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☁️ Why Companies Are Migrating to Google Cloud in 2025 (And How We Helped Them Do It Smoothly)
Complete guide to Google Cloud migration with real case studies and zero-downtime strategies
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Dezoko Team
•January 30, 2025
•4 min read
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☁️ Why Companies Are Migrating to Google Cloud in 2025 (And How We Helped Them Do It Smoothly)
In 2025, more businesses than ever are moving to Google Cloud Platform (GCP) -- and for good reason:
- ✅Lower infrastructure costs
- ✅Seamless scaling
- ✅Modern developer tools
- ✅Global performance
- ✅Easy integrations with Firebase, BigQuery, Workspace & more
At Dezoko, we've handled dozens of cloud migrations -- from AWS, Azure, on-prem, and even Firebase → GCP.
In this blog, we'll show:
- Why clients chose Google Cloud
- How we migrated them without downtime
- What stacks, services, and patterns we used
- The cost and performance impact post-migration
🔍 Why Google Cloud?
Reason | Details |
|---|---|
Global CDN | Load balancing and caching out-of-the-box |
Serverless power | Cloud Functions, Cloud Run, Firestore scale with usage |
ML-ready | Built-in Vertex AI, BigQuery ML |
Integrated DevOps | Cloud Build, Artifact Registry, Cloud Monitoring |
Better Firebase support | Tightest integration for web/mobile apps |
🧠 Real Migrations We've Done
🔹 Firebase to Google Cloud (Hybrid App Backend)
- Moved from Firebase Functions to Cloud Run (for better control)
- Offloaded heavy processing to Cloud Tasks + Cloud Run jobs
- Kept Firestore + Firebase Auth for realtime and ease
Result: Cut cold start latency by 60%, enabled custom scaling.
🔹 AWS to GCP (Marketing SaaS Platform)
- Replaced AWS Lambda with Cloud Run
- Moved S3 to Google Cloud Storage
- Rebuilt analytics in BigQuery instead of Redshift
- Used Cloud Load Balancing for geo routing
Result: Saved $1,800/month, achieved 99.99% uptime.
🔹 On-Prem to GCP (Enterprise Client)
- Containerized legacy services (Docker)
- Moved to Kubernetes Engine + Cloud Run hybrid
- Used Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL migration
- Built custom CI/CD with Cloud Build + GitHub Actions
Result: Faster deploys, no need to manage servers, reduced manual ops.
🛠️ Our Migration Stack & Tools
- Infra: Terraform, Docker, GCP Console, gcloud CLI
- CI/CD: Cloud Build, GitHub Actions, Artifact Registry
- Database: Cloud SQL, Firestore, BigQuery
- Storage: Cloud Storage, Firebase Storage
- Security: IAM, Service Accounts, VPC, Secrets Manager
- Monitoring: Cloud Logging, Prometheus, Uptime Checks
🔐 How We Ensure Safe Migrations
- ✅Zero-downtime cutovers (blue/green deploys)
- ✅Pre-migration load testing
- ✅Failover & rollback scripts
- ✅Backup snapshots + dry runs
- ✅Post-migration monitoring & alerts
- ✅CI/CD deploys with staged rollout
💬 What Clients Say
> "They handled the whole migration with zero downtime -- and now our infra is more stable, faster, and cheaper."
> -- CTO, HealthTech Startup
📞 Thinking About Migrating to Google Cloud?
We offer:
- ✅Free infra audits
- ✅Migration roadmaps + cost estimates
- ✅Full-service execution & support
- ✅Post-migration monitoring and optimization
Get a free consultation