Cloud Migration and Modernization Services
Replatform, refactor, and re-architect to take full advantage of AWS Cloud solutions.
Experience and expertise for complex enterprise migrations
Our Modernization Engineers™ can help improve reliability and performance, operate more securely, optimize costs, and automate security — allowing our customers to focus on their core functions and projects that drive business value.
Cloud Migration Services Offerings
Five ways we help you migrate and modernize on AWS.
Data Center Evacuation
- Assess workloads for migration
- Decommission legacy infrastructure
- Adopt cloud-native environments
Workload Migration
- Containerize workloads for portability
- Adopt serverless architectures
- Streamline deployment pipelines
Database Migration
- Migrate to managed databases
- Modernize legacy database systems
- Automate data transfer processes
Mainframe Migration
- Replatform mainframe workloads
- Integrate with cloud services
- Reduce operational costs
Windows Workload to AWS
- Modernize legacy infrastructure
- Adopt flexible deployment models
- Leverage serverless computing
Key Takeaways
- Effectual's Modernization Engineers help enterprises replatform, refactor, and re-architect complex migrations onto AWS.
- Five migration offerings: Data Center Evacuation, Workload Migration, Database Migration, Mainframe Migration, and Windows Workload to AWS.
- As an AWS Premier Tier Services Partner and MAP Ambassador, Effectual has access to funding programs that offset migration and modernization costs.
- Migrations focus on reliability, performance, cost optimization, and automated security, not just moving workloads.
- Case studies include a global outdoor brand's petabyte-scale disaster recovery migration and Block's data modernization journey.
Access to AWS funding
Featured Case Studies
Real-world outcomes from organizations we have helped migrate and modernize on AWS.

Disaster Recovery at Petabyte Scale: How an Outdoor Retail Brand Protected 50 Years of Data
A global outdoor brand faced the risk of losing more than 1.5 petabytes of irreplaceable digital assets. With Effectual’s expertise, the company implemented a disaster recovery solution at scale.
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Reimagining Digital Fitness: How AWS Storage Fueled a Cloud-First Transformation
A fitness tech provider sought a secure, scalable AWS landing zone, leveraging Amazon EFS and AWS Backup to enhance data protection and modernize operations.
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Leveraging the Power of Data Modernization in Financial Services: Block’s Transformation Journey
To stay competitive in the dynamic world of financial technology and services, Block Inc. sought to take a bold leap forward with its data and analytics strategy.
Read More →Frequently Asked Questions
What types of cloud migrations does Effectual handle?
Effectual handles data center evacuation, workload migration, database migration, mainframe migration, and Windows workload migration to AWS.
Can Effectual help with AWS funding for a migration?
Yes. As an AWS Premier Tier Services Partner and MAP Ambassador, Effectual has access to funding programs supporting migrations, greenfield deployments, and modernization.
What is Effectual's approach to complex enterprise migrations?
Effectual's Modernization Engineers focus on improving reliability and performance, operating more securely, optimizing costs, and automating security throughout the migration.
Does Effectual migrate legacy mainframe workloads?
Yes. Mainframe migration is one of Effectual's five core offerings, replatforming legacy workloads and integrating them with modern cloud services.
What results have Effectual's migration clients achieved?
Examples include a global outdoor retail brand protecting 1.5+ petabytes of data through disaster recovery migration, and Block Inc.'s data and analytics transformation.