Migration without transparency is like flying blind - to successfully switch to the IONOS Cloud, you first need to know what you have. Our Discovery Service automatically maps your entire IT landscape - whether in the data center or in the cloud: servers, applications, databases, network connections and their utilization over several weeks. With this data, we create a precise migration strategy and establish the basis for accurate cost forecasts. You get complete transparency about your IT infrastructure and a clear roadmap for the switch to the IONOS Cloud.
What we do for you:
IT Discovery & Transparency
- Automatic infrastructure detection of all servers, VMs, applications and databases
- Network mapping showing all connections and data flows between systems
- Performance monitoring over 2-4 weeks for realistic utilization profiles
- Software inventory with license detection and version information
Migration Assessment
- IONOS compatibility check for every workload and application
- Risk assessment with recommendations for lift-and-shift vs. modernization
- Migration sequencing for optimal order without business interruption
- Sizing recommendations for suitable IONOS resources based on real data
Cost Planning & Business Case Preparation
- Current IT cost recording of all hardware, software and operating costs
- Initial IONOS sizing recommendations based on real performance data (where possible)
- Cost comparison basics as preparation for your own TCO assessment and business case creation
- Migration effort estimation for realistic project planning and budgeting
Professional Migration (optional)
- Detailed migration plans with timelines and rollback strategies
- Proof-of-concept migration for critical applications in a test procedure
- Production migration with minimal downtime through proven procedures
- Post-migration validation and performance optimization in IONOS
Your benefits:
✅ Complete IT transparency - detailed mapping of all infrastructures and dependencies
✅ Data-based foundations - Real performance data for your IONOS migration decision
✅ Risk minimization - professional assessment and planning phase before migration
✅ Solid business case basis - All data for your own cost comparison calculation
✅ Optimal IONOS sizing recommendations - All base data for right-sizing based on real utilization profiles
✅ Experienced cloud architects with hundreds of successful cloud migration projects
- Complete IT discovery - Automatic mapping of all servers, applications, databases and network connections with optional performance monitoring for realistic IONOS sizing.
- Business case foundations - Collection of all required data for benchmarking current IT costs with IONOS sizing recommendations as a solid data basis for your own migration decision.
- Professional migration assessment - Optional detailed compatibility check and risk assessment for every workload with optimal migration strategy to IONOS.