Data Center Migration to Atlassian Cloud. But Better.
Migrate with Confidence. Modernize Without Disruption.
Many enterprise organizations are making the leap from Atlassian Data Center to Atlassian Cloud, but the path isn’t always straightforward. Without the right strategy, planning, and execution, migrations can disrupt engineering velocity, introduce compliance risk, and create unnecessary technical debt.
At SPK and Associates, we help large mid-market and enterprise teams successfully migrate Jira Data Center and Confluence Data Center to Atlassian Cloud. We feel our approach and partnership is better than other Atlassian partners, focusing on preserving history, handling customizations, building on Cloud capabilities, and advancing your processes along the way.
Whether you’re driven by Atlassian’s new pricing model, performance and scale requirements, security and compliance initiatives, or the desire to accelerate innovation, SPK is your trusted guide.
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At SPK, we ensure seamless Atlassian cloud migrations with zero data loss and minimal downtime. When Code Corp needed to transition from on-premises to cloud, we guided their Jira, Confluence, and Bitbucket migration, overcoming data challenges while they focused on core operations. For more details, see the full case study.
What makes SPK and Associates different?
Customer Relationships
Typically, our clients choose to collaborate with SPK and Associates for an extended period, often spanning over 8 years.
Regulated Industries
20+ Years of experience with medical device, aerospace, automotive and other regulated industries
Hardware + Software
Uniquely positioned with years of understanding of both hardware and software product development
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ACEs
SPK consistently ensures compliance, quality, and cost-efficiency when accelerating products to market
Why Migrate to Atlassian Cloud?
Atlassian Cloud offers transformative benefits for teams ready to modernize:
✔ Automatic updates and simplified administration
✔ Scalable infrastructure that grows with your business
✔ Enterprise-grade security, compliance, and access controls
✔ Better performance and uptime
✔ Faster release of Atlassian innovation and integrations
✔ Lower operational cost and reduced maintenance burden
But migrating isn’t merely a technical lift. It’s an opportunity to improve governance, standardize processes, remove costly marketplace apps with cloud-native capabilities, and enable teams to work better together. Our creative team can get you migrated to cloud without going over your budget.
The Blueprint for a Successful Atlassian Migration
From beginning to end, we’ll make your journey to Atlassian Cloud or Data Center quick and painless. Our approach is simple but important. Migrating data can be complicated and our expert, certified engieners will help determine the right step including compliance, proper architecture and governance for ongoing value realization.
FREE Atlassian Cloud Readiness Assessment
Our team of experts will dive into your organization’s processes, tools, and goals to determine if Data Center or Cloud are the right solution for you. We know the key drivers and can provide the context to make the proper decision
Your Migration Roadmap
Once we have assessed your existing environment and know the goals and drivers for your migration, our team will create a migration plan customized specifically for your situation. Don’t worry! This sounds time consuming and expensive, but the reality is, it’s not. We have done this before and can help minimize time and money spent.
The Migration Process
Our team sets up an interative approach to migrations. We will ensure authenitcation is properly setup for the right IDP, then move to do test migrations on your Atlassian products, apps, and other data. Over a few short sprints, we determine how close we are to your outcome and then determine a final date for migration. During that time, you can do training and user acceptance testing (UAT) to ensure all your data is migrated.
Launch & Support
The last piece is the final migration and change management process. Our team will help you distribute critical communications to end users and ensure everyone feels supported. We also have strategies for ensuring teams feel supported and empowered through this migration process. Throughout your journey with Atlassian, we’re there for you.
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Talk with an ExpertAtlassian Migration Experience Examples
SPK and Associates is a long-time Atlassian technical expertise with deep understanding of Cloud migrations, governance, and enterprise transformations. See some of our results.
Jira Consolidation & Cloud Migration
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Consolidated 6 disparate Jira instances into a single cloud platform
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Preserved 10+ years of project history
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Improved visibility, reduced admin overhead by 35%
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Automated governance and permission hygiene
Confluence Cloud Migration with Governance & Compliance
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Migrated 2,000+ Confluence spaces and 1,000+ users
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Implemented structured governance standards
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Reduced fragmented content and improved search effectiveness
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Trained cross-functional teams on new cloud features
Large, Highly‑Customized Atlassian Environment to Cloud Under Heavy Constraints
- Overcame failing on‑prem infrastructure
- Resolved complex Marketplace app dependencies
- Coordinated multiple vendors and stakeholders in a politically tense environment
- Protected data integrity while migrating large attachments (4TB) and customizations
What Our Clients Say
"SPK has been an invaluable partner in transforming our software development process. With SPK's guidance, our team embraced efficient methodologies and cutting-edge tools, significantly improving our development cycle and product quality."
Joshua Talbert
CEO, mysherpas
"Working with SPK feels like working with co-workers in my company, not like interacting with a typical technical support vendor. SPK staff are responsive and partner with me."
Jay DiToro
Director of Systems & Technology, Veranex
"The personalized attention and detailed communication we receive working with SPK and Associates is pretty special. The accessibility of SPK team members is impressive."
Evan Bruck
Director, Active Device Research and Development, BBraun Medical Inc.
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