Modernizing Legacy VMware Systems to Retire Datacenters | Funded AWS Migration
This mid-market restaurant enterprise with over 700 global locations successfully retired its aging on-premise data center by migrating 100% of its business-critical VMware systems to AWS. Leveraging Matilda Cloud’s automated discovery and Apps Associates' execution, the project was completed ahead of schedule with zero disruption to operations.
Industry
Quick-Service Restaurants
Location(s)
North America
Modernizing Legacy VMware Systems to Retire Datacenters | Funded AWS Migration
This mid-market restaurant enterprise with over 700 global locations successfully retired its aging on-premise data center by migrating 100% of its business-critical VMware systems to AWS. Leveraging Matilda Cloud’s automated discovery and Apps Associates' execution, the project was completed ahead of schedule with zero disruption to operations.
Industry
Quick-Service Restaurants
Location(s)
North America
Modernizing Legacy VMware Systems to Retire Datacenters | Funded AWS Migration
This mid-market restaurant enterprise with over 700 global locations successfully retired its aging on-premise data center by migrating 100% of its business-critical VMware systems to AWS. Leveraging Matilda Cloud’s automated discovery and Apps Associates' execution, the project was completed ahead of schedule with zero disruption to operations.
Industry
Quick-Service Restaurants
Location(s)
North America
Key Results:
Zero
Disruption to Operations
100%
Critical Systems Migrated
5 mo
Duration of Project
Matilda Products Used
Matilda Discover
Matilda Orchestrate
Matilda Migrate
The Challenge
The customer sought to retire aging VMware hardware, exit their data center on a tight timeline, and de risk their environment without disrupting business operations.
Leaders also saw an opportunity to modernize selectively, rationalize workloads, and shift to an OpEx model rather than reinvesting in physical infrastructure.
Matilda
Discover
App mapping & grouping
Asset right-sizing
Compatibility checks with PaaS service
Matilda
Discover
App mapping & grouping
Asset right-sizing
Compatibility checks with PaaS service
Matilda
Orchestrate
Creation of optimized landing zones
Replatforming for Kubernetes and other cloud services
Matilda
Migrate
Seamless, automated migrations
Minimization of downtime and resource usage
Key Project Drivers
Retiring aging VMware hardware
Transitioning from CapEx to OpEx
De-risking and modernizing workloads
Maintaining 100% operational continuity
"We had a bunch of end-of-life hardware and had to decide whether to make a large capital expenditure to refresh it, or migrate to the cloud, switch to OpEx, and modernize."
"We needed to get everything out of our data center as quickly and safely as reasonably possible. We came in ahead of time on that."
Key Project Drivers
Retiring aging VMware hardware
Transitioning from CapEx to OpEx
De-risking and modernizing workloads
Maintaining 100% operational continuity
"We had a bunch of end-of-life hardware and had to decide whether to make a large capital expenditure to refresh it, or migrate to the cloud, switch to OpEx, and modernize."
"We needed to get everything out of our data center as quickly and safely as reasonably possible. We came in ahead of time on that."
Why Matilda + Apps Associates
Automated discovery and mapping
Human-validated workload dependencies mapped
Tailored, non-generic planning
Insights for selective modernization
Full transparency into infrastructure
Collaborative and adaptable partnership
Why Matilda + Apps Associates
Automated discovery and mapping
Human-validated workload dependencies mapped
Tailored, non-generic planning
Insights for selective modernization
Full transparency into infrastructure
Collaborative and adaptable partnership
The Solution
Matilda delivered automated discovery, dependency mapping, migration planning, and automated migration waves. Matilda provided their expertise and human analysis to validate true workload dependencies and guide selective modernization.
Apps Associates executed the migration plan using a blend of Matilda's automated approach and careful modernization, completing ~30 systems over five months while meeting timeline goals and avoiding disruption to business operations.
"The Matilda tool illuminated where communication occurred, but the human oversight separated real dependencies from noise. That made all the difference."
The Solution
Matilda delivered automated discovery, dependency mapping, migration planning, and automated migration waves. Matilda provided their expertise and human analysis to validate true workload dependencies and guide selective modernization.
Apps Associates executed the migration plan using a blend of Matilda's automated approach and careful modernization, completing ~30 systems over five months while meeting timeline goals and avoiding disruption to business operations.
"The Matilda tool illuminated where communication occurred, but the human oversight separated real dependencies from noise. That made all the difference."
Results
The customer retired its on-prem data center and avoided major hardware reinvestment.
They also gained stronger security oversight, clearer infrastructure control, and a solid foundation for ongoing cloud management—without disrupting operations.
"If we could go back and do it again, we would have gone to Matilda and Apps Associates first. We probably would have been fully migrated last year."
Results
The customer retired its on-prem data center and avoided major hardware reinvestment.
They also gained stronger security oversight, clearer infrastructure control, and a solid foundation for ongoing cloud management—without disrupting operations.
"If we could go back and do it again, we would have gone to Matilda and Apps Associates first. We probably would have been fully migrated last year."
In This Case: A Model for Success
Collaboration: AWS paired Apps Associates and Matilda Cloud, a proven model for complex migrations.
VMware Migration: The project demonstrates how VMware workloads can be moved quickly to AWS and selectively modernized with reduced risk.
AWS MAP Funding: AWS’s Migration Acceleration Program lowered financial barriers and helped the project to move forward.
Collaboration: AWS paired Apps Associates and Matilda Cloud, a proven model for complex migrations.
VMware Migration: The project demonstrates how VMware workloads can be moved quickly to AWS and selectively modernized with reduced risk.
AWS MAP Funding: AWS’s Migration Acceleration Program lowered financial barriers and helped the project to move forward.
In This Case: A Model for Success
Collaboration: AWS paired Apps Associates and Matilda Cloud, a proven model for complex migrations.
VMware Migration: The project demonstrates how VMware workloads can be moved quickly to AWS and selectively modernized with reduced risk.
AWS MAP Funding: AWS’s Migration Acceleration Program lowered financial barriers and helped the project to move forward.