Atlassian Cloud
Atlassian Cloud migration
Ovyka helps you assess, prepare and execute Atlassian Cloud migrations while keeping data, users, apps, permissions, integrations, licensing and adoption under control.
A migration should produce a clearer platform, not simply move historical debt to Cloud.
Atlassian Cloud
Make the move to Cloud a controlled project
A successful Atlassian Cloud migration is not limited to transferring an instance. It is an opportunity to modernize the platform, reduce infrastructure load, clarify usage and align teams with Atlassian’s product direction.
Modernize the Atlassian platform
Cloud is an opportunity to reset usage, projects, spaces and administration rules instead of simply moving the existing setup.
Align with Atlassian’s product direction
Atlassian invests primarily in Cloud. A well-prepared migration helps anticipate roadmap, integrations and licensing changes.
Reduce infrastructure load
Migration can reduce hosting, maintenance, upgrade and technical security topics on the customer side.
Improve scalability, security and collaboration
Cloud supports distributed collaboration, access to Atlassian innovation and more consistent product governance.
Public diagnostic
Atlassian Cloud migration self-assessment
Before choosing a scenario, you need to make visible what makes the migration simple, scoped, complex or critical. These dimensions turn awareness content into useful, readable and indexable guidance.
Environment and volumes
Understanding the real platform size avoids underestimating data migration, permissions and cutover windows.
- Products, versions and source instances
- Active users, groups and roles
- Jira projects, Confluence spaces and attachments
- Instances to consolidate, separate or archive
Apps, automations and integrations
Unqualified dependencies are often the most expensive gaps to discover late.
- Marketplace apps with a Cloud equivalent
- Workflows, fields, scripts and automations
- IT, IAM, ITSM, ERP, BI and DevOps connectors
- Capabilities to migrate, replace or retire
Security, identity and compliance
Moving to Cloud should clarify access, responsibilities and data protection requirements.
- SSO, provisioning and groups
- Sensitive permissions and administrator rights
- GDPR, data residency and audit constraints
- Backup, traceability and security requirements
Cutover, adoption and support
A successful migration is also judged after go-live: adoption, support, corrections and governance must be ready.
- Migration window and change freeze
- Test migrations and acceptance criteria
- Communication, training and user support
- Runbook, rollback, hypercare and TMA
This diagnostic mirrors the main areas Atlassian recommends for Cloud transformation preparation, then translates them into practical decisions: strategy, apps, growth, identity, compliance and security. Open the Cloud transformation guide
Complexity levels
Read the risk level of your migration quickly
These profiles do not replace an audit. They help qualify the topic before a scoping workshop and avoid treating a critical migration as a simple technical transfer.
Simple
Limited instance, few apps, standard usage and low configuration debt.
Assisted migration, targeted checks and cutover support.
Scoped
Several products, business workflows, many groups or licensing dependencies.
Short audit, test migration, app decisions and realistic schedule.
Complex
Critical apps, IT integrations, automations, high volumes or consolidation.
Decision matrix, business tests, detailed runbook and hypercare.
Critical
Structural platform, sensitive data, compliance constraints or short business window.
Migration program, governance, communication and reinforced support.
Ovyka
What Ovyka delivers in practice
A migration project is secured through clear deliverables: assessment, decisions, tests, runbook and cutover support.
Current-state assessment
Inventory of instances, products, apps, data, users, groups, licensing, integrations, security and IT constraints.
Strategy and decisions
Scope, target scenario, timeline, dependencies, license levels, apps to replace and success criteria.
Test migrations
Controlled trials, gap analysis, corrections, business validation and documentation of open points.
Runbook and hypercare
Cutover sequence, responsibilities, freeze window, checks, rollback, reinforced support and team handover.
Risk matrix
What makes a Cloud migration drift
Migrations rarely drift because of a single topic. The real difficulties come from dependencies between data, apps, identity, permissions, integrations and change management.
Data, quality and volume
- Decision
- Decide what is migrated, archived, cleaned or handled differently.
- Ovyka deliverable
- Data inventory, cleanup rules, exceptions and acceptance criteria.
Users, groups and permissions
- Decision
- Choose the identity strategy and validate sensitive access before cutover.
- Ovyka deliverable
- Identity plan, group mapping, permission checks and test cases.
Workflows, fields and automations
- Decision
- Identify critical configuration, debt to correct and mandatory business tests.
- Ovyka deliverable
- Configuration mapping, migration rules, functional tests and decisions.
Marketplace apps and integrations
- Decision
- Migrate, replace, retire or reconfigure each dependency.
- Ovyka deliverable
- Apps matrix, Cloud alternatives, licensing impacts and functional tests.
Service interruption and cutover
- Decision
- Define change freeze, cutover, validations and rollback.
- Ovyka deliverable
- Production runbook, schedule, roles, checklists and hypercare plan.
Licensing and change management
- Decision
- Connect Atlassian plans, active users, training, communication and post-cutover support.
- Ovyka deliverable
- Licensing scenario, adoption plan, communication and support path.
Method
Prepare, test, document, execute
Ovyka favors a progressive approach: understand the current state, decide what must migrate, clean what can be cleaned, test the target, then secure cutover and hypercare.
Open the official Atlassian page- Qualify the current state and constraints: products, usage, licensing, integrations, security and business timeline.
- Build the target scenario: Cloud, scope, dependencies, apps, permissions, budget and success criteria.
- Clean and prepare: projects, spaces, fields, workflows, groups, obsolete content and data to archive.
- Test the migration: technical trials, business validation, corrections, documentation and remaining decisions.
- Execute cutover: runbook, change freeze, checks, communication, rollback and reinforced support.
- Stabilize the platform: training, TMA, governance, license optimization and continuous improvement.
Atlassian timeline
The Data Center timeline makes early scoping necessary
Atlassian has published a Data Center end-of-life timeline. Dates alone do not define the migration, but they provide a clear frame to anticipate licensing, apps, tests, budget and support.
March 30, 2026
End of Data Center sales to new customers
New customers can no longer purchase affected Data Center products or associated Data Center apps.
March 30, 2028
End of sales to existing customers
Existing customers can no longer purchase affected Data Center products or expand associated licenses.
March 28, 2029
Data Center end of life
Atlassian states that support, fixes and Data Center renewals will end for affected products.
Dates should be checked against your contract and Atlassian’s official pages during scoping. Open the official Atlassian page
Scope
Products, apps and integrations involved
The scope depends on your instance, usage and IT constraints. Ovyka can work on Atlassian products and their operational dependencies.
Jira and Jira Service Management
Projects, workflows, portals, SLAs, queues, Assets, automations, dashboards and permissions.
View Jira Service ManagementConfluence
Spaces, pages, attachments, permissions, contribution templates, knowledge base and documentation governance.
View ConfluenceBitbucket
Repositories, permissions, review practices, pipelines, DevOps integrations and Cloud recovery path.
View BitbucketApps, SSO, reporting and integrations
Marketplace apps, SSO, reporting, automations, connectors and synchronization with the existing IT landscape.
View Atlassian expertiseTypical customer contexts
Very different migration contexts
Cloud migrations do not all follow the same path. The right scenario depends on instance age, customization level, apps, identity constraints and business timeline.
Data Center to Cloud
Prepare the target, rationalize configurations, test migrations and secure cutover for critical environments.
Legacy Server migration
Move away from an old version, reduce security risks, keep useful apps and modernize usage.
Instance consolidation
Consolidate several Jira or Confluence platforms while limiting duplicates, configuration conflicts and usage disruption.
Cleanup before migration
Archive obsolete projects and spaces, remove unused apps, clarify groups and limit migration to relevant data.
Critical migration
Prepare a precise runbook, business tests, clear roles, cutover window and reinforced support.
License optimization
Align users, groups, Atlassian plans, Marketplace apps and support needs before moving to Cloud.
Decision points
Decisions to secure before migration
How long should we plan?
Timeline depends on configuration debt, apps, volumes and business validations. Test migrations provide the realistic estimate.
Should everything migrate?
No. Useful decisions separate active data, archives, obsolete spaces, projects to consolidate and content to clean.
What happens after cutover?
Hypercare addresses post-migration gaps, then TMA stabilizes governance, administration, documentation and changes.
How do we manage costs?
Scoping should connect Atlassian licensing, Marketplace apps, active users, alternatives and long-term support.
Official Atlassian resource
Atlassian Ascend
Atlassian publishes its Cloud migration path under Atlassian Ascend and details assessment topics in its Cloud transformation guide. Ovyka uses these resources as a framing baseline, then adapts them to your real context.
Open the official Atlassian page Open the Cloud transformation guideOvyka
An Atlassian partner to prepare the project and sustain the platform
Established Atlassian partner
Ovyka is an Atlassian Gold Solution Partner, with active Atlassian expertise since 2009.
Technical and licensing view
Architecture, apps, security, integrations, budget and renewals are handled together.
Pragmatic execution
Decisions are documented, tested and validated rather than hidden in a generic promise.
Continuity after migration
FR/EN support, training, TMA, administrator assistance and vendor relations stabilize operations.
FAQ
When should an Atlassian Cloud migration start?
The right time is before the timeline becomes the only driver. A migration should be prepared as soon as the instance includes several products, Marketplace apps, integrations, sensitive data, automations or business dependencies.
How long does an Atlassian Cloud migration take?
Timeline depends on volumes, configuration debt, apps, integrations, business validations and the expected cleanup level. Test migrations provide a realistic duration and make the plan more reliable.
Should everything move to Atlassian Cloud?
No. Scoping should separate active data, archives, obsolete projects or spaces, configurations to rationalize and items to handle differently. Migrating less, but better, often reduces risk.
What should be audited before a Jira or Confluence migration?
Audit products, versions, users, groups, permissions, projects, spaces, workflows, fields, automations, attachments, Marketplace apps, integrations, licensing, security constraints and compliance requirements.
How should Marketplace apps be handled during migration?
Each app must be qualified: real usage, criticality, Cloud equivalent, license model, data impact, compatibility, native alternative or replacement option. The apps matrix avoids discovering gaps at cutover.
Is a Cloud migration mostly technical?
No. Technical topics matter, but difficulties often come from usage, permissions, apps, historical data, cleanup decisions, change management and business validations.
Why run test migrations?
They identify gaps, measure duration, validate data, test apps and integrations, check permissions, document corrections and make the production runbook reliable.
What does Atlassian Data Center end of life change?
Atlassian announces Data Center end of life on March 28, 2029 for affected products. For organizations still on Server or Data Center, this makes early scoping more important: licensing, apps, Cloud path, cleanup, tests and post-migration support.
Can Ovyka help before licenses are chosen?
Yes. Scoping connects real needs, license levels, active users, Marketplace apps, migration scope, recurring costs and post-cutover support.
Can Ovyka support the platform after migration?
Yes. Ovyka can support hypercare, training, administrator assistance, TMA, changes, audits and continuous improvement of the Atlassian Cloud platform.
Preparing an Atlassian Cloud migration?
We can help frame the scope, identify risks, choose the right migration strategy and secure the production cutover.