How to Migrate to AWS Cloud: A Step-by-Step Guide

As technology continues to advance at a rapid pace, more businesses are embracing cloud computing to boost their flexibility, scalability, and drive innovation.

Gartner projects that by 2027, 65% of application workloads will be optimized for cloud delivery—an increase from 45% in 2022.

Moving to the cloud requires thoughtful planning and precise execution to ensure a smooth transition and to fully capitalize on the advantages of the new environment. As organizations prepare to shift their applications, data, and infrastructure to the cloud, they face a range of challenges and key decisions. Migrating to the cloud is a strategic move for organizations seeking scalability, flexibility, and cost efficiency. Amazon Web Services (AWS) offers a vast suite of services to make cloud adoption seamless. However, a successful migration requires thoughtful planning, execution, and alignment with business goals.

This is where Bosch Mobility Platform & Solutions comes into play. As an AWS Small and Medium Business (SMB) Competency Partner, we offer expert guidance and tailored support to help SMBs migrate to AWS securely and efficiently.

In this post, we’ll walk you through the key steps of cloud migration – and show how Bosch Mobility Platform & Solutions can be your trusted partner along the way.

1. Define Your Business Objectives

Before starting the migration, it's essential to understand why you’re moving to the AWS cloud. Whether your goal is to reduce infrastructure costs, improve scalability, or accelerate innovation, we help align your cloud strategy with your business objectives. Our experts work closely with you to define clear success criteria and ROI expectations.

2. Assess Your Current Environment

Use tools like the AWS Migration Evaluator or AWS Application Discovery Service – together with our experienced cloud architects – to get a detailed view of your current IT landscape and security set-up. We support you in identifying application dependencies, resource consumption, and readiness for the cloud.

Our Value-Add: Customized assessments and cloud readiness reports tailored for SMBs, with actionable recommendations.

3. Choose a Migration Strategy

There are six common migration strategies: Rehost, Replatform, Repurchase, Refactor, Retire, and Retain. Bosch Mobility Platform & Solutions can help you determine the right strategy when moving your workloads to the cloud balancing technical feasibility, business impact, and long-term goals.

4. Plan the Migration

Before starting the migration, we provide you with a structured migration planning, including:

• Timeline
• Application prioritization
• Risk management
• Tool and service selection (e.g., AWS Migration Hub, DMS)
• Compliance and security planning

As an AWS SMB Competency Partner, Bosch Mobility Platform & Solution follows AWS best practices while tailoring solutions to your company's size, industry, and goals.

5. Set Up Your AWS Environment

Bosch Mobility Platform & Solutions helps configure your AWS landing zone, ensuring your environment is secure, scalable, and ready for migration. This includes:

• Setting up IAM, VPCs, and monitoring tools
• Ensuring security policies and access controls are in place
• Automating infrastructure provisioning with tools like AWS CloudFormation

6. Migrate Your Workloads

Whether it’s a database, application, or entire data center, we support your actual migration phase hands-on. We use automation and proven tools to reduce downtime and ensure data integrity.

Real-world impact: Our engineers handle migrations with minimal disruption to your day-to-day operations, allowing you to focus on your core business.

7. Test, Monitor & Optimize

Post-migration, Bosch Mobility Platform & Solutions helps validate application performance, conduct security reviews, and optimize for cost and efficiency.

Why Choose Bosch Mobility Platform & Solutions?

Bosch Mobility Platform & Solutions combines deep mobility & logistics industry expertise with proven AWS experience. As an AWS SMB Competency Partner, we are recognized for delivering successful cloud projects to small and mid-sized companies. You benefit from:

• Tailored migration strategies
• Hands-on technical support
• Cost-optimized solutions
• Security and compliance by design

Final Thoughts

Migrating to AWS is more than just a technical project – it’s a business transformation. With the right partner like Bosch Mobility Platform & Solutions, you can make that transition smooth, secure, and strategic.

Ready to start your journey? Reach out to us today and take your first step toward a future-proof cloud infrastructure.