RiverMeadow Software, a start-up based in San Jose, California and Westford, Massachusetts, has updated its automated server migration solution developed specifically for carrier and service provider clouds.
RiverMeadow Cloud Migration SaaS version 2.0 automates the migration process for moving both Linux and Windows servers into public, private or hybrid clouds. Unlike other solutions that migrate at the application level and have to account for shared libraries, registry entries and other complex interoperability issues, the RiverMeadow Cloud Migration SaaS migrates whole servers and disk volumes at the OS level.
RiverMeadow currently supports AWS and OpenStack. Support for Microsoft Azure (Hyper-V) is on the roadmap for later this year.
With AWS, Most of the workloads are spun up as greenfield (new workloads). RiverMeadow’s goal is to make the difficult process of moving out of AWS fairly into a simpler and automated process. RiverMeadow also aims to simplify migration into and between the various OpenStack clouds and other cloud OS’s.
“The cost and complexity of migrating virtual, physical or cloud-based servers into the cloud can be overwhelming — averaging thousands of dollars per server and man-months’ worth of operational effort,” said Mark Shirman, CEO, RiverMeadow. “With the enhancements delivered in RiverMeadow Cloud Migration SaaS 2.0, we continue to remove the barriers of entry for just a fraction of the cost and without the operational headaches, so organizations can immediately gain the economic and practical benefits of cloud computing.”
