In 2022, 72% of all Australian organisations planned to expand into new markets. As they grow, many need to open new offices or locations to support their operations.
One of the most common expansion challenges is keeping data secure, well-organised, synchronised, and legally compliant between every location. Data management solutions that worked for single-location businesses may be unsuitable for multiple offices.
Migrating to a modern, secure workspace like Amazon Web Services (AWS) offers your organisation the tools to expand successfully. Find out how the AWS team at WOLK can help you get through the migration process.
Why Migration to a Secure, Modern Workplace Matters
Most businesses begin with a single location and a local IT infrastructure, featuring on-site servers and software. Expanding to new locations without changing this approach introduces challenges and risks: unnecessarily duplicated data, inconsistent security, and growing maintenance costs.
Migrating to AWS provides organisations with a single, well-architected work environment that multiple locations can access without the costs and challenges of managing local hardware. It moves business data storage, virtual desktops, file servers, and work applications to a centrally managed cloud service that can be accessed from any compatible device.
The AWS Migration Process, Step by Step
Successfully migrating to AWS requires careful planning and consideration for your business objectives. WOLK’s AWS experts will guide you through the process to keep your data safe, compliant, and easily accessible between your offices:
- Infrastructure auditing. We map out how your business uses servers, employee profiles, and applications to understand your needs and workflows better.
- Migration tracking. AWS Migration Hub and Server Migration Service (SMS) let us automate and track the application migration process. With Database Migration Service (DMS), we can also move and secure structured databases like Oracle or SQL Servers into a cloud environment.
- Moving desktops to the cloud. Our team uses AWS WorkSpaces to move your company’s user profiles, settings, and applications to virtual desktops. Staff members can log in using their existing credentials from anywhere in the new office and see the same desktop and files they had before expanding.
- Creating a secure environment for your data. With AWS DataSync, we move shared folders, documents, and other unstructured data from your on-premises servers to AWS storage services like S3 or FSx. Once in the cloud, Amazon’s data encryption at rest and in transit keeps it safe from outside threats.
- Security and compliance. After moving your data to the cloud, stay compliant and improve data security with AWS GuardDuty and Amazon’s Identity and Access Management (IAM) controls. They contribute to keeping your organisation compliant with the Privacy Act 1988.
Transition to the Cloud for your Multi-Location Business With WOLK
WOLK has helped Australian businesses and organisations move into the cloud since 2017. Contact our team today to discuss your needs, whether you’re expanding to a new office or need an AWS specialist to help keep your data secure and readily accessible.