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Comprehensive Platform and Workload Migration Solutions

Modernize your Clouds, Transparently

Mirantis Solution Consultants partner with you to design, pilot, automate, and continuously improve your platform. Our workload migration solutions support your initiative while managing ongoing business operations.

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Enterprise Workload Migration That Adapts to Your Needs

Tailored Migration Strategy

Remove the guesswork around the migration process. Depend on our proven solution design methodology to respond to your unique needs.

Automated Process

Our automation-first approach to migration initiatives mitigates risks such as human error, scheduling conflicts, and miscommunication.

Enhanced Visibility

Nobody likes to be in the dark. We offer comprehensive visibility into what is being migrated, where, and when.

Flexible and Responsive Workflow

Whether you are migrating from private infrastructure to public cloud, transitioning between cloud providers, or modernizing platforms such as Docker Swarm to Kubernetes or k3s to k0s, our experienced specialists are there to guide you through every step of the journey.

Why Enterprises Need a 
Strategic Workload Migration Program

Modern workload migration requires structured planning, automation,
governance, alignment, and operational validation to ensure long-term success.

Strategic Alignment: Ensure migration initiatives align with business objectives, compliance requirements, application roadmaps, and long-term infrastructure strategy

Risk Mitigation: Reduce downtime, data loss, configuration drift, and operational disruption through phased execution, automation, and validation frameworks

Operational Continuity: Maintain service availability and performance while transitioning workloads across environments, clusters, or infrastructure platforms

Performance Optimization: Re-architect and resize workloads during migration to improve scalability, resilience, and resource utilization

Cost Efficiency: Eliminate vendor lock-in, reduce licensing costs, and optimize infrastructure spend across cloud and on-prem environments

Future-Proofing: Adopt open, standards-based platforms that support hybrid, multi-cloud, containerized, and AI-ready infrastructure strategies

ZERO PLATFORM LOCK-IN

Retire your pricey, underutilized legacy platforms while you deploy modern, enterprise-grade solutions. No platform is too old, too big, or too new: Mirantis workload migration solutions transform challenges into advantages with our prescriptive, highly visible, adaptable, and automated services, designed to keep you informed and involved as you transition to modern infrastructure.

Supported Workload
and Platform Migrations

Modern enterprises rarely migrate workloads in isolation. Infrastructure modernizations often include both application workload and platform-level migrations.

k3s to k0s
Migration

Transition from k3s to a modular, CNCF-conformant Kubernetes core designed for enterprise-grade lifecycle automation. This migration improves governance alignment, streamlines upgrades, enhances observability, and reduces operational risk across edge, data center, and cloud environments.

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Docker Swarm 
to Kubernetes Migration

Modernize legacy Swarm stacks into declarative Kubernetes manifests that support advanced scaling, self-healing, and ecosystem integration. By translating imperative configurations into version-controlled Kubernetes resources, organizations establish a resilient, cloud-native foundation for long-term growth.

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VMware to
OpenStack Migration

Move from proprietary virtualization platforms to open, scalable infrastructure built on OpenStack. This migration reduces licensing costs, eliminates vendor lock-in, and supports unified management of both virtualized and containerized workloads within hybrid and private cloud environments.

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LET’S TALK

We see Mirantis as a strategic partner who can help us provide higher performance and greater success as we expand our cloud computing services internationally.

— Aurelio Forese, Head of Cloud, Netsons

We see Mirantis as a strategic partner who can help us provide higher performance and greater success as we expand our cloud computing services internationally.

— Aurelio Forese, Head of Cloud, Netsons

FAQ

What Is Workload Migration?

Workload migration refers to the process of moving application workloads, including virtual machines, containers, and pods from one infrastructure or platform to another. This may involve transitioning between on-prem systems, private clouds, public cloud environments, or modern container orchestration platforms. The focus is on relocating compute units while maintaining functionality, performance, and security. Workload migration addresses operational considerations such as scheduling, runtime environments, networking, storage dependencies, and resource allocation to ensure continuity during and after the transition.

What Are the Main Elements of Secure Workload Migration?

Secure workload migration requires strong cloud security controls at every stage of the process. Key elements include identity and access management, encrypted data transfer, network segmentation, role-based access controls, and compliance validation. Organizations must also ensure proper backup strategies and vulnerability scanning before and after migration. Security testing and validation are critical to confirm that workloads meet regulatory and internal governance standards in the new environment without introducing risk.

What Is the Process for Migrating Workloads?

Migrating workloads is a multi-step process that begins with discovery and assessment, followed by planning, implementation, migration execution, and validation. During migration to the cloud or platform, teams inventory workloads, analyze dependencies, identify automation gaps, and define a phased migration roadmap. Pilot workloads are typically migrated first to validate assumptions and tooling. Automation pipelines are then used to accelerate repeatable transitions, and each migrated workload undergoes structured testing to ensure operational readiness.

What Are the Benefits of Workload Migration Automation?

Automation is a critical component of modern workload migration solutions and migration services. Automated discovery, transformation, and validation pipelines reduce manual effort, minimize human error, and accelerate timelines. Automation enables repeatable, auditable processes that improve consistency across environments. By reducing downtime and operational overhead, automation increases the likelihood of a successful migration while saving time, effort, and cost. It also enables parallel execution of tasks, allowing organizations to migrate at scale without disrupting business operations.

What Are the Main Types of Migratable Workloads?

Migratable workloads include virtual machines, containerized applications, Kubernetes workloads, databases, middleware services, and stateful or stateless applications. Some workloads may be replatformed with minimal modification, while others may be containerized or refactored for cloud-native environments. Organizations often migrate a mix of legacy applications, modern microservices, and data services, each requiring tailored migration planning based on dependencies, performance requirements, and compliance considerations.

Do Legacy Applications Need to Be Rewritten for Cloud Workload Migration?

Many legacy applications can be replatformed or rehosted without complete rewrites. Some workloads can be migrated with minimal configuration changes, while others may benefit from containerization or partial modernization to improve scalability and resilience. Full refactoring is typically reserved for business-critical applications that require architectural transformation. A structured assessment phase determines the most appropriate migration approach for each application.

What Features Should I Look for in Ideal Cloud Workload Migration Tools?

Effective workload migration tools should support automated discovery and workload inventory, dependency mapping, and structured migration pipelines aligned with phased governance models. Look for workload migration tools that integrate with CI/CD systems, enable declarative infrastructure management, and provide built-in validation testing to confirm workload readiness post-migration. Strong solutions should also support hybrid and multi-cloud environments, enforce security controls such as RBAC and policy governance, and include repeatable automation frameworks that reduce operational risk while accelerating migration at scale.

How Do I Choose a Workload Migration Strategy?

Choosing the right workload migration program begins with assessing business goals, risk tolerance, workload complexity, and long-term infrastructure plans. Organizations should evaluate whether to rehost, replatform, containerize, or refactor applications based on cost, performance, and modernization objectives. A phased approach that includes pilot migrations, automation pipelines, and validation checkpoints ensures scalability and minimizes disruption. Partnering with experienced migration experts can significantly reduce risk and accelerate time to value.

Comprehensive Platform and Workload Migration Solutions

Modernize your Clouds, Transparently