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Method

NGT's five steps on Alibaba Cloud, which service moves what, and operations after the move.

AssessGateway in frontFirst sliceWavesRetire legacyFactory and strangler
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NGT's journey on Alibaba Cloud

The same five steps NGT runs on every cloud, with Alibaba Cloud's own tools.

  1. 01Assessment
    • Readiness of legacy systems and applications
    • Current and target architecture
    RoadmapReview · adjust · align · consent
  2. 02MVP / PoC
    • Landing zone as code
    • A first slice or a pilot server
    A proven patternGo / no-go
  3. 03Planning
    • Waves and move groups
    • Slices ordered by value and risk
    Wave plan
  4. 04Implementation
    • Rehost with Server Migration Center
    • Slices onto Container Service for Kubernetes
    Applications liveGo-live
  5. 05Operation
    • FinOps, CloudOps, AIOps, SecOps
    • Hyper-care, then managed operations
    A run, measured estate
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What moves, with which service, onto what

What movesMoved withLands on
ServersServer Migration CenterElastic Compute Service
DatabasesData Transmission ServicePolarDB or ApsaraDB RDS
Files and objectsData Online MigrationObject Storage Service
Applications, slice by sliceDevOps pipelines and API GatewayContainer Service for Kubernetes
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Running Alibaba Cloud after the move

Four operating practices, one monthly rhythm with the customer.

Infrastructure operationsEfficient, cost-optimised and secure
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FinOps

Tags, budgets and a monthly cost review with the owners.

Always onCloudMonitorSimple Log ServiceActionTrail
SourcesFPT Software Alibaba Cloud Service OfferingFPT Software Hanoi Alibaba certificate list (2024)FPT Software Hanoi certification register (Nov 2024)NGT Service Offering v2.0 (Mar 2025)