What does an AWS migration assessment include?

A review of your current environment, applications, dependencies, AWS readiness, recommended migration strategy per workload, cost and sizing review, and a prioritised action plan with next-step delivery options.

How long does the assessment take?

Most assessments run over a short, focused engagement — typically a discovery call, an information-gathering phase, a technical review and a review session to walk through findings and recommendations.

Do we need to commit to a full migration afterwards?

No. The assessment is independent. You leave with a clear understanding of scope, risk and recommended next steps, and can decide how to proceed.

AWS Migration Assessment

Know what should move to AWS before you start moving it.

An AWS migration assessment gives you a clear view of your current environment, migration options, risks, costs and recommended next steps before a full migration project begins.

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What the assessment covers

Current environment review

Applications, servers, databases, storage, networking, integrations and existing hosting setup.

Dependency mapping

Identify systems, users, services, data flows and external integrations that could affect migration.

AWS readiness review

Account structure, landing zone, IAM, networking, security, backup, logging and monitoring requirements.

Migration strategy

Recommend whether workloads should be rehosted, replatformed, refactored, retained, retired or moved later.

Cost & sizing review

Estimate likely AWS cost drivers and highlight where overspend could appear after migration.

Risk & cutover planning

Identify downtime risk, rollback requirements, testing needs and migration wave structure.

Assessment outputs

Migration readiness summary
Workload inventory
Dependency and risk notes
Recommended migration route per workload
AWS landing zone readiness findings
Cost risk observations
Priority action plan
Suggested migration timeline
Next-step delivery options

Best fit

You know you need to move to AWS but are not sure where to start
You have a board-level or investor-led cloud migration requirement
Your current hosting provider no longer fits
You are worried about downtime or data migration
Your internal team needs experienced AWS input
You want an independent view before committing budget

Assessment process

Step 1
Discovery call
Step 2
Access & information gathering
Step 3
Technical review
Step 4
Risk & dependency mapping
Step 5
Migration route recommendation
Step 6
Review session & next-step plan

FAQs

Frequently asked questions

Ready to scope your AWS migration?

Start with a practical assessment before committing to a full migration project. IG CloudOps will help you understand what should move, what should change, what could go wrong, and what the next step should be.

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