# AEM as a Cloud Service

> We assess, migrate and run Adobe Experience Manager as a Cloud Service. That covers moving from AEM 6.x on-premises or Adobe Managed Services, modernizing code and content for the cloud, setting up Cloud Manager pipelines, and supporting the platform after go-live.

- Canonical: https://www.source360group.com/aem/cloud-service/
- Publisher: Source 360 Group

## Problems we solve

- An AEM 6.5 platform nearing the end of its support window
- Custom code that uses deprecated or unsupported APIs
- Dispatcher, CDN and caching rules that don’t carry over cleanly
- Integrations nobody fully documented
- Cloud Manager pipelines that fail or take too long
- No clear estimate of migration effort or cost

## What we do

- Cloud readiness assessment and migration complexity scoring
- Code and content migration, including repository restructuring
- Dispatcher and CDN configuration
- Cloud Manager pipeline setup and troubleshooting
- Integration inventory and re-platforming
- AEM Forms migration to Forms as a Cloud Service
- Post-go-live support and operations

## How we approach it

1. **Assess:** Analyze the repository, code, dispatcher and integrations, and score the migration’s complexity.
2. **Plan:** Sequence the work, flag what to refactor, retire or rebuild, and agree on timelines.
3. **Migrate:** Move code and content with Adobe’s tooling, refactor where needed, and test in Cloud Manager.
4. **Operate:** Stabilize after go-live, tune performance and support releases.

## Adobe products involved

- Adobe Experience Manager as a Cloud Service
- Cloud Manager
- AEM Sites
- AEM Assets
- AEM Forms
- Edge Delivery Services

## Common questions

### How long does a move to AEM as a Cloud Service take?

It depends on how much custom code, content and integration you have. A readiness assessment gives you a complexity score and a realistic timeline before you commit.

### Do we have to rewrite our AEM code for the cloud?

Usually some of it. Code that uses deprecated APIs, writes to the repository at runtime or relies on on-premises configuration needs to change. The assessment shows exactly what.

### Can AEM Forms move to the cloud too?

Yes. AEM Forms as a Cloud Service supports Adaptive Forms, Communications APIs and workflows. Older LiveCycle and XFA forms need a migration plan of their own.

## Related

- Offer: AEM Cloud Readiness (https://www.source360group.com/offers/aem-cloud-readiness/)
- Problem: Moving to AEM as a Cloud Service (https://www.source360group.com/problems/aem-cloud-migration/)
- Problem: AEM implementation rescue (https://www.source360group.com/problems/aem-implementation-rescue/)

Next step: Start with an AEM Cloud Readiness assessment (https://www.source360group.com/offers/aem-cloud-readiness/)