That’s why, before you start your migration – or to fix one that didn’t go so well – you need a diagnostic of your current digital business solution to understand what the next steps are in order to move on more efficiently.
Let’s take a closer look at the approach we take here at Intwo, and what insights our methods uncover.
In order to advise, consult and support our clients in successful cloud journeys, Intwo uses a best practice cloud methodology called CloudCARE. CloudCARE is based on Microsoft’s Cloud Adoption Framework and industry-leading tools, proven methodology, international compliance standards, and our over 20 years of cloud experience.
Intwo’s CloudCARE methodology is comprised of the following key steps: Pre-assessment, Assessment and Design, Deployment, Operation and Support, and Continuous Improvement.
For us, a successful migration involves understanding all of your business and technical challenges; it’s not just a case of ‘let’s do it’. Understanding how, why, and to what extent a company migrates are essential considerations.
This is a process we’ve perfected over time – after all, we’ve been working in the cloud since its very inception. We began by building private and public clouds to support our own data centers, before helping other businesses render their workloads more efficiently by moving them to the cloud. A few years later, we were one of the first organizations to move our data center fully to Microsoft Azure.
This early learning curve gave us the experience needed to develop a range of different tools and approaches to help global businesses expertly move to and utilize the cloud in the most cost-effective and efficient ways possible.
The first thing we do is create a 360-degree snapshot of your existing cloud IT infrastructure. Intwo has the option to use automated discovery tool(s) to capture data about the existing environment – workload resources, consumption, and dependencies. At Intwo, we mostly use CloudLAB, Azure Migrate, and Cloudamize as best-practice discovery and migration tools. These tools are utilized to create a fit-for-use cloud design based on solid business and technical fundamentals. CloudLAB gathers your unique business and cost structure and allows you to incorporate relevant business factors important to your cloud journey. Azure migrate and Cloudamize are tools more focused on the technical fundamentals, like current virtual machine sizing, performance details, network topology, and applications dependencies. These all are created to assess the cloud readiness of your estate and to be able to make data-driven cloud decisions.
Using these tools, we carry out an online viability study, which analyzes your unique business needs and details the most relevant factors related to the future of your cloud usage. The main output here is a crystal-clear comparison of the costs and benefits of running your current workload on Microsoft Azure versus your current estate or on-premises deployment.
The tool(s) will be run for a minimum of two weeks and/or during peak application usage to capture your high-performance patterns and requirements. All data combined, provides solid insight into the needs and costs of running your workloads in Microsoft Azure compared to your current infrastructure cost levels.
Thirdly, a design and migration runbook will be created to illustrate the correct path towards business transformation, from both a financial and technological perspective.
Finally, a workshop is planned with key stakeholders present the findings, results and best next actions to get you well on the way to your new digital and future-proof solution. Simultaneously, we will start to work towards the next phase of your successful cloud migration that is the deploy phase as part of our CloudCARE methodology.
In short, we believe in the power of the cloud. We’ve seen what it can do and how companies can quickly get the scalability, flexibility, and cost savings they need to thrive and accelerate.
Perhaps we could help your business do that too? Let’s get the conversation started.
Many companies waste a lot of time and money migrating to the cloud, because they lack proper planning and assessment before starting the migration. Rather than paying only for the solutions they need, organizations make their migrations unnecessarily complicated by not performing diagnostic steps. Without knowledge of current infrastructure, workload requirements, and actual usage patterns, businesses end up with resources they don’t need. The solution is a thorough diagnostic of your existing digital business environment before migration – or to fix migrations that didn’t go well, so that they understand exactly what steps are needed for cost-efficient cloud adoption.
CloudCARE is Intwo’s best practice cloud methodology for successful and cost-effective migrations. Built on Microsoft’s Cloud Adoption Framework, international compliance standards, and more than 20 years in the cloud, CloudCARE makes sure the migrations are done right the first time. The methodology includes five major phases: Pre-assessment, Assessment and Design, Deployment, Operation and Support, and Continuous Improvement. This approach enables a structured approach that ensures every migration takes into account both the business and the technical challenges of transitioning – understanding how, why, and to what extent your company should be migrating rather than just jumping into implementation without proper planning.
Intwo creates a comprehensive 360-degree snapshot of your current IT infrastructure before migration starts. Using automated discovery tools such as CloudLAB, Azure Migrate, and Cloudamize, we collect detailed data about your existing environment – workload resources, consumption patterns, and dependencies. These tools run for a minimum of two weeks during peak application usage in order to record high-performance patterns and requirements. The assessment focuses on virtual machine sizing, performance details, network topology, and application dependencies, helping you make data-driven decisions in the cloud instead of making guesswork that translates into overspending.
Intwo makes use of three main best-practice discovery and migration tools. CloudLAB gathers your unique business and cost structure, considering relevant business factors that are important to your cloud journey. Azure Migrate and Cloudamize focus on technical fundamentals including current virtual machine sizing, performance details, network topology, and application dependencies. Together, these tools form a fit-for-use cloud design based on solid business and technical fundamentals, assessing cloud readiness and enabling accurate cost projections before any migration work begins.
Intwo performs an online viability study, analyzing your specific business requirements and providing information about factors that are relevant to your future cloud usage. The primary output is a clear and concise comparison of costs and benefits between running your current workload using Microsoft Azure compared with your current estate or on-premises deployment. By running discovery tools at peak application consumption, we capture accurate performance requirements and provide solid insight into actual costs of running workloads in Azure compared to current infrastructure cost levels – eliminating surprises and budget overruns.
After assessment, Intwo creates a comprehensive design and migration runbook illustrating the correct path toward business transformation from both financial and technological perspectives. This document details the migration approach, resource requirements, timeline, cost projections, and risk mitigation strategies. A workshop is then scheduled with key stakeholders to present findings, results, and recommended next actions. This collaborative approach ensures alignment before deployment begins, setting the foundation for the next phase of your successful cloud migration journey within the CloudCARE methodology.
Intwo’s discovery tools run for a minimum of two weeks to capture accurate data about your environment. This timeframe is specifically chosen to include peak application usage periods, ensuring we capture high-performance patterns and actual resource requirements. Rushing this phase leads to undersized or oversized cloud deployments – both costly mistakes. The two-week assessment provides comprehensive insights into workload resources, consumption patterns, and dependencies, creating the foundation for accurate cost projections and right-sized cloud architecture that prevents overspending.
Intwo has been doing cloud technology since it began – more than 20 years of hands-on experience. We started off by building private and public clouds to aid our own data centers before assisting other businesses in moving workloads to the cloud. We were one of the first organizations to migrate our data center to Microsoft Azure 100%. This early learning curve gave experience needed to develop tools and approaches that help global businesses to migrate cost-effectively. Our CloudCARE methodology is the result of lessons learned over thousands of successful migrations in a variety of industries.
Yes, Intwo provides comprehensive cost forecasting and budget controls for Azure environments. Our assessment phase delivers detailed cost projections comparing Azure versus current infrastructure spending. Through Azure FinOps and Cloud Cost Optimization services, we implement ongoing budget monitoring, spending alerts for unexpected usage spikes, and resource optimization strategies. We leverage Azure Reserved Instances for long-term savings and continuously analyze your environment to identify cost-saving opportunities. Our experts ensure you receive needed resources without overspending, maintaining full visibility and control over Azure expenditure.
Intwo prevents cloud migration overspending through our proven CloudCARE methodology, combining thorough assessment, right-sized design, and continuous optimization. We start with comprehensive discovery using CloudLAB, Azure Migrate, and Cloudamize to understand actual requirements before provisioning resources. Our viability studies provide clear cost comparisons ensuring informed decisions. Post-migration, our Cloud Managed Ops service includes ongoing cost optimization, budget monitoring, and resource right-sizing. With over 20 years of cloud experience and Azure Expert MSP designation, we ensure your migration delivers scalability, flexibility, and cost savings, not budget surprises.
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