Amazon Graviton Migration & Optimization Services
Achieve up to 40% better price-performance with Amazon Graviton. SnapTec provides end-to-end migration, compatibility testing, and 24/7 support for containers, databases, and web workloads.
AWS Advanced Consulting Partner | Zero Downtime Migrations
A Genuinely Structural Way to Cut Compute Cost
Compute cost is one of the few AWS line items with a genuinely structural way to reduce it without cutting performance, and that's Amazon Graviton. AWS's ARM-based processor architecture delivers up to 40% better price-performance than equivalent x86 instances for compatible workloads, which covers most standard eCommerce infrastructure: web applications, databases, and containerized services.
The catch is that "compatible" isn't automatic, and a rushed migration without proper testing is how a good idea turns into a production incident.
Graviton processors are custom-built by AWS specifically for cloud workloads, which is how they deliver meaningfully better price-performance rather than a marginal discount, and combined with committed-use pricing models, teams migrating eligible workloads from x86 on-demand instances have seen compute cost reductions in the 50-65% range for equivalent capacity.
When Graviton Migration Makes Sense
For workloads compatible with the architecture, and most standard web, database, and container workloads are, this isn't a tradeoff between cost and performance.
You're Running Standard Web, Database, or Container Workloads
The vast majority of standard eCommerce infrastructure is Graviton-compatible with little to no changes required.
Compute Cost Is a Growing Line Item
Graviton delivers up to 40% better price-performance than equivalent x86 instances for compatible workloads, a structural reduction, not a discount.
You Want Savings Without Sacrificing Performance
This isn't a tradeoff. Combined with committed-use pricing, teams have seen compute cost reductions in the 50-65% range for equivalent capacity.
You Need Migration Done Without Risking Downtime
A staged migration with verification at each step means no disruptive all-at-once cutover or planned downtime.
What Our Graviton Migration Includes
A structured, tested migration, not a rushed instance-type swap.
Full Workload Compatibility Assessment
Testing your actual applications and dependencies against ARM architecture before committing to a migration timeline.
Container Image Rebuilds for ARM
Where needed, since containerized workloads often need a straightforward but necessary rebuild step.
Database Migration Planning
For RDS and other managed database services where Graviton-based instance types are available and typically show strong performance gains.
Staged Migration Execution
Moving compatible workloads incrementally with performance verification at each step, not a single high-risk cutover.
Before/After Benchmarking
So the cost and performance improvement is measured against your actual workloads, not a generic industry estimate.
Ongoing Monitoring and Optimization
Since Graviton instance families continue to evolve and newer generations periodically offer further gains worth capturing.
Why This Specifically Matters for eCommerce
Compute cost compounds at scale, and Graviton is one of the few places to cut it structurally.
Genuinely Both Cost and Performance
For compatible workloads, this isn't a tradeoff, it's meaningfully better price-performance, not a marginal discount.
AWS Advanced Consulting Partner
The migration is designed and run by engineers who hold current AWS certifications, not generalists reading a dashboard.
Honest About What Doesn't Migrate Cleanly
We tell you directly which workloads need real engineering work first, rather than pushing a timeline that skips the inconvenient parts.
Real Numbers, Not Projections
Before/after benchmarking against your actual workloads, so the improvement is measured, not estimated.
How We Run a Graviton Migration
A staged process with verification at every step, not a single high-risk cutover.
Compatibility Assessment
We test your actual workloads, applications, dependencies, and container images, against ARM architecture to identify what migrates cleanly and what needs adjustment first.
Migration Planning & Prioritization
We sequence the migration by impact and risk, starting with high-confidence, high-value workloads rather than the most complex ones first.
Staged Migration with Benchmarking
Each workload migrates individually with performance and cost benchmarking before and after, so you see real numbers, not projections.
Production Cutover
Verified workloads move to production Graviton instances with monitoring in place to catch any issue immediately.
Ongoing Optimization
We continue monitoring performance and cost, and revisit compatibility for any workloads that weren't eligible in the first pass as your application evolves.
What Doesn't Migrate Cleanly (and What We Do About It)
Being direct about this matters: not every workload is a clean Graviton fit. Applications with compiled dependencies tied specifically to x86, certain legacy binaries, or software with ARM compatibility gaps need testing and sometimes real engineering work before migration, not just a config change. Part of our job is telling you honestly which of your workloads fall into that category and what it would actually take to fix, rather than pushing a migration timeline that skips the parts that are inconvenient to test.
What Graviton Migration Delivers
The core commitments behind every Graviton engagement.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do we know if our workloads are Graviton-compatible?
Most standard web applications, databases, and containerized services are compatible with little to no changes. A proper compatibility assessment, testing your actual applications rather than assuming based on workload type, is the only reliable way to know before committing to a migration.
What's the real cost savings from migrating to Graviton?
Up to 40% better price-performance for compatible workloads is the commonly cited AWS figure, and combined with Savings Plans or Reserved Instance commitments, compute cost reductions of 50-65% are achievable for equivalent capacity. Actual savings depend on your specific workload mix, which is why we benchmark rather than estimate.
Will migrating to Graviton cause downtime?
No, if it's done properly. We migrate workloads in stages with verification at each step, so there's no need for a disruptive all-at-once cutover or planned downtime.
What happens to workloads that aren't Graviton-compatible?
They stay on x86 instances. We're not going to force an incompatible workload onto Graviton just to hit a migration target. Partial migrations that capture savings on eligible workloads while leaving incompatible ones alone are common and perfectly reasonable outcomes.
Want a Real Number on What Graviton Would Save You?
We'll run a compatibility assessment against your actual workloads and give you a concrete cost and performance estimate before any migration work begins.
AWS Advanced Consulting Partner | Zero Downtime Migrations