Service · Cloud

Direct to Cloud.

We shut down the legacy data center and land on AWS, Azure, or GCP with FinOps active from week one. No eternal migrations, no bills that double.

Typical duration
9–12 months
TCO reduction
30–40%
Platforms
AWS · Azure · GCP
DC exit
Plan in wk. 2

The problem

"Lift & shift" doesn't solve anything.

Migrating without rethinking the cost model, dependencies, and operations delivers an expensive data center disguised as cloud. We see it every quarter.

Traditional Migration

Lift & shift without method

  • Cloud bill that grows without containment.
  • Dual operations: data center and cloud running in parallel.
  • Teams with no clarity on what gets shut down and when.
  • Roadmap dictated by the vendor, not the business.
  • FinOps arrives "later," when the run rate has already exploded.

ABARGON Direct to Cloud

Migration with editorial plan

  • FinOps active from week 2 with spending guardrails.
  • Explicit DC exit plan by domain.
  • Cloud topology designed before moving the first workload.
  • Dedicated squads per domain, not rotating contractors.
  • Biweekly demo open to the board with real metrics.

Methodology

Four phases, no leaps of faith.

Phases overlap, but each one has a deliverable visible to the board.

  1. Cloud Discovery

    Workload inventory, dependencies, and legacy contracts with unit cost per application.

  2. Landing Zone

    Topology, identity, networking, and spending guardrails before moving the first service.

  3. Migration Waves

    Waves by domain with DC exit criteria and a documented rollback plan.

  4. Run with FinOps

    Operations with observability, continuous optimization, and a monthly executive report.

Case · Regional Banking

"We exited the data center in nine months with a cloud run rate 34% lower. And without a single major incident."

— Technology Director, Regional Bank · 2025

Workloads migrated
187
Run-rate reduction
34%
Timeline
9 months
Major incidents
0

Next step

Is your cloud bill growing faster than your business?

In 60 minutes we deliver a defensible hypothesis: where the bleeding is, what moves first, and the risk of each wave.