FAQs
Have Questions?
Should we move to the cloud at all?
Not necessarily, and any provider who says everything belongs in the cloud is selling rather than advising. Some workloads genuinely run better and cheaper on hardware you own. Hybrid is the common answer: on-premises systems and cloud environments integrated deliberately, with each workload placed where it actually performs best.
What happens to our existing servers?
They keep running until there is a reason for them not to. Migration is staged workload by workload rather than as one weekend cutover, and equipment that still does its job stays in service. Hardware gets retired when it is out of support or costing more in downtime than replacement would.
Will our costs actually go down?
Sometimes, but not automatically - cloud bills grow quietly when nobody is watching them. Cost optimization is part of the service: resource allocation reviewed, unused capacity identified, and spend reported in terms you can act on. The reliable win is usually predictable costs and less capital spending, not a smaller total.
How disruptive is a migration?
That is the part that gets planned hardest. Migrations run in stages with data integrity checks at each step, and cutovers are scheduled around your operations rather than ours. Most of the work happens before anything visible changes for your staff.
Is our data actually safer in the cloud?
Safer than an unpatched server in a closet, yes. But the cloud is not secure by default, it is secure by configuration - identity, access control, and backup all have to be set up properly. That configuration work is included, along with encryption and monitoring, and it is where most cloud breaches are actually decided.
