Background

A prominent data center in India was operating on legacy virtualization platforms that limited scalability, flexibility, and efficiency. Customers increasingly demanded modern cloud infrastructure with faster provisioning, pay-as-you-go billing, and high availability. To remain competitive, the provider needed a seamless migration strategy to move workloads from legacy systems to modern orchestrators like Apache CloudStack, OpenStack, and VMware.

Challenge

  • Outdated infrastructure that couldn’t support advanced cloud features.

  • High risk of downtime and data loss during migration.

  • Manual migration processes were time-consuming and resource-heavy.

  • Risk of losing customers if the transition wasn’t smooth and transparent.

Solution: Stack Console’s Cloud Migration Engine

The data center adopted Stack Console’s Migration Engine to modernize its infrastructure.

Key capabilities delivered:

  • Seamless VM Migration: Automated migration of workloads from legacy platforms to CloudStack, OpenStack, and VMware with minimal downtime.

  • Zero Data Loss: Built-in failover and recovery safeguards.

  • Customer Transparency: Migration progress and status updates via the customer portal.

  • End-to-End Cloud Modernization: Unified management with billing, self-service, and integrations post-migration.

Results Achieved

  • Reduced migration time by 60% compared to manual processes (placeholder metric).

  • Zero critical downtime, ensuring business continuity.

  • Higher customer retention, as end-users experienced a smooth transition.

  • Upgraded to modern cloud infrastructure, unlocking scalability and automation.

Key Takeaway

With Stack Console’s Migration Engine, the India-based data center successfully modernized its legacy systems without disrupting customer operations. The result was a future-ready cloud platform capable of meeting modern customer demands while reducing risk and operational effort.

Sachin Kulkarni

Sachin Kulkarni

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Cloud consultant specializing in cloud orchestration, automation, and modern infrastructure. Writes about real-world cloud challenges, solutions, and best practices for providers.