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Repeatable application delivery
Build and deploy versioned application images through agreed pipelines. Define how releases are validated, promoted and rolled back.
Lift and Shift to EKS
Move legacy applications to Amazon EKS. Modernize in stages.
Many enterprise applications can move to containers while retaining their core architecture. CloudHero assesses suitability and builds the deployment, observability and operational foundation for the next stage of modernization.
Start with an application, a migration deadline or a portfolio you need to assess.
The modernization sequence
You can start before the microservices rewrite.
A modernization programme can stall when every improvement depends on replacing the application first.
For suitable workloads, containerization offers an earlier step. Your existing application moves onto a platform with repeatable deployments, consistent environments and clearer operational visibility.
Your team can then upgrade a runtime, replace a dependency or extract a service when the business case supports it. This is a replatforming approach: prepare the application for its new environment, then continue architectural improvements in stages.
Review AWS’s migration strategy guidanceThe operating foundation
Give your team the tools to make the next change.
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Visibility into production
Connect application and infrastructure telemetry to dashboards and alerts. Give engineers the information they need to investigate failures and performance problems.
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Infrastructure your team can reproduce
Manage the agreed infrastructure and platform configuration as code. Reduce dependence on undocumented changes across environments.
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Room for successive improvements
Run existing applications and new services on a shared Kubernetes platform where appropriate. Improve components according to business priorities and technical dependencies.
CloudHero configures these capabilities around Amazon EKS. Logging, monitoring, delivery tooling and application instrumentation are assessed and integrated as part of the agreed scope.
Workload suitability
Start with the application you have.
A monolithic architecture does not automatically prevent containerization.
We assess runtime and operating-system requirements, dependencies, persistent data, licensing and deployment behaviour. Availability requirements and your team’s operating capacity shape the recommendation.
Some applications need changes before migration. Virtual machines, another container service or replacement may be a better fit for others.
A decision your team can review
- Suitability and required application changes
- Target platform and data-service design
- Migration effort and operating-cost estimates
- Availability, recovery and handover requirements
Delivery
Make migration a sequence of controlled decisions.
01 / Assess
Establish the business case.
Document the application and dependencies. Compare effort, operating costs and expected benefits. Select a pilot and define success criteria.
02 / Mobilize
Build and validate the pilot.
Containerize the selected workload and establish the agreed platform services. Test application behaviour, deployments and operational readiness.
03 / Migrate
Rehearse the production move.
Plan data movement, traffic cutover and recovery around availability requirements. Agree the conditions for proceeding or stopping.
04 / Handover
Operate and continue modernizing.
Transfer infrastructure code, documentation and runbooks. Define ownership and the next improvements. Managed operations can be scoped separately.
Evidence from production
Platform work you can examine.
Green Horse Games / AWS-published story
A staged migration, followed by further investment.
AWS describes how Green Horse Games worked with CloudHero to migrate half its workloads using containers and Kubernetes, then moved the remainder after the first migration succeeded.
The resulting environment used EKS for game APIs and internal services, alongside delivery pipelines and infrastructure automation.
Otter / Existing Magento applications
A common platform for existing storefronts.
CloudHero helped containerize Otter’s Magento applications and establish a Kubernetes platform on AWS. The customer story describes standardized environments and greater developer autonomy.
The implementation included application packaging and supporting data services. Containerization still required engineering work.
Technical delivery recognition
AWS featured CloudHero in its Amazon EKS Delivery Partner showcase. The specialization reviews delivery models, technical skills and customer case studies.
See the AWS partner showcaseEnterprise questions
What changes, and what stays your responsibility.
Do we need to split the application into microservices first?
Many monolithic applications can run in containers. We assess the changes required to package and operate your application, then separate those requirements from later architectural improvements.
Will Kubernetes fix application performance problems?
Application bottlenecks still need investigation. Kubernetes provides mechanisms for running and managing containers. Database contention, inefficient code and external dependencies need their own treatment.
Will Amazon EKS reduce our costs?
The business case depends on the workload and operating model. We assess compute, platform services, storage, networking and operational effort. Savings need a baseline and measurement after migration.
What happens to databases and persistent data?
We assess data services separately from application containers. The design may use managed databases and storage services according to compatibility, recovery and performance requirements.
Does using EKS make our application compliant?
AWS service compliance does not automatically make your application compliant. Your workload configuration, data handling, access controls and operating processes remain part of your responsibilities. We agree the required controls during assessment.
Who operates the platform after migration?
We agree responsibility before handover. Your team can operate the documented platform, or CloudHero can scope ongoing platform and workload operations.
How long does an EKS migration take?
Timing depends on application readiness, dependencies, data volumes and change windows. The assessment defines the work required before a production cutover and the schedule for each migration wave.
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