs in the comparison.
- Do you work with businesses across Derbyshire?
- Yes. We are based in Leicester, United Kingdom and work with clients throughout East Midlands, including Derby and the surrounding Derbyshire area. Most collaboration happens remotely, and we travel for kick-offs and key milestones.
- What kind of Derby businesses do you usually work with?
- Most work here involves connecting shop-floor and plant systems to reporting the rest of the business can actually read, plus quality and compliance workflows that have to survive an audit. Beyond that we work across Advanced Manufacturing, Aerospace, Rail Engineering, Automotive and Logistics.
- Do you cover the areas around Derby?
- Yes — we work throughout East Midlands, including Nottingham, Leicester, Loughborough, Birmingham. Derby is an urban area of roughly 260,000+, and we take on work across the wider Derbyshire region rather than the city boundary alone.
Talk to us about Heroku to AWS Migration in Derby
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