Moving to cloud because competitors did
A decision driven by market pressure rather than by the cost and risk of your own systems.
Cloud consulting services
Choose an infrastructure model on the numbers, not the trend
HiTechCloud advises on the choice between public cloud, private cloud, dedicated servers and hybrid — by measuring real load, calculating total cost of ownership and checking it against each sector's legal constraints.
- Consulting scope
- Strategy · Architecture · Cost · Compliance
- Models compared
- Public · Private · Dedicated · Hybrid
- Deliverables
- A comparison report and a phased roadmap
- Infrastructure location
- Data centers in Vietnam or overseas
Overview
Not every workload belongs in the cloud
In many of the projects we work on, most infrastructure spend comes from a handful of systems running steadily 24/7 at near-constant load. That is exactly where public cloud's hourly model costs more than a dedicated server — sometimes several times more.
Conversely, systems whose load swings with campaigns, development and test environments, and seasonal workloads, are a good fit for cloud.
So the engagement starts with measurement: each system's real usage over several weeks, not the specification on paper. HiTechCloud runs both cloud and dedicated infrastructure, so we have no reason to push you either way.
Common problems
Infrastructure decisions are usually made without the data
Cost estimates that only count the servers
Egress bandwidth, backup storage, load balancing, static IPs and monitoring together often dwarf the compute estimate.
Legal constraints overlooked
Some data must be stored in-country. Discovering that after migrating means doing the work twice.
Exit costs not accounted for
The deeper you go into one vendor's proprietary services, the more it costs to leave.
Service
Consulting scope
Current-state assessment
Inventorying systems, measuring real CPU, memory, storage and bandwidth use, and mapping dependencies.
Comparing infrastructure models
Comparing public cloud, private cloud, dedicated servers and hybrid on one shared set of cost, performance and risk criteria.
Calculating total cost of ownership
A three-year cost model covering infrastructure, bandwidth, backup, software licenses and operations staff.
Designing the target architecture
Building a target architecture whose availability, headroom and disaster recovery match how critical each system is.
Data compliance review
Identifying data that must stay in-country and designing for it without breaking the overall architecture.
Migration roadmap
Splitting the work into stages you can stop at, each with acceptance criteria and a rollback plan.
How we work
We measure first and conclude second
Infrastructure advice is only credible on real operating data. The measurement phase usually takes weeks and is the most important part of the project.
- Collecting hourly resource-usage data for at least two to four weeks.
- Analyzing load peaks and how often they occur.
- Comparing what you pay for against what each server actually uses.
- Quantifying outage risk against the business value of each system.
Process
From survey to decision
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01
Survey and measurement
Inventorying the systems, gathering operational data and recording legal, budget and staffing constraints.
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02
Analysis and comparison
Modeling the infrastructure options and comparing them on total cost of ownership, outage risk and headroom.
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03
Presentation and sign-off
Presenting the findings to both engineering and finance, and agreeing the approach and the budget.
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04
Building the roadmap
Splitting the migration into stages, with a system order, acceptance criteria and a rollback plan.
How we work
Advice based on the real system, not on a description of it
We work on your own account and data: running configuration, twelve-month billing history and incident logs, rather than responding to a standard model.
- Read-only access, granted for the review period and revoked afterwards.
- The output is a prioritized list of actions with cost estimates.
- You retain all documentation, even if you discontinue the engagement.
Customer
Who this service is for
Businesses weighing up a move to cloud
- Systems running on physical servers in the office or an IDC.
- You need to know whether migrating actually saves money.
- You want a phased roadmap rather than a big-bang migration.
Businesses already on cloud whose costs have overrun
- Monthly bills keep climbing with no clear cause.
- You need a review to bring some workloads back.
- You want to optimize before signing another long-term commitment.
Businesses with specific compliance requirements
- Data that must be stored within Vietnam.
- Your sector has its own rules on security and record keeping.
- You need control evidence for an audit or a major partner.
FAQ
FAQ
You sell infrastructure as well as advice — can that be objective?
We provide both cloud and dedicated servers, and also deploy on AWS and other international platforms. The report sets out the full comparison for you to check yourselves — including when the conclusion is to keep what you have.
How long does a consulting project take?
Usually three to six weeks, most of it measurement. For small systems with monitoring already in place, it can be shorter.
Do we have to migrate straight after the consultation?
No. The deliverable is a report and a roadmap. You can implement it yourselves, hire someone else, or wait until budget and staffing allow.
What if the conclusion is to keep the current system?
That is a valid conclusion and we still give it when the numbers point that way, along with small improvements you can make without changing platform.
Put infrastructure decisions back on the numbers
Contact HiTechCloud to survey current status and return a cost comparison across infrastructure models for your enterprise system.
