Accelerating Cloud Transformation for a Leading Transportation Company
A large North American transportation enterprise sought to modernize its IT landscape to improve scalability, cost efficiency, and resilience. The client managed over 110 business-critical applications running across legacy data centers, many of which were nearing end-of-life and lacked agility to support digital initiatives.
Business Challenge
The client faced significant operational challenges due to:
A fragmented on-premises environment with siloed applications and redundant systems
Limited disaster recovery and high-availability capabilities
Rising infrastructure costs and slow provisioning cycles
Lack of a unified cloud adoption framework or migration roadmap
They required a comprehensive cloud assessment and transformation roadmap that could identify the right landing zones, prioritize migration workloads, and establish a future-ready hybrid/multi-cloud architecture.
SpikeIT’s Approach
SpikeIT Global Solutions was engaged to perform a full-scale Cloud Readiness Assessment and Migration Planning initiative. Leveraging its proven Cloud Migration Framework, SpikeIT delivered a structured and outcome-driven transformation journey using a combination of AWS and Azure native tools and automation accelerators.
Cloud Assessment & Discovery
Conducted in-depth assessment of 110 applications, analyzing business criticality, technology stack, integration dependencies, and performance baselines.
Used AWS Migration Evaluator and Azure Migrate – Discovery & Assessment tools for performance profiling and TCO estimation.
Classified applications into priority buckets (Critical, High, Medium, Low) based on business impact and technical complexity.
Identified candidate platforms for optimal performance—AWS for scalability-intensive workloads and Azure for enterprise-integrated applications.
Cloud Roadmap & Strategy
Developed a multi-cloud roadmap recommending workload placement across AWS and Azure.
Designed Landing Zones using AWS Control Tower and Azure Landing Zone Accelerator, embedding governance, security, and compliance guardrails.
Created reference architectures for web, data, and middleware tiers to enable uniform deployments.
Defined migration waves and timelines aligned with business priorities.
Cloud Architecture & Framework Development
Built a reusable Cloud Migration Framework that accelerated assessment-to-execution by 40%.
Established Cloud Governance Models, including role-based access controls, tagging policies, and cost optimization guidelines
Used AWS Identity & Access Management (IAM) and Azure Entra ID (AD) for centralized identity and access management.
Created application dependency maps through Azure Migrate Application Discovery and custom CMDB integrations.
Execution & Implementation
Migrated workloads using a mix of re-host, re-platform, and re-architect strategies.
Utilized AWS Application Migration Service (MGN), AWS Database Migration Service (DMS), Azure Database Migration Service, and Azure App Service Migration Assistant for seamless workload transition.
Implemented High Availability (HA) using AWS Auto Scaling, Elastic Load Balancer (ELB), Azure Availability Zones, and Azure Load Balancer.
Built Disaster Recovery (DR) with AWS Backup, AWS CloudEndure, Azure Site Recovery (ASR), and Geo-redundant storage (GRS).
Enabled automated deployment pipelines using Azure DevOps and AWS CodePipeline for CI/CD.
Key Outcomes
Comprehensive Cloud Roadmap
Delivered a 3-year transformation plan across AWS and Azure covering 110 applications.
Improved Agility
Reduced provisioning time from weeks to hours through Infrastructure-as-Code automation (Terraform, ARM templates).
Cost Optimization
Identified 25% annual cost savings through right-sizing, Reserved Instances, and Savings Plans.
Resilience & Continuity
Achieved 99.95% uptime SLA through HA and DR architectures.
Operational Excellence
Centralized monitoring via AWS CloudWatch, Azure Monitor, and Log Analytics dashboards
Framework Reusability
SpikeIT’s migration playbooks and governance templates were adopted enterprise-wide for future initiatives.
SpikeIT’s Edge in Cloud Migration & Digital Transformation
SpikeIT’s distinct advantage lies in its end-to-end, framework-driven approach—from discovery to steady state. Its Cloud Transformation Accelerators, coupled with deep expertise in AWS, Azure, and hybrid architectures, enable faster adoption with lower risk.
Key Differentiators:
Proprietary Cloud Assessment & Migration Framework (CAMF)
Multi-cloud partnerships with AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud
Pre-built Landing Zone templates and compliance automation
Automation-first approach leveraging DevOps, IaC, and FinOps governance
Cross-functional expertise across AI/ML, analytics, and application modernization
Executive Takeaway
Through structured assessment, prioritized migration planning, and robust execution leveraging AWS and Azure native capabilities, SpikeIT transformed a legacy transportation enterprise into a modern, cloud-ready organization—enabling scalability, reliability, and future-proof digital innovation.