In 2024, BCW achieved the distinction of becoming a Google Cloud Premier Partner for Sell and Service. This recognition, along with specialisations in Infrastructure and Security, reflects our dedication to delivering robust cloud solutions for clients in industries spanning the Web2 and Web3 spaces.
What is Cloud Migration?
Cloud migration empowers businesses with unparalleled scalability, cost efficiency, and innovation, making it a cornerstone of modern digital transformation. Cloud migration refers to the process of transferring an organisation’s data, applications, and IT infrastructure from on-premises systems or one cloud environment to another. This involves several steps and considerations, depending on the type of migration and the target cloud platform. For example, business goals, workload analyses, and cloud models affect the preferred strategy that service providers may execute and manage to optimise a migration.
Cloud migration offers significant benefits, but it also comes with challenges that organisations must navigate to ensure a smooth transition. Cost overruns and system downtime are major concerns for firms requiring a cloud migration.
With the main goal of a cloud migration being to optimise a client system’s efficiency, scalability, and cost-effectiveness of IT operations while continuing to enjoy the benefits of cloud technologies, BCWT has developed processes that overcome all the common challenges of cloud migration. We accomplish this with a team of specialists who are flexible and experienced enough to anticipate and handle challenges that may arise.
Why Migrate to the Cloud?
A broad range of firms can see immediate and direct benefits in operational optimisation, scale efficiency, and innovation speed once they have adopted the use of cloud services. Cloud services also ease cost constraints as firms that utilise them can reduce upfront capital expenses normally incurred by purchasing hardware and ongoing maintenance.
Scalability is a key advantage as cloud platforms can adjust the allocation of computing resources in real-time to meet demand, ensuring reliability during peak usage periods. The enhanced collaboration enabled by cloud service providers, such as Google Cloud, allows teams to work together seamlessly across locations, improving productivity.
Cloud services also provide robust security measures, including encryption, threat detection, and compliance with global standards designed to safeguard sensitive data. Furthermore, the ability to access advanced tools, such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, and big data analytics empowers businesses to remain competitive in a dynamic market.
Google Cloud supports innovation through machine learning, data analytics, and AI tools like BigQuery and Vertex AI, helping businesses derive actionable insights from data.
By transitioning from on-premises systems, companies can lower capital expenditures, simplify maintenance, and focus resources on core business growth.
Customer Success Stories
Adopting cloud services allows for greater financial flexibility and better resource allocation, and drives agility in a competitive market. An overview of several cases of firms that chose to migrate their cloud services to Google Cloud with BCW demonstrates the clear benefits of the move.
As part of our cloud migration process for clients, BCW performs three key steps. First, we assess existing infrastructure, services, applications, and data that need migration. Next, we create a service mapping and propose new solutions designed to improve system architecture with GCP services. The final step involves executing the cloud migration to GCP in alignment with the approved design to mitigate downtime constraints and adhere to security requirements.
Validating zkProof Efficiency on a zkEVM Layer 2 Gaming Chain with Google Cloud
In this case, BCW served a Layer2 network that primarily serves games and gamers. It utilizes zk-rollup technology for building and scaling games on Ethereum, its L1. BCW provided optimal options for balancing the L2’s performance, costs, and scalability.
Requirements
This L2 required a benchmarking framework to validate zero-knowledge proof performance for its zkEVM on Google Cloud, utilising zero-bin, a zk-EVM type-1 prover, which ensured secure, scalable, and cost-effective production deployment.
Solution
The solution involved benchmark testing using a zero-knowledge Rust service on Google Cloud, leveraging Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) for orchestration, autoscaling, and bin packing. We also used Compute Engine for high-performance multi-core VMs, and RabbitMQ for queuing and task distribution. Cloud Monitoring and GCS recorded granular metrics including proof time, gas consumption, and infrastructure costs which were visualised in Looker.
Results
As a result, the L2’s performance reached an average of 1 to 1.5-second block aggregation, leading to a 6% performance increase with reduced costs and reduced generation times down to microseconds.
Delivering Highly Performant Infrastructure via Google Cloud for a Layer 1
In this case, BCW served an open-source Layer1 blockchain network designed for general use of decentralized applications (dApps).
Requirements
The main requirement for this case was to deliver a highly-performant infrastructure with cost optimization and security by design that would not disrupt the relatively high scalability of the network.
Solution
BCW performed an assessment with GCE VMs and Local SSDs, and established monitoring and logging. We also performed infrastructure deployment with a triple focus on security, cloud deployment readiness, and operational efficiency. We also incorporated essential GCP components like Cloud Identity, IAM ,and Security Command Center Premium.
Results
We recommended the network’s new VM configuration (machine and disk type), and found then optimised one critical issue with the client’s application deployment before release. We also ensured the scalability and stability of the system with 99% uptime after 21 stress tests and identified 20+ high-severity security findings.
Migrating Hashport’s Validator Nodes to Google Cloud
Hashport is an enterprise-grade public utility enabling quick, secure, cost-effective digital asset transfers between distributed networks. It is also the first token bridge on the Hedera network. BCW conducted an infrastructure and security assessment and planned and executed Hashport’s validator nodes to Google Cloud.
Requirements
Hashport aimed to reduce costs and enhance integrated security for the cloud infrastructure supporting its validator swarm. Its node implementation, which was spread across various service providers like AWS and Digital Ocean, required optimisation.
Solution
BCW conducted a comprehensive audit for Hashport, focusing on security, migration readiness, operational efficiency, and cost optimisation utilising Google Cloud components Cloud Migration, Foundation setup, IAM profiles, Cloud Identity, and Security Command Center.
Results
We enhanced security by mitigating 70% of potential threats with Google Cloud’s Security Command Center. BCW also achieved a 30% reduction in infrastructure costs with optimised resource allocation and usage, while improving operational efficiency by 40%.
Conclusion
Cloud migration is not just a technical shift — it’s a strategic move towards resilience and innovation. With BCW’s proven expertise and Google Cloud’s cutting-edge tools, your business can achieve unparalleled success in the cloud era. The ultimate goal is to enhance efficiency, scalability, and cost-effectiveness while fully leveraging the advantages of cloud technologies.
At BCWT, we’ve refined our processes to address these common obstacles, ensuring a seamless transition for our clients. We proactively anticipate and resolve potential challenges, delivering a migration experience that drives success.
Ready to explore the transformative potential of cloud migration?
Contact us today to see how BCW can tailor solutions to your business needs. Learn more on https://www.bcw.group/cloud/
