About the Client
A municipal government organization responsible for delivering essential citizen services was modernizing its IT infrastructure to support growing digital initiatives. Operating multiple business-critical applications across ERP, GIS, document management, and citizen service platforms, the organization required a future-ready technology strategy capable of improving scalability, resilience, and operational efficiency.
To support this transformation, the organization engaged Lauren Group to assess its existing infrastructure, evaluate modernization options, and develop a strategic roadmap for cloud adoption and long-term digital modernization.
The Problem
- Existing on-premises infrastructure supporting multiple mission-critical government applications
- Requirement to evaluate multiple modernization options before committing to a migration strategy
- Legacy ERP, GIS, document management, and citizen service applications with varying modernization requirements
- Need to balance infrastructure modernization with disaster recovery, scalability, and operational resilience
- Requirement to evaluate modernization opportunities for Windows, Microsoft SQL Server, and legacy .NET workloads
- Need for transparent infrastructure planning, including migration costs, disaster recovery, and managed services
- Requirement to support future infrastructure consolidation while minimizing operational risk
Our Approach
To support the client's cloud modernization journey, we:
- Conducted a comprehensive assessment of the existing application and infrastructure landscape
- Evaluated multiple strategic modernization pathways, including AWS-based modernization and alternative ERP approaches
- Developed a cloud migration strategy aligned with the client's long-term digital transformation objectives
- Designed disaster recovery options with varying levels of resilience and cost considerations
- Assessed opportunities to modernize Windows Server, Microsoft SQL Server, and legacy .NET workloads
- Developed a Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) approach incorporating migration, modernization, disaster recovery, and managed services
- Recommended a phased cloud adoption roadmap designed to support future infrastructure consolidation
Tech Stacks Used
AWS Transform
Amazon EC2
Amazon RDS
Amazon S3
AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery
The Result
Our assessment provided the client with a structured modernization strategy designed to support informed decision-making and long-term digital transformation.
The engagement delivered:
- A comprehensive assessment of the existing government IT landscape
- An objective framework for evaluating cloud modernization options
- A phased migration strategy aligned with operational priorities
- Disaster recovery planning tailored to business continuity requirements
- A scalable cloud roadmap supporting future modernization initiatives and infrastructure optimization