Turning urgency into opportunity: NJIT’s 10-week cloud migration

This article details how New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) successfully migrated over 200 servers to AWS in just 10 weeks, avoiding significant licensing cost increases.

• NJIT migrated 200+ servers to AWS in 10 weeks, 70% faster than typical timelines
• Centralized IT structure enabled rapid coordination across enterprise, academic, and research systems
• AWS Migration Acceleration Program (MAP) provided funding and architectural support
• TEKsystems Global Services (TGS) partner delivered hands-on training and implemented Landing Zone Accelerator
• Achieved $100,000+ cost avoidance from licensing increases plus ongoing operational savings
• Modernized infrastructure with improved security governance and role-based access controls
• Freed budget for student-focused programs by shifting from capital to operational expenses
• NJIT now pursuing database modernization, serverless computing, and containerization

NJIT transformed a licensing crisis into strategic cloud modernization, demonstrating that compressed timelines are achievable with proper collaboration, planning, and partner selection.