MIGRATION MANAGEMENT
Discovery & MAPPING- Migration Strategy
- Migration Planning
- Migration Execution
Cavan’s expert-led migration teams leverage proven managed IT services consulting methodologies to execute transitions with precision. From early dependency mapping through cutover planning, every phase is designed to lessen downtime, protect data integrity, and maintain business operations throughout the migration.
Discovery and assessment for complex workload migration
We believe migration events should be seen as “non-events”, causing no impact to the business, corporate reputation, or operations. Our Discovery process includes a thorough capture of the workloads, application architecture, and the underlying infrastructure. We identify application dependencies, OS dependencies, latency constraints and other factors that can influence the “how” and “when” of workload migration.
In many enterprise environments, workload migration requires managing legacy systems that have accumulated years of complex configurations, undocumented dependencies, and custom integrations. These environments often include aging hardware, unsupported software versions, and business-critical workloads that cannot tolerate extended downtime.
Our team excels at untangling these challenges through system analysis, dependency mapping, and staged migration sequencing. By identifying operational blind spots, we ensure that even the most fragile workloads can be migrated safely. This level of controlled execution allows clients to modernize infrastructure while protecting service levels, ensuring compliance, and safeguarding data integrity.
Tailored workload migration strategy and planning
Our cloud migration consulting services include the development of a strategy that aligns with the customer’s risk tolerance, allocated budget, and availability of technical resources. Strategies can vary from “lift and shift” (rare) to “over-the-wire” migration to private or public cloud partners. We outline the pros and cons of each migration option, associated costs and timelines, helping the customer identify the most appropriate strategy for them.
As part of our broader workload hosting expertise, we also evaluate long-term infrastructure alignment as part of each migration plan.
The planning process is the most crucial phase of any migration. Our migration Playbooks/Runbooks are considered the gold standard for the industry and have solidified Cavan’s reputation as the leader in the cloud migration strategy consulting space.
Each plan includes rollback procedures, data replication staging, application cutover scheduling, dry-run validations, and cross-team communication protocols to ensure every milestone is achieved.
End-to-end cloud migration services delivery
Through these proven methodologies, we help enterprises execute highly controlled cloud migration services that minimize disruption and maintain uninterrupted business operations. In addition to the cutover itself, our workload migration team manages post-migration stabilisation periods, verifies system integrity, and remains onsite or on-call to resolve any unexpected deviations during go-live.
This approach reflects The Cavan Group’s commitment to delivering vendor-neutral, client-focused cloud migration consulting services tailored to each enterprise environment's needs and complexities.
In addition to migration execution, The Cavan Group also provides independent partner selection services to help clients evaluate and engage the most appropriate cloud, managed service, and colocation vendors for their long-term needs.
See what The Cavan Group’s specialised workload migration services can deliver for your next infrastructure transition.
what we've done for teams navigating
high-stakes infrastructure moves
Workload Migration
A global provider of consumer products was notified their production colocation data center would be shutting down in less than 12 months Learn about our migration process.
WHY CAVAN
The Cavan Group has over 20 years of experience managing the migration of critical compute environments. As a specialized partner in workload migration services, we focus on safely relocating business-critical workloads while controlling risk, cost, and operational impact. Every engagement is driven by technical depth and operational precision, not automation shortcuts or vendor-aligned tools.
What people are saying:
"Thank you for your team’s support, we had a very positive review from our internal audit team on the project review. They called out that the playbooks leveraged for the move were “best in class”. We definitely saw the value and were better with your assistance. “
Meg Greenhouse, CIO Jarden Consumer Solutions
