Storm Reply Road.MAP

The custom-tailored route to the Cloud

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More than standard migrations

The trend towards cloud is tremendous: In 2011, only 28 percent of German companies utilized cloud computing services, but by 2022, according to a Bitkom survey, it had surged to 84 percent. During this period, Storm Reply alone has successfully planned, accompanied, and implemented more than 600 cloud projects. As a Premier Consulting Partner of AWS, however, Storm Reply doesn't solely rely on the proven MAP process (AWS Migration Acceleration Program) when migrating to the cloud. Instead, they develop custom-tailored migrations for their clients right from the start. It's not an off-the-shelf relocation, but a bespoke path to the cloud, taking into account the specific requirements of an industry and a company even in the early phase of migration. To achieve this, Storm Reply incorporates a wide range of experts from its global network of companies into the MAP process.

4 reasons to partner with Storm Reply

Discover here how the expert network at Storm Reply can support you in your transition to the cloud, the unique features of Storm Reply's Road.MAP, and how we create added value for medium-sized and large companies through migration. We'll demonstrate why the close integration of IT specialists from all relevant disciplines at Storm Reply can get you into the cloud faster and more effectively, ultimately resulting in long-term cost savings.

Premier
Consulting Partner

Premier
Consulting Partner

Storm Reply stands for 100 percent AWS experience and 100 percent focus on cloud transformation with AWS. AWS was introduced to the market by Amazon in 2006, and just two years later, Reply started as an AWS partner, proudly becoming a part of this unique global cloud success story. Since 2014, Storm Reply has also held the title of Premier Consulting Partner, further emphasizing its deep-seated AWS expertise.

Strong
Network

Strong
Network

Within the Reply Group, Storm Reply has highly specialized sister organizations. Their individual expertise (in industries, thematic focuses and technologies) is incorporated into AWS projects with Storm Reply as needed. Whether a large textile service provider places special emphasis on compliance issues, an automotive industry supplier focuses on IoT, a pharmaceutical company requires GxP-compliant landing zones- or a service provider wants to reduce their CO2 footprint: Through the Reply network, Storm Reply can optimally cover all areas of expertise - all from a single source.

Global
availability

Global
on-site

While Reply is deeply rooted as a network in Europe, it is simultaneously strongly positioned globally, always there where new AWS customers want to start their individual cloud transformation journey. Storm Reply has its own offices in Italy, Germany, the UK, France, and the USA.

Custom-tailored
solutions

Custom-tailored
solutions

The Storm Reply way always aligns with the individual path of the customer. For this, we consistently bring together the necessary experts from the worldwide Reply network, providing the right skills, and deploying them with a customer-centric focus.

Your customized transition process

Three Steps to Value-Added Cloud Migration

The AWS Migration Acceleration Program (MAP) is a structured and comprehensive approach to cloud migration. It is based on the experience of thousands of migrations to the AWS Cloud. Combined with the expertise of Storm Reply as a strategic AWS partner, the MAP is a reliable path to the cloud. Together, based on this process, we will find your individual and tailored route to the cloud.

Insufficient migration preparation and planning can lead to implementation errors that can pose real problems for companies. With MAP, these errors can be avoided. Its tools help to reduce costs, and its automation accelerates execution. Furthermore, MAP offers customized training approaches and content.

Assessment
Phase

Assessment
Phase

Are you ready for the Cloud?

Business, processes, personnel, platform, production, and security - Storm Reply identifies gaps in corporate IT that need to be closed before migrating to the cloud, using these six dimensions. After all, the switch to AWS shouldn't simply be about transferring old processes to the new world. Storm Reply determines the necessary steps for a successful change process and develops a TCO model for migration. Our team of IT and subject matter experts addresses industry specifics and your company's specific requirements in this early stage - going beyond the standard MAP process.

Migration Readiness Assessment:
How well are your processes prepared for the cloud? What should you adjust for a successful transition? Through interactive discussions, we identify strengths and weaknesses concerning your cloud readiness and outline an action plan to close all gaps for a seamless migration.
Rapid Discovery:
This initial inventory of your existing IT systems provides a quick and fact-based overview of users, hosts, resources, and more. This check of the on-premise inventory aids in accelerating the later migration.
TCO Model:
How expensive will your IT operation be in the future and what return on investment can you expect? We analyze the costs and overheads for infrastructure and operations.
Briefings & Workshops:
Are you and your team trained for the switch to the cloud? We make you AWS ready - hands-on and tailored to your needs. Objective: We increase your employee productivity.
Immersion Day:
How can you and your employees utilize the full AWS potential for your company? We show you in a deep dive the opportunities that open up for your business and impart the necessary technical expertise.

Mobilize
Phase

Mobilize
Phase

The big reality check before moving to the Cloud

In the second step, we create a functional basis for the migration. The goal now is to close the gaps identified in the first phase and build confidence through experience in your team - hands-on; we're switching from theory to practice. In the eight building blocks of this phase, we work with your company to develop new capabilities and tools for a successful migration. The objective is: At the end of the mobilization phase, you feel at home in the new IT environment as if you've always worked this way.

Discovery & Planning:
In which steps will your transition to the cloud take place? We create an individual, detailed strategy and a migration plan with clear priorities.
Landing Zone:
What will your future IT control tower in the cloud look like? We develop and structure the appropriate Landing Zone for your company.
Skills/Center of Excellence:
How do we bring your employees along on the journey to the cloud? We provide not only the necessary skills but also a change management plan.
Migration Experience:
What does working in the AWS cloud look like in practice? Even before moving to the cloud, we enable you and your team to gain practical experience in the new system.
Business Case:
What does migration mean for your business in the coming years? Together, we determine not only the immediate benefits but also future migration steps and their costs.
Migration Plan:
How does the move to the cloud go in detail, and what resources are available when? Our precise and robust business plan defines the course of the migration and guarantees full control over the process.
Operating Model:
How do you work today, and how can you work more efficiently in the cloud in the future? We analyze your workflows and create a roadmap for the processes of the future, including all necessary tools and support measures.
Security & Compliance:
Which security and data protection rules change through migration? We align your requirements with legal regulations and ensure data security and clear role and rights management.

Migration and modernization phase

Migration and modernization phase

Well-prepared together, the migration almost runs itself.

Based on the shared migration plan, Storm Reply transfers your IT data, infrastructures, and processes in a controlled and standardized way into the cloud in defined waves. We ensure a seamless operational flow of your IT and continue to support you with modernizations and optimizations even after successful migration.

Migrate:
How does the migration to the cloud work? Our teams form a Migration Factory, which organizes the move in defined and largely automated flights.
Operate:
Welcome to the AWS Cloud! We continue to stand by your side with any questions or issues in the start-up phase.
Optimize:
And what's next? With the migration, you've opened a door to new IT possibilities. We support and accompany you with optimizations in the future.

Storm Reply: Cloud Connoisseurs since 2010

Andy Jassy, CEO of Amazon, coined the phrase: "There is no compression algorithm for experience." The experience of Storm Reply can be quantified: Storm Reply began working with AWS technology in 2008, and since 2014, we have been an AWS Premier Consulting Partner, having already guided more than 600 projects from various industries on their journey to the cloud.

Specialists with passion

As a long-standing AWS Premier Consulting Partner, we can tailor all the possibilities of the cloud to our customers' business needs and growth strategies. Naturally, this includes future technologies such as Artificial Intelligence, compliance queries, regulatory requirements, open-source technologies, and in-depth knowledge of infrastructure, software development, and modernization. Additionally, we draw on the expertise of the entire Reply network, bringing together the necessary know-how to successfully guide the MAP processes according to customer needs and objectives.

Take advantage of our 13 certified AWS competencies (as of May 2023) and overcome your challenges on the way to the cloud together with us.

From AWS MAP to Storm Reply Road.MAP

Each industry has its own needs, and many business areas are subject to special regulations and rules. The cloud offers a higher value to companies, especially when migration takes into account individual goals: for example, maximum data security, lower costs, high flexibility, future security and minimized ecological footprint. If this is not considered in the planning of cloud migration, more effort will have to be put into error correction and adjustment later.

Therefore, Storm Reply brings expertise and industry knowledge from its network on board already in the first MAP step, the assessment phase. Incorporating this expertise, tailored to the respective industry or requirement, at this early stage has many advantages: Processes can be planned and adjusted in such a way that the migration to the cloud brings the expected cost savings. The move to the cloud later runs faster and more effectively, errors and failures are avoided. Only by focusing strongly on the specific customer needs do solutions emerge that exploit all the profitable possibilities of cloud computing.

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    Storm Reply

    Storm Reply is specialized in the design and implementation of innovative Cloud-based solutions and services. Through consolidated expertise in the creation and management of Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Software as a Service (SaaS), and Platform as a Service (PaaS) Cloud solutions, Storm Reply supports important companies in Europe and all over the world in the implementation of Cloud-based systems and applications. Storm Reply is AWS Premier Consulting Partner.