Cloud & App Modernization
Cloud & App Modernization moves organizations to AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud with a migration-and-modernization approach built for regulated and public-sector environments. ALINEDS assesses workloads, selects the right modernization pattern for each application, migrates and modernizes at scale, and optimizes for cost, security, and reliability - with governance running throughout.
What you get
A right-sized migration plan
A workload-by-workload plan with the modernization pattern, sequence, and business case for each application - so migration is predictable, not a gamble.
Lower, visible cloud cost
Right-sized infrastructure and cost controls from day one, with spend that is monitored and optimized against the Well-Architected cost pillar.
Secure, compliant foundations
Well-architected landing zones with governance guardrails, aligned to NIST 800-53 and FedRAMP/GovRAMP expectations for regulated workloads.
Modern, maintainable systems
Cloud-native applications and data platforms that scale on demand and are easier to secure, update, and build on than the legacy they replace.
Why it matters
Cloud only pays off when migration, modernization, data, digital services, integration, and a secure foundation work together - not as seven disconnected projects. For government and regulated organizations, ALINEDS delivers them as one program: workloads land in a compliant foundation, legacy apps become cloud-native, data becomes reliable, and services reach residents - all built to the standards you answer to.
Seven ways we modernize
Application Modernization
Legacy applications don't just cost more to run - they slow everything around them down and get harder to secure every year. ALINEDS modernizes legacy applications for government and regulated organizations, refactoring and re-architecting them into cloud-native systems that scale, integrate, and hold up to modern security expectations. We modernize incrementally where we can, so you reduce risk and see value along the way instead of betting everything on a single big-bang rewrite.
Cloud Migration
Moving to the cloud isn't one decision - it's a portfolio of them, one per application. ALINEDS plans and executes cloud migrations to AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud for government and regulated organizations, matching each workload to the right path across the industry-standard 7 Rs (rehost, replatform, refactor, repurchase, retire, retain, relocate). We migrate with security, compliance, and continuity built in - so you cut legacy costs and modernize without downtime, surprise bills, or a failed audit on the other side.
Data Engineering & Warehouse Modernization
Decisions are only as good as the data behind them - and legacy warehouses and brittle ETL jobs make good data hard to get. ALINEDS modernizes data platforms for government and regulated organizations, migrating and consolidating data into modern cloud warehouses with reliable pipelines. Using Snowflake, Azure Data Factory, and modern ETL/ELT, we replace slow, siloed reporting with a governed, performant data foundation - so your teams get trustworthy data, faster, without the maintenance drag of aging on-prem systems.
Enterprise Application Integration
Most government IT pain comes from systems that don't talk to each other - data re-keyed by hand, processes stalled between departments, no single source of truth. ALINEDS integrates enterprise applications across cloud and on-premises for government and regulated organizations, using APIs and modern integration patterns to connect your systems into coherent, automated workflows. Instead of brittle point-to-point connections, we build API-led integration that's reusable, governed, and secure - so data flows where it's needed and your systems finally work as one.
ERP Modernization
Your ERP runs the agency - finance, HR, procurement, payroll - so when it's aging, everything it touches gets slower, riskier, and harder to support. ALINEDS modernizes ERP for government and public-sector organizations, from readiness assessment and business-process review through migration, consolidation, and AI integration. We help you see what your current ERP is really costing you, plan the right path, and modernize without breaking the operations that depend on it. And because we hold a TXShare (NCTCOG) ERP Consultancy cooperative contract, eligible entities can engage our ERP assessment and advisory without a separate competitive procurement.
Government Website & Digital Services Modernization
For government, the website is the front door - and too many are slow, hard to use, and inaccessible to the people who need them most. ALINEDS modernizes government websites and digital services into fast, secure, accessible platforms built to the standards agencies are held to: Section 508 and WCAG accessibility, the 21st Century IDEA, and a digital-first public experience. We rebuild the services residents actually use - applications, portals, information - so they work on any device, meet compliance, and reduce the call-center and paper load behind them.
Landing Zones & Cloud Foundations
A cloud account without a foundation is a security incident waiting to happen. ALINEDS builds well-architected cloud landing zones for government and regulated organizations - the secure, governed base your workloads land in, with identity, network, guardrails, and policy set up right before the first workload arrives. Following cloud providers' well-architected guidance and a multi-account structure, we give you a cloud environment that's secure and compliant by default, so teams can move fast without drifting out of policy.
Our approach
Assess
Inventory workloads, map dependencies, and build the business case and migration readiness - the cost and risk picture before anything moves.
Plan
Design the target architecture and landing zones, and choose the right modernization pattern per application (rehost, replatform, or refactor) across a phased migration plan.
Migrate & Modernize
Execute at scale - rehost, replatform, or refactor workloads; migrate and engineer data; and integrate applications on AWS, Azure, or GCP.
Optimize
Right-size cost, tune performance and reliability against the Well-Architected pillars, and transition to managed run operations.
Govern & Secure
Cost, security, and operational governance run continuously across the lifecycle - aligned to the AWS Well-Architected Framework and the Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework.
Where it fits
Migrate workloads to AWS, Azure, or GCP
Cloud Migration
Modernize a legacy application
Application Modernization
Modernize your data warehouse & pipelines
Data Engineering & Warehouse Modernization
Rebuild an accessible resident service
Government Website & Digital Services Modernization
Connect systems with API-led integration
Enterprise Application Integration
Stand up a secure cloud foundation
Landing Zones & Cloud Foundations
Modernize your ERP - assessment through migration and AI
ERP Modernization
Compliance
Built for regulated and public-sector cloud
ALINEDS delivers cloud migration and modernization for environments with real compliance obligations. Landing zones and controls align to NIST 800-53 and NIST 800-171, with FedRAMP- and GovRAMP-aligned delivery and data-residency options on government cloud regions - so moving to the cloud strengthens your compliance posture rather than complicating it.
- FedRAMP
- GovRAMP
- NIST 800-53
- NIST CSF 2.0
- Section 508
- WCAG 2.2 AA
Key terms
- 7 Rs of migration
- The seven strategies for moving each workload to the cloud.
- Landing zone
- A pre-configured, secure, governed cloud environment workloads deploy into.
- API-led integration
- Connecting systems through reusable, governed APIs.
Frequently asked
Which cloud platforms does ALINEDS migrate to?
ALINEDS migrates and modernizes workloads on Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud (GCP). The right platform depends on your existing estate, compliance requirements, and target architecture, which we assess before recommending an approach.
How do you decide whether to rehost, replatform, or refactor an application?
We use the 7 Rs of cloud migration - rehost, replatform, repurchase, refactor, retire, retain, and relocate - weighing each application's business value, technical debt, and compliance needs. Simple workloads are often rehosted or replatformed; high-value systems are refactored to cloud-native patterns; low-value ones are retired.
How does ALINEDS keep a cloud migration secure and compliant?
Security and governance run continuously through the migration, not at the end. We build well-architected landing zones with identity, network segmentation, and policy guardrails aligned to NIST 800-53 and NIST 800-171, with FedRAMP- and GovRAMP-aligned delivery and data-residency options for government workloads.
What frameworks guide your migration approach?
Our approach aligns to the AWS Well-Architected Framework and the Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework: assess the estate, plan target architecture and landing zones, migrate and modernize in waves, and optimize for cost, performance, and reliability - with govern-and-secure practices running throughout.
Can you modernize government and public-sector systems specifically?
Yes. ALINEDS modernizes public-sector websites, digital services, and back-office systems with accessibility (WCAG) and security as requirements, serving state, local, and education (SLED) clients across the United States.