AEMaaCS Migration Services
Move from AEM 6.5 to AEM as a Cloud Service, Adobe’s future platform designed to replace legacy AEM deployments with a modern, continuously updated cloud model.
Strategic advantages of moving to AEM as a Cloud Service
If you are an existing AEM customer on a non-cloud version of AEM, Adobe has doubtlessly evangelized the benefits of moving to AEM as a Cloud Service. Below is a short list of just some reasons a move to the cloud is likely to benefit your business:
- Stay current with automatic updates without managing service packs
- Zero-downtime releases through blue-green deployments without ever impacting customer or author experience
- Access to new cloud-only capabilities such as Edge Delivery and Content Hub
- Participation in Adobe VIP programs to co-develop and validate new features ahead of general release
Why Organizations Are Making the Move Now
As we explained on this blog post, AEM 6.5 is moving to end of life as soon as September 2026. This hard deadline means that customers cannot stay with the AEM 6.5 status quo. Current AEM 6.5 customers must migrate to either AEM Long Term Support (LTS) or AEM as a Cloud Service within the upcoming year.
Smart leaders should consider whether this crisis opens the opportunity to push their organizations into Adobe’s long-term platform of the future–AEM as a Cloud Service.
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Migration Challenges and How Northern Can Help
Moving to AEM as a Cloud Service is not as easy as pushing a button. The differences in fundamental architecture require some real changes to code and configuration from legacy versions of AEM.
Adobe can generate automated reports of potential issues for Adobe Managed Services customers, but this is a highly technical laundry list of repository paths that requires real expertise to interpret and remedy. On premises AEM customers do not have this much guidance.
Northern has successfully moved many customers from AEM 6.5 to AEM as a Cloud Service. We have a standard methodology and materials we can share about what to expect as part of the migration.
Please contact us if you’d like to learn more or discuss a migration to AEM as a Cloud Service for your organization.
