DCIT CloudShift Toolkit
Containerize legacy apps without rewrites
Don't rewrite your legacy apps to move to the cloud. We containerize them, automate the infrastructure, and migrate with zero downtime.
Accelerating Federal Cloud Migration
Federal agencies face a unique set of challenges when migrating to cloud infrastructure. Legacy applications with decades of embedded dependencies, strict FedRAMP compliance requirements, data sovereignty mandates, and the operational reality that mission-critical systems cannot tolerate downtime during transition all create barriers that generic cloud migration approaches fail to address. Many agencies stall at the planning phase, unable to reconcile modernization timelines with the complexity of their existing portfolios.
DCIT CloudShift Toolkit was forged in exactly these conditions. When the FDA needed to migrate 400TB of eDiscovery data to AWS while active legal proceedings continued uninterrupted, CloudShift delivered a phased migration strategy with parallel systems, automated data synchronization, and zero-downtime cutovers that maintained 99% uptime throughout. That same battle-tested methodology now powers every CloudShift engagement—from single-application containerization to enterprise-wide cloud transformations.
CloudShift provides automated portfolio assessment to classify every workload by migration strategy, Infrastructure-as-Code templates pre-configured for GovCloud compliance, and FinOps analysis that prevents budget overruns. Whether your agency is lifting-and-shifting legacy Windows applications or replatforming for cloud-native architectures, CloudShift eliminates the guesswork and delivers predictable, auditable migration outcomes.
The Difference
Without CloudShift
- "Rewrite everything for cloud" mandates
- Months of migration planning with no clear path
- Downtime during cutover disrupting operations
- Manual infrastructure provisioning prone to errors
- No rollback strategy when things go wrong
- Budget overruns from unexpected complexity
With CloudShift Toolkit
- Lift-and-shift + containerization strategies
- Phased migration with clear milestones
- Zero-downtime cutovers with parallel systems
- Infrastructure-as-Code for repeatable deployments
- Automated rollback capability at every stage
- Predictable costs with FinOps analysis
Core Features
Application Containerization
Windows and Linux applications containerized with Docker, preserving functionality without costly rewrites.
IaC-Based Infrastructure
Terraform modules for repeatable, version-controlled cloud infrastructure provisioning across AWS and Azure.
Database Migration
Data sync strategies with validation and testing, ensuring data integrity throughout the migration process.
Lift-and-Shift + Replatforming
Migration roadmaps that balance immediate cloud benefits with future optimization opportunities.
Cost Optimization
FinOps analysis and ongoing cost management ensuring your cloud infrastructure is right-sized and cost-efficient.
Zero-Downtime Migrations
Parallel systems with automated cutover, ensuring continuous operations during the entire migration process.
Your Cloud Migration Roadmap
Portfolio Assessment & Discovery
Catalog every application, database, and infrastructure dependency across your environment. Assess each workload for cloud readiness, compliance requirements, and migration complexity to build a complete migration inventory.
Migration Strategy & 6R Analysis
Apply the 6R framework—Rehost, Replatform, Refactor, Repurchase, Retire, or Retain—to every workload. Define the optimal migration path that balances speed, cost, and long-term architectural goals for each application.
Cloud Environment Preparation
Provision target cloud infrastructure using Terraform IaC templates pre-configured for FedRAMP compliance. Establish networking, identity management, security groups, and monitoring foundations in AWS GovCloud or Azure Government.
Workload Migration & Validation
Execute phased migrations with parallel systems running simultaneously. Containerize legacy applications, synchronize databases with automated validation, and perform zero-downtime cutovers with automated rollback capability at every stage.
Optimization & Ongoing Governance
Right-size cloud resources using FinOps analysis, implement cost alerting and tagging policies, and establish cloud governance frameworks that maintain compliance and cost efficiency as your cloud footprint grows.
FDA: 400TB Cloud Migration with Zero Downtime
Food and Drug Administration
Challenge
400TB eDiscovery system on aging on-prem infrastructure. Ongoing legal proceedings couldn't be disrupted during migration.
Solution
Phased cloud migration strategy with parallel systems, automated data sync to AWS S3, and transition to RelativityOne SaaS.
Results
Technology Stack
Containers
Cloud Platforms
Infrastructure-as-Code
Migration Tools
Monitoring
DCIT CloudShift Toolkit FAQ
Yes. We specialize in containerizing Windows applications for Kubernetes, preserving their functionality without rewrites. We've done this at scale for FDA and SAIC ReadyOne.
Our goal is zero downtime. We use parallel systems and automated data sync to ensure continuous operations. The FDA migration maintained 99% uptime during a 400TB migration.
Timelines vary by scope. A focused application migration can take 2-3 months. Enterprise-scale migrations like FDA's 400TB system take 6-12 months with phased rollout.
Every phase includes automated rollback capability. We maintain parallel systems so you can revert to the original environment at any point during the migration.
We implement automated data synchronization strategies that keep both environments in sync during the migration period, with validation checks to ensure data integrity.
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We migrated 400TB for the FDA. Let's plan your agency's path to the cloud.