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Adopt, migrate and modernise

Cloud migration and modernisation

Tailored cloud migration and modernisation trusted by Australian organisations.

Adopt, migrate and modernise with Datacom’s migration and modernisation services tailored for Australian organisations

Datacom provides cloud migration and modernisation services for Australian organisations, helping you move applications and data to the cloud, modernise legacy systems and reduce risk and disruption. Our teams design cloud migration strategies that prepare you for AI‑enabled services and long‑term digital resilience.

Moving to the cloud doesn’t have to be complex. Our proven cloud adoption process, combined with comprehensive cloud services, partnerships and tools, helps you quickly and safely adopt and transition to cloud so you can operate and innovate without disruption.

As your trusted cloud partner, Datacom’s expertise covers:

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Datacom’s cloud adoption framework

Our step-by-step approach for cloud migration

Datacoms cloud adoption framework blends years of experience with global best practice to ensure cloud adoption works best for your context no matter where you need help on the journey. 

  • Assess and plan: We discover applications and dependencies, run cloud readiness assessments and build a migration roadmap aligned to your business priorities.
  • Migrate: We execute low‑risk, structured migration waves using the right mix of rehost, replatform and refactor patterns.
  • Modernise and optimise: We modernise applications and data platforms to use cloud‑native services and then tune for performance, security and cloud cost.
  • Align

    Understand and agree on why you are adopting cloud and digital technologies, expected benefits, and likely changes required to be successful.
  • Assess

    Discover current state, define your target, and plan with assessments, operating models, and migration strategies for successful cloud adoption.
  • Adopt

    Mobilise, migrate, and modernise with automated, AI-driven tools ensuring secure, precise cloud platform setup and seamless transitions.
  • Accelerate

    Adapt operations, optimise workloads, and leverage cloud-native services to reduce costs, boost performance, and drive business innovation.

Why migrate to the cloud with Datacom?

Datacom provides cloud migration and modernisation services for Australian organisations, helping you move applications and data to the cloud, modernise legacy systems and reduce risk and downtime. We support migrations to AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud and Datacom hybrid and sovereign platforms, so you can modernise at your pace.

  • Global partnerships, local delivery

    Global cloud partnerships and 60+ years expertise delivering tailored cloud adoption, migration and modernisation with local support.
  • Breadth and depth of expertise

    Experts in SaaS, IaaS, PaaS and hybrid clouds, with skills from AI to edge computing, delivering solutions tailored to your business needs.
  • Cloud smart delivery

    We guide platform selection and support your people and processes to ensure cloud solutions deliver value across your entire organisation.
  • Accelerated time to value

    Proven cloud adoption framework, and migration and modernisation process leveraging automation and AI, reduce risk and accelerate time to value.

Common challenges in cloud migration

Many organisations underestimate how complex cloud migration can be. Regulatory requirements, data‑sovereignty expectations and existing investments in legacy systems often make it difficult to know what to move, when and how. Hidden dependencies between applications, limited internal capacity and competing priorities can increase risk, extend timelines and impact customers if migrations are not carefully planned and executed.​

Datacom helps Australian organisations address these challenges by combining structured assessment and planning with hands‑on migration experience across applications, data, networks and security. Using proven cloud adoption frameworks and multi‑cloud expertise, our teams reduce uncertainty, manage change and keep your business running while you transition to optimised cloud platforms.

Cloud platforms and partnerships 

Datacom is uniquely positioned to help you select the right cloud platforms and technologies for your needs with our breadth and depth in all cloud models from IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS across private, public and hybrid clouds.  

Sovereign private and hybrid cloud  →

Our hosted private and hybrid cloud platforms deliver cost effective resilient and sovereign infrastructure, storage, container and AI platform services to build, run and protect your workloads and digital assets in-country. 

By leveraging our deep partnerships with Dell, Red Hat and VMware, we provide flexible, high-performance, and cost-optimised hosted and edge cloud platforms that enable you to accelerate your most critical workloads while enjoying hybrid cloud portability with the distinct advantages of local ownership in New Zealand and Australia.

 

Application modernisation →

Datacom supports New Zealand businesses with secure, tailored application modernisation services.

 

Public cloud →

We have some of deepest capabilities and longest running partnerships in Australasia with the key public cloud providers helping you unlock the global scale, resources and digital technologies on offer from the likes of AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google and Oracle. 

Explore cloud for your organisation

  • Hybrid and private cloud

    Choose the best-fit cloud model to support performance, sovereignty and control. Choose your cloud mix
  • Public cloud

    Run secure, high-performance workloads on AWS, Azure and Google Cloud. Explore public cloud
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    Strengthen your security posture with built-in controls for hybrid cloud platforms. Secure your cloud
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    Develop, run and manage applications without the complexity of managing the underlying infrastructure. Deploy your apps
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    Gain visibility and control of cloud spend with tailored FinOps consulting services. Control cloud costs
  • Cloud connectivity

    Connect across public, private and hybrid cloud with secure, low-latency networks. Connect your cloud
  • Sovereign cloud

    Meet compliance and data residency needs with in-country government cloud. Stay sovereign & secure
  • Application modernisation

    Modernise your legacy applications through advanced AI, expert engineering, or a blend of both. Modernise your apps
  • Cloud operations and optimisation

    Streamline operations, improve performance and reduce costs with managed services. Optimise your cloud
  • Latest insights

    Valuable insights from market leading research and reports led by Datacom. Explore latest insights
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Why migrate to the cloud now?

Business agility, resiliency, efficiency and digital experiences are not negotiable. Organisations are looking to modern technology platforms to better respond to evolving priorities and enable increased productivity and growth. Cloud provides the digital foundations for this and enables you to unlock and deliver more value to your organisation and customers

According to IDC, organisations that adopt cloud migration services see an average return on investment (ROI) increase of 30%-50%. And with Datacom’s expertise, you can confidently accelerate your cloud journey while protecting your business-critical applications and data.

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Our global partners in cloud
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VMware-to-cloud fast-track solution

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Get in touch with our cloud-smart experts to discuss your move. 

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Business risk and continuity in cloud migration

We prioritise business continuity throughout your move to the cloud from considering business resiliency, protection and compliance needs in every solution to our dual-run capability in migration allowing old and new systems to run in parallel, minimising downtime. We provide cloud security and hybrid and immutable backup solutions to protect your systems’ data from corruption and cyber threats, giving you peace of mind at every stage of your migration journey. Our multi‑disciplinary teams bring cloud, application, security and networking skills, so you are not left filling critical gaps mid‑migration.

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DATACOM'S SIXTH ANNUAL CLOUD REPORT

Delivering the promise of cloud

Datacom’s 2025 Cloud and Infrastructure Report draws on primary research from more than 500 organisations across Australia exploring whether cloud is delivering returns for organisations - and what is needed to build greater digital resilience.

This is our sixth annual cloud report, undertaken with our research partner Tech Research Asia, and is one of the largest longitudinal studies of cloud adoption in Australasia.

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Frequently asked questions

What’s involved in moving to the cloud?

You’ll plan what to move, test it, move it over, and make sure everything works. It’s like moving house—you want to pack carefully and check everything when you arrive.

How do we pick the right cloud provider?

Think about what you need—like cost, support, features, and security—and compare providers to see who fits best. It's important to consider your overall tech stack, availability zones etc. At Datacom we believe in placing each workload where they will perform best. Get in touch for a discussion about how we can help you plan your path to the cloud.

What problems might we run into when moving to the cloud?

You might face delays, unexpected costs, or things not working the same way. Planning and testing can help avoid surprises.

Should we move everything as-is or make changes first?

You can do either. Moving as-is is faster but making changes can help you get more out of the cloud in the long run.

How do we know if our systems are ready for the cloud?

You can review how your systems work now and see if they’ll run well in the cloud. Some tools can help with this check-up.

What’s a cloud migration strategy?

It’s your game plan for what to move, when, and how. It helps keep things organised and on track.

Can we move without shutting everything down?

Yes, with the right planning, you can move things gradually or during quiet times to avoid disruption.

How to move to the cloud for government?

For public sector agencies, data sovereignty and compliance are essential. Datacom provides migration pathways that align to IRAP, NZISM, and ISO 27001 to support a secure, sovereign-first cloud foundation.

How can I migrate an existing database to the cloud?

We recommend beginning with an assessment to identify interdependencies, compliance constraints, and workload patterns. From there, Datacom helps you plan and execute your migration using tools such as DMS (Database Migration Service) and custom automation.

How hard is it to migrate my existing database to the cloud?

It depends on the complexity of your environment, but with the right partner and tools, database migration can be streamlined. Datacom’s migration frameworks are designed to reduce risk and downtime, and we offer pre-migration assessments to scope the effort accurately.

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