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Education Institution Accelerates Cloud Transformation with Concierto Migrate
Executive Summary
This education institution transformed their IT infrastructure using Trianz Concierto Migrate, achieving remarkable results that exceeded transformation benchmarks. Facing the challenge of migrating approximately 53 VMs to AWS along with 5 VDIs and 22 DR servers, they needed an enterprise-grade solution that could deliver accelerated migration capabilities with minimal disruption.
Concierto's AI-powered automation and hyper-intelligent workflows enabled them to complete their transformation ahead of schedule while achieving significant operational improvements. The transformation positioned them as a leader in operational excellence within the education sector.
Key Transformation Results:
- Migration Scope: Successfully assessed and planned migration for approximately 53 VMs, 5 VDIs, and 22 DR servers
- Timeline: Accelerated deployment timeline of 8-10 weeks from assessment to pilot migration
- Cost Efficiency: AWS-funded migration with zero cost to the institution through the MAP program
- Technology Advancement: Enabled transition from legacy infrastructure to cloud-native operations
- Operational Excellence: Established foundation for future modernization and optimization initiatives
Client Overview
Industry:
Education
Organization Size:
Mid-Market
Transformation Focus:
Cloud Migration
Concierto Platform:
Migrate
Timeline:
8-10 weeks
The Business Challenge
This enterprise organization faced critical infrastructure modernization challenges. Their existing technology landscape included approximately 53 VMs, 5 VDIs, and 22 DR servers that required assessment, planning, and migration to AWS cloud infrastructure.
Infrastructure Constraints
Infrastructure Constraints created operational limitations that impacted the institution's ability to scale and innovate. The organization's technical teams were facing operational constraints related to managing aging on-premises infrastructure.
Digital Transformation Demands
Digital Transformation Demands required rapid transformation capabilities to support evolving educational technology needs and ensure continuity of operations. Leadership needed a solution that could deliver comprehensive assessment, strategic planning, and proven migration execution.
Operational Requirements
Operational Requirements were critical as the institution needed to maintain service continuity while transforming their infrastructure. Compliance with educational sector requirements and data governance standards remained essential throughout the transformation journey.
The Concierto Solution
AI-Powered Enterprise Transformation Platform
Concierto Migrate delivered the breakthrough capabilities this organization needed through its unique combination of artificial intelligence, hyper-automation, and enterprise-grade reliability. Unlike traditional migration tools that require extensive customization and manual processes, Concierto's SaaS-based platform provided immediate value through zero-code, workflow-driven automation.
Intelligent Discovery and Assessment
Capabilities automatically mapped the organization's entire application portfolio, identifying dependencies, optimization opportunities, and transformation pathways. Concierto's AI-powered assessment engine provided strategic insights that informed both technical and business decisions throughout the transformation.
Hyper-Automated Migration Orchestration
Eliminated the manual bottlenecks that typically consume significant time in enterprise transformations. The platform's intelligent workflows automated complex migration scenarios, validation processes, and optimization configurations while maintaining complete visibility and control for technical teams.
Multi-Cloud Optimization Engine
Ensured that workload placement decisions were based on performance, cost, and compliance requirements rather than vendor limitations. The organization could leverage AWS strategically, with Concierto managing the complexity through a unified interface.
Enterprise-Grade Security and Compliance
Framework provided built-in governance controls, audit trails, and risk management protocols that exceeded industry standards. The platform's ITIL compliance, SAS 70 certification, and CSA Star certification ensured that all transformation activities met regulatory requirements automatically.
Real-Time Analytics and Optimization
Delivered continuous insights into transformation progress, performance metrics, and cost optimization opportunities, enabling data-driven decisions throughout the migration process and ongoing operations.
Implementation Excellence
Phase 1: Assess - Intelligent Assessment and Strategic Planning
Concierto's automated discovery engine conducted a comprehensive analysis of the organization's existing infrastructure covering approximately 53 VMs, 5 VDIs, and 22 DR servers, identifying optimization opportunities and creating a detailed transformation roadmap aligned with business priorities. The platform's AI-powered assessment provided strategic insights through:
- Cost & Maintenance Report delivering total current versus future cost analysis, right-sizing based on needs, and business advantages for cloud adoption
- Discovery & R Strategy Report providing Concierto.cloud discovered workload inventory (CMDB-based) and the 7Rs categorization of workloads – Rehost, Relocate, Refactor, Replatform, Repurchase, Retain, and Retire
The assessment phase revealed significant optimization opportunities and established the foundation for successful migration execution.
Key Activities:
- POC execution (4 weeks) validating assessment data and ensuring readiness for POC execution
- Conducting Docker Swarm to ECS Proof of Concept to validate migration approach
- Obtaining client sign-off on assessment findings and migration strategy
Phase 2: Mobilize - Strategic Planning and Foundation Building
Trianz reviewed and enhanced the foundation/landing zone for migration along with detailed discovery, application analysis, business case development, planning and governance, AWS environment setup, and security and compliance frameworks.
The mobilization phase delivered:
- Roadmap and Strategy Report including design for disaster recovery, cloud center of excellence design, documented innovation and modernization opportunities, licensing and deployment optimization, and move group prioritization with migration execution plan
- Governance, Compliance, & Security Report establishing controls for IAM, logging, network security, data protection, and incident reporting along with planning for cutover, migration and modernization tagging, scopes, scheduling, resources, issues, and risks management
Phase 3: Pilot Migration - Validation and Proof
Concierto executed pilot migration of up to 25 VMs using differentiated migration strategies including Rehost, Re-platform, Refactor, Retain, and Repurchase/Retire based on workload assessment and compatibility. The pilot migration scope was limited to rehosting (lift and shift) to establish proof of migration capability.
Migration Planning, Execution, Validation, and Hypercare (16 weeks):
- Finalized migration strategy for each workload based on R-strategy classification
- Configured Concierto.cloud platform for migration execution
- Developed detailed migration wave planning for phased approach with timelines, resource allocation, risk mitigation strategies, and cutover planning
- Implemented Rehost migrations using Concierto.cloud platform or manual processes for compatible workloads
- Executed Replatform activities for container-based and clustered applications to optimize for AWS
- Documented Retain decisions with integration considerations for on-premises workloads
- Outlined Repurchase/Retire recommendations for legacy applications
- Supported client-led User Acceptance Testing (UAT) to verify functionality and performance of migrated workloads in each wave
- Remediated migration-related issues identified during testing
- Provided dedicated support to monitor and stabilize the AWS environment post-migration, addressing operational issues and ensuring seamless transition to steady-state operations
- Delivered knowledge transfer to the client's team to ensure operational readiness
Deliverables:
- Proof of Concept Validation: POC Validation Report documenting Docker Swarm to Amazon ECS migration results including functionality, performance, integration with AWS services, and issues identified/resolved; POC Technical Configuration Summary outlining technical setup used for knowledge transfer
- Migrated AWS Workloads: Successfully migrated workloads in accordance with defined R-strategies and migration completion report with technical configurations and outcomes
- Post-Migration Documentation: Finalized migration strategy documentation for each workload based on R-strategy classification, updated application inventory reflecting migration outcomes by R-strategy, and rationale for retained and retired workloads including integration and replacement considerations
- Knowledge Transfer Materials: Operational runbooks for managing the AWS environment and best practices guide for managing migrated workloads
Transformation Results & Business Impact
Operational Excellence Achieved
The organization's transformation with Concierto delivered results that established new benchmarks for enterprise cloud transformation within the education sector, demonstrating the platform's ability to drive exceptional business value through intelligent automation and AI-powered optimization.
Assessment and Planning: Comprehensive discovery and assessment completed covering full server estate of approximately 53 VMs, 5 VDIs, and 22 DR servers with clear migration roadmap and R-strategy categorization
Migration Foundation: Successfully executed pilot migration of up to 25 VMs establishing proof of migration capability and validation of transformation approach
Accelerated Timeline: Completed assessment, mobilization, and pilot migration within accelerated 8-10 week implementation timeline
Cost Optimization: Achieved zero-cost migration through AWS Migration Acceleration Program (MAP) funding with all migration activities fully funded
Strategic Business Impact
Foundation for Innovation: Established cloud-native infrastructure foundation enabling future modernization and digital innovation initiatives
Operational Agility: Enhanced operational flexibility through AWS cloud infrastructure enabling dynamic scaling and improved resource utilization
Risk Mitigation: Reduced infrastructure risks through migration from aging on-premises systems to modern cloud architecture with built-in disaster recovery capabilities
Knowledge Transfer: Successfully transferred operational knowledge to institution's technical team ensuring long-term operational readiness and self-sufficiency
Platform Technology Excellence
Concierto Migrate Architecture:
- Cloud Platforms: AWS cloud infrastructure
- Automation Engine: Zero-code, workflow-driven intelligent automation
- AI/ML Capabilities: Predictive optimization and continuous learning algorithms
- Integration Hub: Enterprise-grade APIs and connector ecosystem
- Compliance Framework: ITIL compliant, SAS 70 & CSA Star certified
- Security Architecture: Enterprise-grade governance and audit capabilities
- Discovery Capabilities: Automated workload discovery and CMDB-based inventory management
Key Differentiators
- SaaS Delivery Model: Immediate value without infrastructure overhead
- Hyper-Automated Workflows: Eliminates manual processes and human error
- AI-Powered Optimization: Continuous improvement and cost optimization capabilities
- Multi-Cloud Intelligence: Vendor-agnostic optimization across platforms
- Enterprise Reliability: Proven at scale across 100+ concurrent transformations globally
- AWS Partnership: Strategic AWS partnership enabling zero-cost migrations through MAP program
Future Transformation Roadmap
Building on their cloud migration success, the organization is now positioned to leverage Concierto's advanced capabilities for next-generation cloud optimization and application modernization initiatives.
Optimization Opportunities: Continued collaboration with Trianz for managed optimization services and ongoing cloud operations improvement
Modernization Pathway: Foundation established for application modernization leveraging cloud-native capabilities and modern architecture patterns
Platform Evolution: Opportunities to expand utilization across Concierto suite including Manage, Modernize, and Maximize modules for comprehensive digital transformation
Why Leading Enterprises Choose Concierto
This transformation success demonstrates why organizations across industries select Concierto for their most critical cloud initiatives. The platform's unique combination of AI-powered intelligence, enterprise-scale reliability, and zero-code simplicity delivers results that traditional approaches cannot match.
Concierto's SaaS-based delivery model, hyper-automated workflows, and multi-cloud optimization capabilities provide the agility and efficiency that modern enterprises require while maintaining the security and compliance standards that regulated industries demand.
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