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  • Apr.5.2023

Using a Transformational Migration Strategy To Maximize the Value of Cloud Migration

  • Apr.5.2023
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Cloud migrations take many shapes and sizes, depending on a company’s existing environment and potential growth. The simplest approach is for an organization to transfer its existing tools and processes to the Atlassian Cloud. However, newer tools designed for Atlassian Cloud come with more inclusive ‘out-of-the-box’ functionality and the user interfaces have been honed for faster and better user experiences. Therefore, integrating an organization’s existing environment into Atlassian Cloud doesn’t take full advantage of the Cloud’s benefits.

Instead, transformational migrations let organizations access the benefits of Atlassian Cloud more easily. This approach involves adapting existing business processes to take full advantage of these new Cloud capabilities. Let’s review the transformational approach and how it can help your business maximize the value of migration.

 

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The Operational Benefits of a Transformational Migration Strategy

Instead of simply replicating your existing processes and systems into cloud-based infrastructure, a transformational approach allows you to re-engineer them. This way, you can capitalize on everything Atlassian Cloud offers.

For example, a company that’s used Jira Service Management for years may have a large environment with many outdated or unused elements. These may include configuration items and workflows for older infrastructure. Transferring this technical clutter onto Atlassian Cloud won’t remove potential problems and may even create significant bottlenecks when it’s time to scale.

Those bottlenecks can appear in the form of technical debt, which accrues when teams use short-term fixes to temporarily solve long-term problems. That can do the trick in the moment, but it often creates bloated architecture and inefficient processes as the debt builds.

Rather than transferring this technical clutter, a transformational migration aims to streamline the post-migration design, removing outdated and irrelevant components. The result is a lean implementation that scales easily to meet demand.

Using this approach would allow the company from the previous example to replace old items and workflows with new ones. It could also adapt its existing structure from a monolith to a more distributed solution, which is far easier to support.

Furthermore, the transformational approach combines the cost of the cloud migration process and the investment of re-engineering. By transforming your solution and migrating it to Atlassian Cloud simultaneously, you save time and money.

Planning Migrations with the Help of a Solution Partner

Migrating to the cloud can be intimidating.  Furthermore, the demanding workload involved in supporting existing, often outdated infrastructure means that few IT leaders can afford the luxury of spending time to research and plan migrations thoroughly. Fortunately, there are expert resources for those seeking help.

In fact, that’s what Cloud Specialized Atlassian Solution Partners do all day, every day. The Solution Partners that Atlassian works with are all trusted experts in cloud migrations. They can help you plan your migration leveraging a strategy tailored to your needs.

Conclusion

Transformational migrations ensure that you fully capitalize on the benefits that an Atlassian Cloud migration offers. a recipe for long-term success. Not only will your organization be able to take full advantage of Atlassian Cloud’s capabilities, you can also identify and avoid potential issues. Moreover, re-engineering your existing processes with Atlassian Cloud enables you to scale your infrastructure easily. This way, you’ll get the highest value out of your migration as your business grows.

Curious about how a transformational migration could accelerate your business or what that process looks like for your organization? Contact Valiantys for expert insight to make your migration to Atlassian cloud seamless and strategic.

 

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