City Furniture AWS Migration Case Study

This case study details the migration of City Furniture's VMware-based workloads to Amazon Web Services (AWS). City Furniture, a Florida-based retailer, faced challenges with their previous cloud provider, IBM Cloud, which resulted in operational inefficiencies and high costs. The migration process involved a thorough Migration Readiness Assessment (MRA) and the establishment of a new AWS Organization, including the provisioning of sub-accounts and a Transit Gateway for network connectivity. The migration was executed in phases, with workloads grouped by environment and tier, ensuring minimal downtime. Post-migration, the workloads were managed under predefined metrics and monitored for performance. The results included lower operational costs, improved responsiveness to demand changes, and enhanced visibility through observability solutions. Additionally, the architecture allowed for effective disaster recovery and backup processes, ensuring high availability and resilience. The case study emphasizes the importance of aligning with customer standards and operational processes throughout the migration journey.