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Accelerate Your Cloud Journey with RiverMeadow's AVS Specialization
By Jill Hourani on Jun 28, 2024 11:34:50 AMAs businesses increasingly migrate to the cloud, the need for efficient, secure, and cost-effective solutions has never been greater. RiverMeadow, a trusted Microsoft Solutions Partner with an Azure VMware Solution (AVS) Specialization, stands out as the go-to provider for migrating X86-based workloads from any environment to Azure VMware Solution (AVS) and Azure Public Cloud. With our flexible, fixed-price Cloud Migration Services and Platform Capabilities, RiverMeadow ensures a seamless transition to the cloud with unparalleled speed, value, and reduced risk.
Comprehensive Fixed-Price Services
RiverMeadow’s fixed-price services cover every aspect of the migration process, including:
- Discovery and Assessment: Comprehensive analysis to understand your current infrastructure and migration needs.
- Intake and Wave Planning: Detailed planning to ensure a smooth and efficient migration process.
- Migration Execution including InfraMod: Seamless execution of migration tasks with infrastructure modernization.
- Customized Migration Automations: Tailored automation to streamline the migration process.
- Post-Migration Validation: Thorough validation to ensure the success of the migration.
- Project Management: Dedicated project management to oversee the entire migration process.
Additional Services
In addition to our core services, RiverMeadow offers optional services to further enhance your cloud journey:
- Cloud Architecture Plan and Design
- Cloud Landing Zone Build Out
- Cloud Backup Set Up and Testing
- Cloud DR Set Up and Testing
Common Use Cases
RiverMeadow’s expertise spans a wide range of use cases, ensuring that we can meet your specific migration needs:
- Multi-Cloud Migrations: Single pane of glass (P2V, V2V, C2V, C2C) to AVS or Azure.
- Modernization: Reduce technical debt (Windows, Linux, MSSQL) as part of a migration (product capability).
- Cloud Rightsizing: VM Sizing (CPU, RAM), Partition Resizing (product capability).
- AVS Migrations: Deep expertise in delivering AVS migrations.
- Hostile Migrations: Ability to migrate out of non-friendly/cooperative service providers (product capability).
- OS Hardening: Ability to migrate and harden to CIS standard as part of migration (product capability).
RiverMeadow Key Differentiators
RiverMeadow is uniquely positioned to deliver unmatched cloud migration services:
- Dedicated Focus: Solely dedicated to lifting and optimizing workloads at scale.
- AVS Expertise: More completed AVS projects than any other partner.
- Flat Fixed Price: Per VM pricing regardless of destination (AVS/Azure).
- AMMP and ECIF Eligible: Ensuring cost-effectiveness and support.
Why Choose RiverMeadow?
RiverMeadow’s commitment to excellence and customer success is evident in our extensive experience and specialized capabilities. Our proven track record, particularly in AVS migrations, positions us as the industry leader in cloud migration services. Whether you are looking to modernize, rightsize, or execute a complex multi-cloud migration, RiverMeadow delivers with precision, efficiency, and unmatched value.
Real-World Success: Recently Completed Life Science Customer Case Study
Business Challenge
- Aging Infrastructure: Imminent renewal of hosted datacenter hardware.
- Cloud Adoption: Minimal application transformation impact.
- Simplified Technology Footprint: Improved application, network, and data security.
- Minimal Downtime: Planned migration schedule.
Solution
Results Achieved
- Efficiency: Large volumes of VMs cutover every week.
- Strategic Advantage: Migration to AVS allowed our customer to adopt a cloud-first strategy, marking the first step in their cloud journey.
- Scale: Largest migration to AVS globally after its general availability.
- Migrated: Windows Server, Linux, SAP builds, factory systems, and production control systems.
Benefits Realized
- Datacenter Footprint: Reduced by 95%.
- Success Rate: Increased through the use of migration methodology and toolsets.
- Manageability: Transformed technology estate to be secure and easily manageable with minimal application refactoring and rollbacks.
Volumetric Information
- Number of VMs: ~4,000 with 5 FTEs.
- Project Duration: ~9 months.
- Highlights: Certain weeks averaged 580 VMs per week
Explore More
Discover how RiverMeadow can transform your cloud migration journey:
- Migrate to Azure in Minutes
- Fully Automated OS Modernization to Azure
- How to Migrate to VMware on Azure (AVS)
Embrace the future of cloud migration with RiverMeadow. Contact us today to learn more about our comprehensive services and how we can help you achieve a seamless, cost-effective transition to Azure VMware Solution and Azure Public Cloud.