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Application Migration

We Migrate Your Applications Without Breaking What Works

We map every dependency, test thoroughly, and execute migrations with minimal downtime and risk.

Who we are

Application Migration Services in the United States

A cloud engineering team that treats application migration as the highest risk part of any move.

What happens to your application the moment traffic switches from the old server to the new one. Most downtime during a cloud move does not come from the infrastructure, it comes from an application that was never tested under the new environment's live conditions. We migrate the application itself, not just the files sitting on top of it, and we test the failure cases before your customers find them for you. Contact us or call (201) 771-1665.

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The Problems We See

  • Downtime that costs verifiable revenue
  • Security gaps nobody's watching
  • A stack held together by whoever set it up years ago
  • IT that only reacts after something breaks

Why Us

Infrastructure Managed as a System, Not Reactive Tickets

We manage infrastructure as a system, not a ticket queue. Hosting, security, and monitoring run together under one accountable team, so problems get caught before they become outages.

If downtime is costing you revenue or IT only reacts after something breaks, that ends here. Call (201) 771-1665 or talk to us and we'll show you where the measured risk is sitting today.

Cloud

Move your apps to the cloud without the headaches

We'll plan a migration that avoids downtime.

Here is what happens next: we assess your current setup and outline a migration path. Then we book a 30-minute call to plan a move that avoids downtime and surprise costs.

Infrastructure Services/Application Migration
Pricing

Expert Application Migration for Business Growth

Prices are estimated based on previous projects and are subject to full project scope. A monolithic application running on an old framework costs more to migrate safely than a modern one built with cloud in mind, so pricing follows the architecture we find, not a flat migration fee.

We open every project with a free consultation, followed by a wide-ranging audit our team delivers within 7 business days.

Modernized architecture. Reliable database migration. Modern APIs. Performance tuned post migration.

We'll follow up with a scoped proposal after a quick conversation, no commitment.

What is Application Migration

Application migration became its own specialty once businesses learned that moving a server differs from moving the software on it. Arising Media sees the same failure pattern across most migrations, an application that ran fine on the old infrastructure but was never verified against the new one before cutover. A migration can pass every infrastructure health check and still break the one workflow a customer relies on, which is why every migration we run tests the application itself, not just the server.

Application Migration: overview at Arising Media

What you gain with our team

Applications our team prepares for scale

Modernized architecture. Legacy applications are transformed into scalable cloud native solutions using microservices, serverless computing, and containerization.

Reliable database migration. Schema conversion and data migration are handled with data integrity and performance optimization as the standard, not an exception.

Modern APIs. Legacy integrations become RESTful APIs and GraphQL endpoints with API gateways, authentication, rate limiting, and monitoring built in.

Performance tuned post migration. Caching strategies, database query optimization, auto scaling, and cloud native observability are implemented after the move to keep performance improving.

We treat your applications as the riskiest part of any cloud move

  • We're running monolithic applications on Java, .NET, PHP, or Python that weren't built for cloud native environments
  • We need our relational or NoSQL databases moved to managed cloud services without losing data integrity or performance
  • We want to containerize and orchestrate our applications but don't have in house Kubernetes skill set
  • We can't afford downtime during cutover for business critical applications

Application migration is where modernization and risk meet, and it needs a deliberate system, not a rush.

This service is scoped per engagement rather than sold in fixed tiers. Here's what's included.

  • Modernized architecture. Legacy applications are transformed into scalable cloud native solutions using microservices, serverless computing, and containerization.
  • Reliable database migration. Schema conversion and data migration are handled with data integrity and performance optimization as the standard, not an exception.
  • Modern APIs. Legacy integrations become RESTful APIs and GraphQL endpoints with API gateways, authentication, rate limiting, and monitoring built in.
  • Performance tuned post migration. Caching strategies, database query optimization, auto scaling, and cloud native observability are implemented after the move to keep performance improving.
Delivery & Format
The first thing we ask about any application is which of the six R's it actually needs, rehost, refactor, revise, rebuild, replace, or retire, not whether you're ready to move it yet.
Application Migration: our approach at Arising Media
1

Assess and choose the right path

We evaluate each application against the 6 R's strategy, rehost, refactor, revise, rebuild, replace, or retire, to determine whether it needs a quick lift and shift or a complete refactor.

2

Modernize and migrate

We refactor monolithic applications into microservices, serverless, or containerized architectures, and migrate databases to managed services like AWS RDS, Aurora, DynamoDB, Azure SQL Database, or Cosmos DB.

3

Test and cut over

We use wide-ranging testing environments, blue green deployments, and gradual traffic shifting so cutover happens without disrupting the business.

4

The first thing we ask

The first thing we ask about any application is which of the six R's it actually needs, rehost, refactor, revise, rebuild, replace, or retire, not whether you're ready to move it yet.

How do you decide whether to rehost or rebuild an application?
We assess each application individually against the 6 R's framework, rehost, refactor, revise, rebuild, replace, or retire, and recommend the path that fits its complexity and your timeline.
What happens first?
Your project begins with a wide-ranging audit completed within 7 business days, providing detailed findings and strategic recommendations.
How do you price this?
Pricing is set through a scope conversation, not a flat rate, since application migration services varies with what you're starting from. What you're paying for is modernized architecture, and the quote reflects how much work that takes given your current setup.
Will we experience downtime during cutover?
We use blue green deployments and gradual traffic shifting namely to minimize disruption during the cutover to your new environment.
What are the six R's?
Rehost, refactor, revise, rebuild, replace, or retire. Each application is evaluated against all six to determine whether it needs a quick lift and shift or a complete refactor.
What happens during the Assess phase?
We evaluate each application against the 6 R's strategy to determine whether it needs a quick lift and shift or a complete refactor.
What happens during the Modernize and migrate phase?
We refactor monolithic applications into microservices, serverless, or containerized architectures, and migrate databases to managed services like AWS RDS, Aurora, DynamoDB, Azure SQL Database, or Cosmos DB.
What happens during the Test and cut over phase?
We use wide-ranging testing environments, blue green deployments, and gradual traffic shifting so cutover happens without disrupting the business.
Do you work with monolithic applications on legacy stacks?
Yes. We regularly migrate monolithic applications built on Java, .NET, PHP, or Python that weren't originally built for cloud native environments.
Can our relational or NoSQL databases move without losing data integrity?
Yes. Schema conversion and data migration are handled with data integrity and performance optimization as the standard, migrating to managed services rather than a manual lift.
We don't have an in house Kubernetes skill set. Can you still containerize our applications?
Yes. Containerization and orchestration are part of the modernization work itself, so your team does not need existing Kubernetes expertise before the project starts.
What happens to our legacy integrations after migration?
Legacy integrations become RESTful APIs and GraphQL endpoints with API gateways, authentication, rate limiting, and monitoring built in.
Does performance get addressed after the migration, or only during it?
Both. Caching strategies, database query optimization, auto scaling, and cloud native observability are implemented after the move to keep performance improving, not just at cutover.
Can business critical applications be migrated without downtime?
Blue green deployments and gradual traffic shifting are used specifically so cutover happens for business critical applications without the downtime a direct switch would cause.
How is the right migration path chosen for each application?
The first thing we ask about any application is which of the six R's it actually needs, not whether you're ready to move it yet -- that assessment determines whether it gets a lift and shift or a complete refactor.
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