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AWS Migration · Southern California

AWS Migration
Southern California.

WCC Technologies Group delivers Amazon Web Services migration across Southern California — discovery and assessment, AWS landing zone, VPC design, workload migration via AWS Application Migration Service, database migration via DMS, security configuration, cost optimization, and ongoing managed AWS. Phased approach, fixed-fee pricing, Well-Architected aligned.

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Why AWS

AWS migration in Southern California — the leader for cloud-native and non-Microsoft workloads.

AWS migration in Southern California is the right path for businesses with cloud-native applications, developer-driven cloud requirements, or non-Microsoft workloads where Azure's Microsoft integration doesn't offer the same advantage. Amazon Web Services leads the cloud market in breadth of services, depth of cloud-native capabilities, and developer ecosystem maturity. For customers building modern applications, running Linux and open-source databases, or requiring specialty services like SageMaker and DynamoDB, AWS is typically the better technical fit.

WCC's AWS migration scope covers discovery and application portfolio assessment, AWS landing zone design (Organizations, Control Tower, Identity Center), VPC and networking architecture (Transit Gateway, Direct Connect), workload migration via AWS Application Migration Service (MGN), database migration via Database Migration Service (DMS), security configuration aligned with the AWS Well-Architected Framework, cost optimization, and operational handoff. Most Southern California AWS migrations complete in 6-12 months.

This page covers WCC's AWS migration scope. For Azure, see Azure migration. For broader cloud services, see cloud services hub. For cost optimization specifically, see cloud cost optimization.

Five Core Scopes

AWS migration scope — five areas covered in every engagement.

AWS migration covers more than just moving servers. Five core scope areas apply to every WCC AWS engagement, scaled to fit project size.

AWS Landing Zone
Organizations · Control Tower · SSO

The foundation everything else builds on

AWS landing zone establishes the foundation for AWS deployment — multi-account architecture via AWS Organizations, security baseline via Control Tower, centralized identity via IAM Identity Center (formerly AWS SSO), centralized logging and audit via CloudTrail and Config, billing consolidation, and tagging strategy. Done correctly upfront, landing zone supports years of AWS growth. Done poorly, it creates technical debt that's expensive to fix later.

Networking Architecture
VPC · Transit Gateway · Direct Connect

Connecting AWS to on-premises and across regions

AWS networking design covers VPC architecture (public/private subnets, NAT gateways, security groups), inter-VPC connectivity (Transit Gateway for hub-and-spoke), on-premises connectivity (Direct Connect for dedicated, VPN for backup), DNS (Route 53 with hybrid resolver), and content delivery (CloudFront). For Southern California businesses connecting datacenter operations to AWS, Direct Connect through Los Angeles or San Diego availability zones provides dedicated low-latency connectivity.

Workload Migration
AWS MGN · DMS · App Migration

Moving workloads with minimal downtime

AWS Application Migration Service (MGN) supports lift-and-shift of physical and virtual servers with near-real-time replication during cutover — minimizing downtime to minutes per workload. AWS Database Migration Service (DMS) handles homogeneous (SQL Server to SQL Server on RDS) and heterogeneous (SQL Server to Aurora PostgreSQL) database migrations with continuous replication. Phased migration in waves of 10-25 workloads with each wave validated before proceeding.

Security & Compliance
IAM · Security Hub · GuardDuty

Security built in, not bolted on

AWS security baseline includes IAM with MFA enforcement and Identity Center for SSO, AWS Security Hub for centralized findings, GuardDuty for threat detection, AWS Config for compliance monitoring, CloudTrail for audit logging, and AWS Backup for cross-region protection. Compliance framework alignment for HIPAA (BAA available), SOC 2, PCI DSS, FedRAMP for federal workloads, and CMMC for defense contractors. Encryption at rest and in transit by default.

Cost Optimization
RI · Savings Plans · Rightsizing

Most businesses overspend on AWS by 30-60%

AWS cost optimization is a major part of post-migration work. Reserved Instances and Savings Plans typically deliver 30-50% savings versus on-demand pricing for predictable workloads. Rightsizing identifies over-provisioned EC2 instances. Storage tier optimization moves cold data from S3 Standard to Glacier. Idle resource decommission eliminates forgotten test environments. WCC's cost optimization typically delivers 25-40% AWS cost reduction within 90 days of operational handoff.

Our Process

How WCC delivers AWS migration across Southern California.

AWS migration runs in six phases — landing zone before workloads, pilot validation before broad migration, phased rollout with rollback capability. WCC's process is aligned with the AWS Migration Acceleration Program (MAP) methodology.

01

Discovery & Assessment

Existing infrastructure inventory via AWS Application Discovery Service, application portfolio assessment with 6R analysis (Retire, Retain, Rehost, Replatform, Refactor, Repurchase), dependency mapping, compliance scoping, and 3-year TCO modeling against current on-premises run rate.

02

AWS Landing Zone

Multi-account architecture via AWS Organizations and Control Tower, IAM Identity Center for SSO, centralized logging via CloudTrail and CloudWatch, Security Hub baseline, billing consolidation, and tagging strategy. Landing zone establishes the foundation everything else builds on.

03

Pilot Migration

Limited pilot with 3-10 representative workloads validates migration approach, performance, security, and operational handoff. AWS MGN replication runs alongside on-premises for 4-8 weeks. Findings inform broader migration plan. Rollback capability maintained.

04

Phased Migration

Production workloads migrate in waves of 10-25 via AWS MGN and DMS. Each wave planned with business stakeholders, executed in maintenance windows, validated before proceeding. On-premises infrastructure remains operational throughout for fallback. Documentation produced for each workload.

05

Well-Architected Review

Post-migration AWS Well-Architected Review across all six pillars — Operational Excellence, Security, Reliability, Performance Efficiency, Cost Optimization, Sustainability. Findings prioritized for remediation. AWS often provides credits for Well-Architected remediation work as part of partner programs.

06

Operational Handoff & Optimization

Three patterns: internal IT operates AWS with WCC vCIO advisory; co-managed with WCC handling AWS platform operations; fully managed under WCC managed IT. Post-migration cost optimization typically delivers 25-40% reduction within 90 days. Ongoing engagement keeps environment current.

FAQs

AWS migration in Southern California — frequently asked questions.

Common questions about AWS migration — covering scope, cost, timeline, AWS vs Azure choice, Well-Architected reviews, and HIPAA/hybrid scenarios for Southern California businesses.

WCC's AWS migration scope covers discovery and application portfolio assessment, AWS landing zone design (Organizations, Control Tower, Identity Center), VPC and networking architecture (Transit Gateway, Direct Connect, VPN), workload migration via AWS Application Migration Service (MGN), database migration via AWS Database Migration Service (DMS), S3 storage architecture, security configuration (IAM, Security Hub, GuardDuty), cost optimization, and operational handoff. Lift-and-shift, replatform, and re-architect migrations all supported. Most Southern California AWS migrations complete in 6-12 months.
AWS migration cost depends on workload count, complexity, and target architecture. Discovery and assessment typically runs $15,000-$50,000. Migration execution typically runs $100,000-$750,000+ for mid-market businesses. Ongoing AWS consumption costs (EC2, RDS, S3, data transfer) continue post-migration — typically $5,000-$80,000+ per month depending on environment size. WCC provides fixed-fee migration pricing after the assessment plus 3-year AWS cost modeling. AWS Reserved Instances and Savings Plans typically reduce ongoing cost 25-40% versus pay-as-you-go.
AWS is the better choice when: (1) Applications are cloud-native or developer-driven — DevOps maturity, container orchestration (EKS), serverless (Lambda), event-driven architectures; (2) Specialty AWS services matter — DynamoDB for NoSQL, Aurora for high-performance databases, SageMaker for ML, IoT services; (3) Non-Microsoft workloads dominate — Linux servers, open-source databases, custom applications without Microsoft dependencies; (4) Multi-cloud strategy requires AWS — some workloads on Azure, others on AWS by design; (5) Existing AWS investment exists — applications already running on AWS that need expansion. For Microsoft-standardized customers, Azure is typically the better economic choice.
AWS migration timeline depends on workload count and complexity. Small business migration (10-30 workloads): typically 4-8 months. Mid-market migration (50-200 workloads): typically 8-15 months. Enterprise migration: 18+ months. WCC's phased approach migrates workloads in waves of 10-25 with each wave validated before proceeding. AWS Application Migration Service (MGN) supports near-real-time replication during cutover, minimizing downtime to minutes per workload. Old infrastructure remains operational throughout for fallback capability.
WCC supports the major AWS services: EC2 (compute), RDS and Aurora (relational databases), S3 (object storage), EBS (block storage), VPC (networking), Route 53 (DNS), CloudFront (CDN), IAM and Identity Center (identity), Security Hub and GuardDuty (security), CloudWatch (observability), Backup (backup), Direct Connect and Transit Gateway (networking), Lambda (serverless), EKS (Kubernetes), ECS (containers), and DynamoDB (NoSQL). Coverage extends to specialty services (SageMaker for ML, IoT Core, AppSync) as customer requirements dictate.
Yes. The AWS Well-Architected Framework provides best-practice guidance across six pillars: Operational Excellence, Security, Reliability, Performance Efficiency, Cost Optimization, and Sustainability. WCC conducts Well-Architected Reviews for customers with existing AWS workloads — identifying gaps, prioritizing remediation, and tracking improvements over time. Reviews are particularly valuable post-migration when initial deployment decisions need optimization. AWS often provides credits for Well-Architected remediation work as part of partner programs.
Yes. AWS has comprehensive HIPAA compliance support — AWS will sign a Business Associate Addendum (BAA) covering all HIPAA-eligible services. Healthcare workloads on AWS typically use HIPAA-eligible services (EC2, RDS, S3, etc.) with appropriate encryption, access controls, and audit logging. WCC's AWS HIPAA scope includes BAA execution, control implementation aligned with HIPAA Security Rule, encryption configuration, access controls (IAM, MFA), audit logging (CloudTrail), and ongoing compliance monitoring. Azure has similar HIPAA support; choice often comes down to workload characteristics rather than compliance posture.
AWS cost optimization is a major part of WCC's AWS practice. Most Southern California businesses overspend significantly on AWS after migration — over-provisioned EC2 instances, unused EBS volumes, expensive storage tiers for cold data, missed Reserved Instance and Savings Plan opportunities, expensive data transfer patterns. WCC's AWS cost optimization includes Cost Explorer analysis, rightsizing recommendations, Reserved Instance and Savings Plan optimization, storage tier optimization (S3 Intelligent-Tiering, Glacier), idle resource decommission, and FinOps process implementation. Typical engagements deliver 25-40% AWS cost reduction within 90 days.
AWS supports hybrid architectures through several services. AWS Outposts brings AWS infrastructure on-premises for workloads with latency or data residency requirements. AWS Direct Connect provides dedicated network connectivity between on-premises datacenters and AWS regions. AWS Storage Gateway provides hybrid storage integration. VMware Cloud on AWS runs VMware workloads natively on AWS infrastructure. WCC scopes hybrid AWS architectures for customers where pure cloud doesn't fit — regulated workloads, latency-sensitive applications, specialty hardware requirements, or staged migration approaches.
WCC provides AWS migration throughout Southern California — Los Angeles County, Orange County, San Bernardino and Riverside counties (Inland Empire), San Diego County, and Ventura County. AWS migration is delivered remotely with minimal on-site work required. Multi-site organizations across multiple counties supported under one AWS migration engagement.
Related Services

Beyond AWS Migration — Related Cloud Services.

AWS migration is one cloud path within WCC's cloud services practice. Related pages cover other cloud workstreams.

Cloud Services Hub

WCC's full cloud practice — Azure, AWS, M365, cost optimization, hybrid.

Azure Migration

Microsoft Azure migration — IaaS, PaaS, AVD, Azure VMware Solution for Microsoft-standardized customers.

Cloud Cost Optimization

FinOps practice, RI/Savings Plan optimization, rightsizing, 25-40% typical AWS savings.
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