Focus: Lift-and-Shift for Cost Reduction & Performance Stability
Technology: Azure Virtual Machines / AWS EC2
| Before Cloud | After Cloud Migration |
| High Capital Expenditure (CapEx): Required major hardware refresh every 4-5 years. | Operational Expenditure (OpEx): Pay-as-you-go model eliminated CapEx on infrastructure. |
| Low Uptime: Struggled to maintain 99.5% uptime due to single point of failure. | High Uptime: Achieved 99.9% availability by leveraging cloud redundancy (Geo-Redundant Storage, Availability Zones). |
| Fixed Cost Structure: Paying for server rack space and power 24/7, regardless of usage. | 30% Reduction in TCO (Total Cost of Ownership): Savings achieved through reserved instances and eliminating hardware maintenance. |
The Story: Mid-Sized Enterprise Reduces IT Overhead
A mid-sized enterprise running a critical, custom-built logistics platform was dealing with an aging, on-premises data center. Maintenance was increasing, and the risk of catastrophic hardware failure was high. They chose an IaaS migration (“Lift and Shift”) to quickly move their existing servers onto Azure Virtual Machines (or AWS EC2).
The immediate result was a 30% reduction in TCO by eliminating hardware depreciation and maintenance costs. Furthermore, by distributing their VMs across different Azure/AWS availability zones, they mitigated potential business risks associated with aging hardware, leading to a demonstrable boost in server uptime to 99.9% and a better experience for their logistics partners. This stability allowed the company to focus IT budget on product innovation, not infrastructure upkeep.