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
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Outdated infrastructure that couldn’t support advanced cloud features.
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High risk of downtime and data loss during migration.
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Manual migration processes were time-consuming and resource-heavy.
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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:
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Seamless VM Migration: Automated migration of workloads from legacy platforms to CloudStack, OpenStack, and VMware with minimal downtime.
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Zero Data Loss: Built-in failover and recovery safeguards.
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Customer Transparency: Migration progress and status updates via the customer portal.
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End-to-End Cloud Modernization: Unified management with billing, self-service, and integrations post-migration.
Results Achieved
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Reduced migration time by 60% compared to manual processes (placeholder metric).
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Zero critical downtime, ensuring business continuity.
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Higher customer retention, as end-users experienced a smooth transition.
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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.