Cloud Migration Guide: Moving Your Business to the Cloud Safely
5 min read · By VLocal Group
When to move to cloud, what it costs in India, and how to migrate without downtime or data loss.
Signs you've outgrown local servers
Server crashes during peak hours, backups depend on someone remembering, remote staff can't access systems, or your IT spend is unpredictable. Cloud fixes all four.
What cloud actually costs
A typical SME application runs ₹3,000–₹15,000/month on cloud — often less than the electricity, AMC and downtime cost of local servers. Migration itself: ₹25,000–₹4 lakh depending on complexity.
The safe migration playbook
Audit → replicate to cloud in parallel → test with real users → switch DNS in low-traffic hours → keep the old system as fallback for 2 weeks. Done right, users never notice the move.
Security in the cloud
Cloud done properly is safer than an office server: encrypted data, automated backups in multiple locations, access logs and DDoS protection. The risk isn't cloud — it's misconfiguration. Use professionals.
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