Our approach
Cognizant has been delivering managed infrastructure services for this client since 2015. Because we are a premier consulting partner, channel reseller, managed services partner, migration acceleration program partner and marketplace reseller for AWS, as well as accredited by AWS for healthcare and life sciences, the pharma company relied on us for its cloud migration.
The migration, however, was not easy. With the data center contract renewal so close, the timeline was tight. Technical challenges—the engagement involved two data centers with different architectures and one with limited access—also hindered the project.
Our eight-member team worked around the clock to complete the migration on time. We minimized project risk by leveraging AWS’s phased Migration Acceleration Program methodology—moving rapidly from assessment to readiness and planning, followed by actual migration. We also adopted a factory approach to prevent stoppages. A sprint-based agile methodology gave the client the flexibility to reprioritize workloads as needed every week. Accessing credits and discounts, including an AWS services allowance, decreased the cost of the project.
