What is the difference between cloud migration and cloud modernization?

Cloud migration moves existing applications and data to a cloud environment with minimal structural changes. In contrast, cloud modernization rearchitects applications to leverage cloud-native features such as microservices, automation, and containerization, improving scalability, performance, and long-term flexibility.

How do I know if my legacy system needs modernization?

If your system is costly to maintain, complicated to integrate, slow to update, or limits business growth, it’s likely ready for modernization. A detailed technology audit can confirm whether modernization will enhance efficiency and ROI.

What are the most common challenges in cloud modernization?

Key challenges include managing technical debt, ensuring data security, minimizing downtime, and maintaining compliance. With a strategic roadmap and proven DevOps practices, SPD Technology helps organizations overcome these barriers smoothly.

How long does a typical cloud modernization project take?

Project duration depends on complexity and scale. Smaller applications may take a few weeks, while enterprise transformations can span several months.

How much does it cost to modernize legacy applications for the cloud?

Costs vary by scope, technology stack, and integration depth. SPD Technology provides transparent estimates aligned with your business priorities and modernization goals.

Optimize, Secure, and Scale with Cloud Modernization Services

We turn outdated cloud environments into unified, automated, and compliant systems that accelerate innovation and growth, while driving revenue.

SPD Technology
Optimize, Secure, and Scale with Cloud Modernization Services

The New Cloud Reality: Complex, Costly, and Hard To Scale

Businesses that implemented cutting-edge cloud environments at the time eventually struggled to keep up with new technologies and evolving security demands. Cloud modernization for enterprises is now more relevant than ever, and those who ignore technological advancements face numerous critical roadblocks.

Here are the main drawbacks of not leveraging cloud modernization services:

Legacy cloud architectures limit agility and innovation
Rising cloud costs due to uncontrolled consumption
Fragmented environments across hybrid and multi-cloud setups
Security & compliance risks from outdated configurations
Manual DevOps pipelines slowing delivery cycles
Limited observability hiding inefficiencies and performance issues

Ignoring these challenges leads to inevitable operational disruption, costing unnecessary overspending and significant competitive disadvantage.

From Cloud Legacy to Cloud Intelligence – Our Modernization Approach

We transform outdated platforms into powerful and agile ecosystems, thanks to our engineering proficiency, FinOps strategies and proven experience as a cloud modernization company.

From Monolithic Applications
Compared to modern standards, monolithic apps are slow and rigid, limiting innovation and increasing maintenance overhead.
To Cloud-Native Microservices
With modular, flexible architecture, scaling becomes easier, while the speed of feature delivery increases dramatically.
From Reactive Maintenance and Outages
Manually fixing problems can extend unplanned downtime during operational disruptions, reducing reliability.
To Continuous Delivery with Self-Healing Systems
Automated pipelines and intelligent monitoring prevent downtime, ensuring resilient, high-performing systems.
From Fragmented, Costly Environments
Disjointed infrastructure is typically highly inefficient, resulting in enormous operational costs for enterprises.
To Unified, Cost-Optimized Architecture
With centralized, cloud-optimized environments, management becomes easier, with lower spending and improved resource utilization.
From Limited Visibility and Control
Siloed systems may result in significant operational risks, making decision-making unreasonably difficult.
To Real-Time Monitoring and Analytics
Comprehensive dashboards and observability tools provide actionable insights for proactive decision-making.
From Security Gaps and Manual Governance
Manual compliance checks expose systems to threats and slow operations, threatening devastating financial losses.
To Automated Policies and Compliance by Design
Built-in security and automated governance ensure regulatory alignment and operational confidence.

End-to-End Cloud Modernization Services from Strategy to Execution

Our company serves as an end-to-end cloud modernization partner, helping enterprises evolve from legacy infrastructure to agile, intelligent, and cost-efficient cloud ecosystems.

Cloud Modernization Consulting
We start by assessing existing infrastructure and apps to identify opportunities. Backed by insights from our data analysts, cloud architects create a modernization roadmap that aligns with your business goals and reduces risks.
Application Refactoring & Re-Engineering
Our experts use APIs and microservices for application modernization, refactoring, and re-engineering during legacy to cloud migration. This improves performance, scalability, and maintainability, enabling faster feature delivery and easier updates.
Data Platform Modernization
By providing data platform development and modernization, we redesign systems to support real-time analytics, AI-driven insights, and seamless integration across hybrid and multi-cloud environments to empower data-driven decision-making.
Cloud Automation & DevOps Enablement
As a core part of our DevOps services, automation with IaC, CI/CD pipelines, and container orchestration helps to accelerate deployment cycles, while reducing errors, improving release reliability, and ensuring consistency.
FinOps & Cloud Cost Optimization
We implement FinOps and cloud cost optimization practices to continuously monitor, manage, and adjust cloud spending. Our clients gain transparency, cost predictability, and more efficient resource utilization.
Security & Compliance Modernization
To protect vital processes during cloud migration, we implement automated compliance checks, leverage advanced security frameworks, and enable continuous monitoring, providing maximum resilience against evolving threats.

Value-Based Outcomes We Delivered to Our Global Clients

Through end-to-end cloud modernization services, we help organizations transform legacy platforms into agile, data-driven ecosystems.

→ 13+
Third-party services are integrated during a smooth legacy-to-cloud migration.
Transforming a Legacy Notary Service
→ 10x
Performance boost and infrastructure cost savings after migrating to Google Cloud.
Streamlining an Investment Platform
→ 10x
Reduction of file-downloading time in S 3 Cloud
Cloud Migration & New Features Boost DMS
→ 10x
Data storage cost reduction and data processing time optimization
Scaling Financial Platform with AI and Cloud

Shariq Ahmad

Head of Technology, Morningstar, Inc

All of their developers and technology staff are highly talented and very professional. Working with SPD felt like we were working with internal team. They are always accessible any time of the day and very flexible in providing support to our users who are globally distreibuted.

Maximize operational efficiency, boost security, and save costs with end-to-end cloud modernization solutions.

Industry-Focused Cloud Modernization Services Built on Real Expertise

SPD Technology delivers end-to-end cloud modernization services tailored to the unique requirements of each industry, enabling organizations to operate efficiently, scale seamlessly, and leverage the full potential of the cloud.

Fintech

We modernize cloud systems for financial services, ensuring secure transactions, real-time data processing, and regulatory compliance. Banking platforms and payment gateways achieve resilience and peak performance even under high demand.

Scalable, Resilient, and Cost-Efficient Cloud Modernization Solutions

By combining microservices architectures, advanced data and AI platforms, serverless computing, and cloud-native security frameworks, SPD Technology helps organizations with digital modernization services.

Microservices & API Ecosystems
While delivering multi-cloud strategy solutions, we design modular, service-oriented architectures that enable rapid development of each feature, simplified integration, and easier maintenance.
Serverless Computing Solutions
With serverless architectures, it is possible to automatically scale workloads, reduce infrastructure overhead, and accelerate application deployment while minimizing operational complexity.
Hybrid & Multi-Cloud Architectures
Flexible deployment across public, private, and hybrid clouds ensures redundancy, high availability, and optimal resource utilization. Multi-cloud strategies minimize downtime and allow organizations to select the best services for each workload.

Data & AI Cloud Platforms
Our cloud platforms integrate advanced analytics, AI, and real-time data processing. We present our clients with actionable insights based on business intelligence, predictive modelling, and automated reporting.
Cloud-Native Security Frameworks
During cloud security modernization, we implement identity management, encryption, compliance controls, and continuous vulnerability scanning. These measures protect sensitive data, ensure regulatory compliance, and safeguard critical workloads.
Observability & Monitoring Dashboards
Real-time monitoring, automated alerts, and customizable dashboards offer complete visibility into system performance, operational health, and cost efficiency. Continuous insights enable proactive issue resolution and optimization.

Latest Tech Stack Behind Our Cloud Modernization Services

Our versatile experts leverage their proficiency in the latest modernization framework and tools to automate infrastructure provisioning, streamline deployment, and optimize runtime performance.

Angular
Electron
Fabric
GraalVM
Javascript
Jest
Jooq
JUnit
Material UI
MongoDB
MyBatis
Node.js
PostgreSQL
Pyton
React.js
Selenium
Spring
Typescript
Vercel
Vue

Success Stories
with Global Impact

SPD Technology designs and develops transformative software solutions that drive innovation, new revenue streams, and market leadership.

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Cloud-Native Billing Fuels floLIVE’s IoT Growth & Funding

Industry: Telecommunications
Country: UK
Team Size: 21

Driving Innovation for Telecom Industry: created a key component of the world’s first Software-Defined Connectivity (SDC) solution – a converged, cloud-native, global connectivity service with inherent billing that is fully designed and built for IoT services.
$37M in Series B Funding: Our client successfully raised $37 million in Series B funding, with backing from prominent investors such as Intel Capital, 83North, ARIE Capital Group, Dell Technologies Capital, Qualcomm Ventures, and Saban.
3x Performance Boost for SMS Request Time: managed to reduce SMS request time from 90ms to 30ms, in an industry where 1-2ms event reaction optimization can be game-changing for a company.

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How We Helped Phoenix Security Scale Fast and Reliably

Industry: Administrative Services
Country: UK
Team Size: 7

Game-Changing Security Solution from Scratch: joined the Phoenix Security project at the very start as the main software development provider, and worked in close contact with the client’s CEO and CTO throughout the entire project’s duration from initial idea to release and beyond.
Diverse Tech Expertise at Scale: assembled a versatile dedicated team covering all tech aspects for the client including custom software development, UI/UX design, and integration of multiple 3rd-party solutions.
Proven Market Success: already trusted by 380 international companies, Phoenix Security is offering 12x faster risk reduction processes and 7x lower prices for services compared to competitors.

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Developing a Highly Scalable Ticketing Platform For a Market Leader

Industry: Cultural Activities
Country: the USA
Team Size: 5

Disrupting Ticketing Industry: delivered a product that outshines similar solutions like Eventbrite, quickly gaining a reputation as the most reliable ticketing platform for students and regular people who want to share free and paid tickets to their events.

Remarkable Customer Experience: developed a platform that handles 62.5% more traffic compared to the initial expectations of our client, ensuring the stable performance of the Web service and a mobile app even during peak activity for the most popular events.

Cloud Expertise at Scale: showcased flawless integration of Amazon Web Services (AWS) DynamoDB and serverless stack, proving once again the exceptional proficiency of our experts in modern cloud solutions.

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Our Clients are Happy

To share their experiences

Alex Samano
Co-Founder & CEO, Mogami App

SPD Technology has done a great job of maintaining the lifeblood of their codes. They’re transparent with pricing models and deliver within budget. Their dedicated teams act as an extension of the partner’s company. Responsibility and a commitment long-term partnership are two hallmarks of their work.
Fabrice Forget
Chief Product Officer, PitchBook

We feel very lucky to have found SPD Technology as our partner. Over the last 10 years, they have totally surpassed our expectations, and day after day we have received incredible value from the team. Here is the secret sauce, just put together your best ideas in your requirements and there is nothing they can’t do!
John Gabbert
Founder and CEO PitchBook Data

Customers are king at PitchBook and SPD Technology shares in this mission. For the last 13 years, SPD Technology has helped us scale product development and continuously deliver the product functionality our clients need to make smarter decisions.
Prasad Sridhar
Senior Engineering Manager E-comerce Solutions Company

SPD Technology’s work has been praised by the client for their consistency and high quality. Their communicative, responsive, and flexible project management ensures a positive collaboration. Ultimately, their professionalism and forward-thinking are impressive.
Shariq Ahmad
Head of Technology, Morningstar, Inc

All of their developers and technology staff are highly talented and very professional. Working with SPD felt like we were working with internal team. They are always accessible any time of the day and very flexible in providing support to our users who are globally distreibuted.

Our Clients are Happy

To share their experiences

Alex Samano

Co-Founder & CEO, Mogami App

SPD Technology has done a great job of maintaining the lifeblood of their codes. They’re transparent with pricing models and deliver within budget. Their dedicated teams act as an extension of the partner’s company. Responsibility and a commitment long-term partnership are two hallmarks of their work.

Fabrice Forget

Chief Product Officer, PitchBook

We feel very lucky to have found SPD Technology as our partner. Over the last 10 years, they have totally surpassed our expectations, and day after day we have received incredible value from the team. Here is the secret sauce, just put together your best ideas in your requirements and there is nothing they can’t do!

John Gabbert

Founder and CEO PitchBook Data

Customers are king at PitchBook and SPD Technology shares in this mission. For the last 13 years, SPD Technology has helped us scale product development and continuously deliver the product functionality our clients need to make smarter decisions.

Prasad Sridhar

Senior Engineering Manager E-comerce Solutions Company

SPD Technology’s work has been praised by the client for their consistency and high quality. Their communicative, responsive, and flexible project management ensures a positive collaboration. Ultimately, their professionalism and forward-thinking are impressive.

Shariq Ahmad

Head of Technology, Morningstar, Inc

All of their developers and technology staff are highly talented and very professional. Working with SPD felt like we were working with internal team. They are always accessible any time of the day and very flexible in providing support to our users who are globally distreibuted.

Steve Carner

Founder CEO, Home Hub

The team at SPD Technology exceeds expectations. Their professional communication style makes them stand out, They’re a skilled group of detailed-oriented workers. Customers can expect a team that provides helpful suggestions to better their clients.

Tangible Values Delivered with Our Cloud Modernization Solutions

With our cloud modernization services, we transform traditional cloud setups into intelligent, cost-efficient ecosystems designed to elevate business performance.

High Performance by Design
From optimized workloads and distributed computing to automated resource management, every layer of our cloud modernization solutions is engineered to deliver consistent, high-performing digital experiences under any demand.
Enhanced Security
We implement zero-trust principles, encryption, continuous monitoring, and compliance frameworks to safeguard data, ensure privacy, and protect our clients’ businesses from evolving threats.
Cost Efficiency
Through automated scaling, workload optimization, and FinOps practices, we help to control spending while maximizing performance. Our clients have complete visibility into costs and achieve measurable ROI from cloud-native modernization services.
Continuous Improvement
Our teams enable continuous monitoring, testing, and performance tuning to ensure cloud infrastructure remains agile and aligned with evolving business goals, technologies, and market conditions.

Our Cloud Modernization
Process

SPD Technology provides on-prem-to-cloud data modernization services, allowing organizations to make seamless transitions to secure, scalable environments.

Assessment & Strategy
We begin our process with cloud transformation consulting, making an in-depth analysis of current infrastructure and business goals. Our team detects gaps, risks, and growth opportunities and delivers a detailed, customized modernization roadmap.
Architecture Design
Leveraging the latest cloud technologies, we design a resilient and cost-efficient architecture. This includes selecting the most appropriate cloud models, platforms, and integrations to support future growth.
Implementation & Automation
Our expert team executes the modernization plan with pinpoint accuracy, completely automating management, deployment, and migration where possible. We ensure operational consistency while accelerating delivery.
Testing & Optimization
All layers of the solution are being rigorously tested on performance, reliability, and security. Through continuous optimization and monitoring, each cloud environment operates at the highest possible capacity.
Ongoing Support & FinOps
After the successful launch, we provide proactive maintenance, tune performance, and manage the costs of cloud services. Our proven FinOps practices help to maintain agility and scalability at the best possible price.

Flexible Engagement Models for Your Modernization Journey

SPD Technology enables businesses to modernize at their own pace while maintaining control and having transparency over scope, budget, and outcomes.

Consulting-Led Partnership

In this model, we begin with cloud modernization consulting, understanding business objectives, and assessing the technology environment. Our consultants create a tailored modernization roadmap that aligns strategy with measurable results.
Project-Based Delivery

For organizations with well-defined needs, we provide structured project delivery with clear scope, timelines, and measurable deliverables. This approach guarantees predictable outcomes while leveraging our technical expertise for modernization.
Dedicated Cloud Teams

Our experts work alongside clients’ in-house teams to maximize value from cloud modernization services. We act as a natural extension of our clients’ businesses, covering everything from cloud migration to performance optimization.
Managed Cloud Operations

Here, we proactively manage cloud infrastructure to ensure high availability, security, and operational efficiency. We optimize costs and maintain peak performance, freeing our clients’ teams to focus on core business initiatives.

John Gabbert

Founder and CEO PitchBook Data

Customers are king at PitchBook and SPD Technology shares in this mission. For the last 13 years, SPD Technology has helped us scale product development and continuously deliver the product functionality our clients need to make smarter decisions.

Trusted Globally by Innovation-Driving Companies

From Fintech industry stalwarts to industry-leading eCommerce providers, we ensure the comprehensive alignment between emerging technologies and established business processes.

An American financial services firm that provides investment research and investment management services
Financial data and software company with offices in London, New York, San Francisco, and Seattle.
All-in-one omni commerce payment solution with contactless, fast, secure, and safe payment processing
One of the most recognizable landmarks, a company that specializes in innovative travel and hospitality services
SaaS XSPN – Next Generation Application & Cloud Security Posture Management
A leading tech-enabled insurance company that provides workers’ comp coverage to small businesses

Certified

By Independent Organizations

Confirmed by Oracle certification, our company provides top-notch tech expertise in building and delivering cutting-edge database and cloud-based apps.

IIBA Certification signifies our proficiency in business analysis, ensuring a deep understanding of client needs and industry requirements.rn

With AWS Certification, we guarantee top-tier cloud expertise, enabling us to architect robust, scalable, and secure solutions.

Trusting your project development to us, you can rely on our project management excellence, meticulous planning, and efficient resource utilization. rn

Our Scrum Alliance Certification demonstrates our dedication to agile methodologies, fostering collaboration and iterative development.rn

Backed by Scrum.org Certification, our development team leverages the best principles of Scrum to build superior and iterative software solutions.

Modernize legacy systems, enhance performance, and unlock innovation through cloud-native architectures powered by automation, data, and AI.

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FAQ

What is the difference between cloud migration and cloud modernization?
Cloud migration moves existing applications and data to a cloud environment with minimal structural changes. In contrast, cloud modernization rearchitects applications to leverage cloud-native features such as microservices, automation, and containerization, improving scalability, performance, and long-term flexibility.
How do I know if my legacy system needs modernization?
If your system is costly to maintain, complicated to integrate, slow to update, or limits business growth, it’s likely ready for modernization. A detailed technology audit can confirm whether modernization will enhance efficiency and ROI.
What are the most common challenges in cloud modernization?
Key challenges include managing technical debt, ensuring data security, minimizing downtime, and maintaining compliance. With a strategic roadmap and proven DevOps practices, SPD Technology helps organizations overcome these barriers smoothly.
How long does a typical cloud modernization project take?
Project duration depends on complexity and scale. Smaller applications may take a few weeks, while enterprise transformations can span several months.
How much does it cost to modernize legacy applications for the cloud?
Costs vary by scope, technology stack, and integration depth. SPD Technology provides transparent estimates aligned with your business priorities and modernization goals.