Database migration to AWS

Database Migration to AWS for Small and Mid-Size Businesses

Fixed-price moves from aging on-premise databases into managed AWS, with a cutover that is rehearsed before it is real.

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The problem

The database your business depends on is running on hardware you would rather not think about. The warranty lapsed, the operating system is past support, the backups run but nobody has restored from one in years, and the person who originally set it up has moved on. It works, right up until it does not.

Moving it keeps getting postponed, and for a fair reason: the risk is real. A migration done badly means lost data or a day of downtime, and neither is survivable for a business this size. Large consultancies will not take a single-database project, their economics do not work at this scale, and asking your own team to do it on top of their actual jobs is how it ends up half finished.

What we do

Assessment and migration plan

Before any work is quoted: what you are running, what it depends on, what breaks if it moves, and what the target should actually be. You get the plan whether or not you continue with us.

Move to managed AWS databases

Off the server in the closet and onto something AWS runs, patches, and backs up for you. Common targets and paths:

  • Amazon RDS (PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, SQL Server, Oracle)
  • Amazon Aurora for higher availability
  • Engine version upgrades that are overdue
  • Multi-AZ and read replicas where the workload justifies them
  • Engine changes, such as SQL Server to PostgreSQL, where the licensing saving pays for the work
  • Application connection and config changes to match

A rehearsed, low-downtime cutover

We replicate into the new database, run the cutover as a dry run against real data until it is boring, and keep a tested rollback ready. The live window is usually minutes, scheduled when it suits you.

Backups and recovery you have actually tested

Automated backups, point-in-time recovery, and a documented restore that we perform in front of you rather than assume. Monitoring and alerting so you hear about problems before your customers do.

Right-sizing and running cost

Managed does not have to mean more expensive. We size the instance and storage to the workload you actually have, not the one the vendor default assumes, and show you what it will cost per month before you commit.

30-day support, with ongoing available

A 30-day post-launch window is included so anything that surfaces in day-to-day use gets handled, with the option of an ongoing support and enhancement plan if you want a partner past go-live.

How it works

  1. 1

    Scoping call

    30 minutes

    We learn what you are running, what connects to it, and what is pushing you to move.

  2. 2

    Assessment and fixed-price proposal

    within 1 week

    A written plan, the target architecture, the risks, a fixed price, and a timeline. No T&M, no surprises.

  3. 3

    Build and rehearse

    2-6 weeks

    We stand up the target, replicate your data into it, and rehearse the cutover against real data until it runs clean.

  4. 4

    Cutover and handoff

    usually under an hour

    The live switch in a window you choose, with rollback ready. Then your team is trained and gets the documentation to run it.

  5. 5

    30-day support

    A post-launch window so anything that surfaces in real use gets handled, with the option to continue on an ongoing support plan.

We have moved a lot of databases

Migrations are well-trodden ground for us. We have moved production databases many times over, and we copresented on database migration at AWS Summit Los Angeles in 2025 alongside AWS's own Data team. That depth is what makes a fixed price realistic: at this point the surprises are mostly known surprises, and the ones that are not get caught during the assessment rather than during the cutover.

It is also why most of the effort goes somewhere other than the data itself. What makes a migration safe is a cutover rehearsed until it is dull, a rollback that has actually been run, and a restore performed before anyone needs it. You get a senior single point of contact from scoping through handoff, a fixed price quoted before any work begins, and no pressure to replace anything that is working fine.

  • AWS Summit Los Angeles 2025, copresented with the AWS Data team
  • Client testimonial
  • Named clients (with permission)
  • AWS Partner badge

Tell us what you are running

Book a 30-minute scoping call: tell us which database you are on today and what is pushing you to move.

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