RISK 01
Dependencies are hidden
The importance of data flows, licenses, devices, and interfaces often only becomes clear during the move.
Migrate with an exit plan
For industrial and IoT companies with platforms that have grown over time
Reduce dependency without creating the next lock-in
A migration is not successful just because systems end up running somewhere else. It must improve operations, costs, and freedom of action. We first determine what can stay, what must change, and which path creates the least risk for your business.
30 minutes · directly with Niels · no sales script
8+
years of infrastructure experience
12x
AWS certified
Golden
CNCF Kubestronaut
Direct
access to the expert doing the work
Does this sound familiar?
The wrong migration plan only moves problems elsewhere
Provider pressure, expiring contracts, or outdated systems create urgency. Without a clear dependency map, time pressure can quickly turn into a costly big-bang migration.
RISK 02
Costs are not comparable
List prices say little about networking, operations, migration, and the cost of a future exit.
RISK 03
Downtime is difficult to plan
Unclear cutover and fallback paths turn every schedule into a business risk.
Free self-check
Vendor Lock-in Calculator
How tightly are you bound to your cloud provider, and what would switching cost? (about 3 minutes)
After the engagement
A decision that holds up before migration begins
The roadmap starts with your constraints and business goals, not a target provider. Staying put or partially modernizing may also be the right outcome.
Transparent dependencies
Technical, contractual, and operational dependencies become visible.
Comparable options
Staying, modernizing, and migrating are assessed against the same criteria.
A phased transition
Waves, decision points, and fallback paths limit risk.
What you receive
A defined scope instead of open-ended consulting days
- ✓Applications, data, interfaces, and infrastructure dependencies
- ✓Business requirements for downtime, data location, and operations
- ✓Realistic target options, including staying put and partial modernization
- ✓Running costs, migration effort, and relevant exit costs
- ✓Migration waves, pilot, cutover, and fallback strategy
- ✓Risks, prerequisites, and internal responsibilities
How it works
Three steps to a clear decision
01
STEP 01
Understand the context
We clarify the objective, environment, and current pressure to act. You then know whether the assessment is genuinely a fit.
02
STEP 02
Assess what matters
I review documentation, configuration, and data and speak with the people responsible for the environment.
03
STEP 03
Make decisions
In the readout, we prioritize findings, effort, and next steps together according to business impact.
This is a fit if ...
- ✓Provider lock-in, a legacy platform, or an expiring contract is creating pressure to act
- ✓Production systems cannot simply be shut down for days
- ✓You want an independent decision before implementation begins
This is not a fit if ...
- ×The target provider and big-bang date are fixed and cannot be changed
- ×You only want a price comparison of public cloud instances
You work directly with Niels
The expert in the first call also carries out the assessment
I am Niels Heidbrink. For more than eight years, I have built and operated cloud infrastructure for SaaS companies, software vendors and e-commerce, on AWS, Azure, IONOS and Hetzner. I hold 12 AWS certifications and the CNCF Golden Kubestronaut title.
“Niels works in an extremely structured, efficient, and solution-oriented way. He thinks beyond the immediate task, understands connections quickly, and implements requirements pragmatically and reliably.”
Frequently asked questions
What you should know before the call
Do you automatically recommend multi-cloud?+
No. Multi-cloud often increases costs and operational effort. I assess which dependencies matter to the business and where portability is genuinely worth its cost.
Do we need to use Kubernetes?+
No. Containers can help, but they are not an end in themselves. The roadmap is based on your applications, team, and operating model.
Are you tied to a provider?+
No. I do not sell cloud resources or platform licenses. Recommendations may include AWS, European providers, on-premises infrastructure, or combinations of these.
The next step
Let’s find out whether the Cloud Migration Roadmap solves your problem
In a free 30-minute call, we discuss your situation. If this assessment is not the right next step, I will tell you openly.
Book a free fit checkNo preparation required · no obligation
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