Cloud Migration

AIGard moves applications, data and infrastructure to the cloud with minimal disruption. We plan each workload's path, migrate in stages and optimize once it's there.

The work typically covers:

• Migration assessment and planning
• Rehost, replatform or refactor per workload
• Data migration
• Cutover planning and rehearsal
• Security and compliance in the cloud
• Post-migration optimization

Cloud Migration is usually the right investment in one or more of these situations:

• Data center contracts or hardware are ending
• On-premise systems limit scale
• You're consolidating after an acquisition
• You want managed services instead of running servers

On a 30-minute scoping call we confirm whether it fits your case and recommend a team shape and first milestones.

The length of a cloud migration depends on the number and complexity of the workloads involved. AIGard provides a staged plan once the assessment is complete.

The assessment determines each workload's path, whether rehosting, replatforming or refactoring, and the plan sequences the migration in stages with cutover planning and rehearsal. We prefer to give a timeline at that point, when it rests on what the assessment found.

It is not usually best to move everything to the cloud as it is. Some workloads are best moved unchanged, while others should be re-platformed or retired.

AIGard makes the recommendation per workload during the migration assessment, after reviewing the existing applications and architecture. We then migrate in stages and optimize each workload once it is running in the cloud.

Yes. Engineers work inside your cloud accounts under least-privilege access, following your access policies.

Access is reviewed as roles change and removed when work ends. Our practices align with ISO 27001, SOC 2, GDPR and HIPAA.

By agreeing security and reliability requirements up front, automating delivery, and checking each change before release.

Code reviews, dependency checks and secure credential handling are part of the development process, and changes are released in controlled steps rather than in one cutover where that is avoidable.

For Cloud Migration, AIGard engineers typically work with AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Kubernetes, Docker and Terraform.

The stack is selected to fit the systems you already run, and engineers are matched to it before they join.

Cloud Migration is available through any of AIGard’s three engagement models: staff augmentation, where engineers join your team; a dedicated team that runs the workstream; or software outsourcing, where AIGard delivers a defined project.

The choice depends on how much of the delivery you want to manage, and it can change later under the same agreement.

Engineers typically start within two to four weeks of the scoping call. The exact date depends on the roles, seniority and number of people required.

We confirm a realistic start date in writing before you commit, and you meet the proposed engineers before work begins.

AIGard engineers typically cost 30–50% less than the fully loaded cost of a comparable US-based hire, with no recruiting fees, benefits overhead or insurance costs on your side.

The figure for a specific engagement depends on the model, the roles, the seniority mix and the size of the team. We issue a written proposal after the scoping call, so the commercial terms are agreed before any work starts.

NDAs are signed before any access is given, and engineers work inside your environment under least-privilege access, with permissions limited to their responsibilities.

Access is reviewed as roles change and removed when work ends. Our practices align with ISO 27001, SOC 2, GDPR and HIPAA, with PII masking, encryption and audit logging built into data work. We review your access policies, data-handling needs and vendor requirements during scoping.

You do. Intellectual property assignment is written into every contract, in every engagement model.

That covers source code, designs, documentation, data, models and prompts produced for you. Third-party components and their licenses are identified, so ownership is clear at handover.