Moving to the cloud is not just for large enterprises. More small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) are migrating to the cloud to improve flexibility, reduce costs and support growth. But for many business owners, cloud migration still feels complex, risky and expensive.
In this guide, we break down the real costs, benefits and process of cloud migration for small businesses and explain how to migrate efficiently and with minimal disruption.
What is cloud migration?
Cloud migration is the process of moving your business data, applications, servers and workloads from on-premise infrastructure (or another provider) into a cloud environment such as Microsoft Azure, private cloud or a hybrid setup.
For SMEs, cloud migration services typically include:
- Moving file servers and databases to the cloud
- Migrating business applications (e.g. accounting, CRM, ERP)
- Replacing physical servers with cloud infrastructure
- Enabling remote access and modern workplace solutions
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