Azure Migration & Modernisation
Migration isn't a forklift.
It's an architecture decision.
Every workload you move to Azure affects security, compliance, cost, and operations for years. We use Microsoft's Cloud Adoption Framework to get the architecture right first — then migrate with confidence.
This isn't a capability we added last month. GMS holds the Microsoft Advanced Specialisation in Azure Migrate — a credential that requires proven methodology, customer references, and verified deployment at scale.
Why most migrations underdeliver
Workloads moved without redesign. Cloud costs balloon because on-prem architecture doesn't translate to pay-as-you-go economics.
Migrated workloads inherit no governance. No Landing Zone, no policy guardrails, no Defender for Cloud. Security bolted on months later — if at all.
Azure Migrate runs a discovery. Someone exports a spreadsheet. The business case, risk assessment, and architectural decisions never happen.
Architecture-first. Every time.
Our four-tier methodology ensures governance, strategy, and design are locked in before a single workload moves. Every document builds on the last.
Governance
Cloud governance framework, organisational readiness, skills gap analysis, and programme charter. The foundation everything else stands on.
3-4 documentsStrategy
Business justification, FinOps framework, pricing model, and migration roadmap. The business case that gets executive sign-off.
3-4 documentsDesign
Landing Zone architecture, network topology, identity integration, security baseline, and operational model. The blueprint.
4-5 documentsWorkload
Per-workload assessment, migration execution, validation, and handover. Each workload gets its own design review against the Well-Architected Framework.
2-3 per workloadMicrosoft-native tooling. No third-party lock-in.
Azure Migrate
Automated discovery, assessment, and migration of servers, databases, and web apps. Dependency mapping and cost projections built in.
Landing Zones
Enterprise-scale architecture with management groups, policy assignments, and network topology. Not a blank subscription — a governed foundation.
Cloud Adoption Framework
Microsoft's structured methodology: Define strategy, Plan, Ready, Adopt, Govern, Manage. We follow every phase — not just the migration tool.
Well-Architected Framework
Every workload assessed against five pillars: reliability, security, cost optimisation, operational excellence, and performance. Architecture reviews, not just migrations.
Next step in your journey
Cloud workloads modernised. Is your perimeter keeping pace?
As your digital estate expands into the cloud, a fragmented network security posture creates critical risk. Unify your network defence with your core SOC capabilities.
Explore Network Security →Ready to migrate with confidence?
Our Cloud Adoption Agent assesses your environment against Microsoft's frameworks and produces a structured readiness report — before a single workload moves.
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