Government cloud migration
Led migration and modernisation work for mission-critical public-sector applications, including case-management, administrative, and internal knowledge systems.
About
TheLoomLabs is the independent consulting practice of Igor Dabić.
I am a DevOps & Systems Engineer based in Zagreb with over 9 years of experience helping organisations move critical systems between on-premise, private cloud, public cloud, hybrid, and government cloud environments.
Technical background
Migration work for critical systems.
My background is centred on practical migration delivery: legacy application modernisation, government cloud migration, cloud-to-on-premise repatriation, DevOps platform relocation, secure system transitions, and the operational work needed to make migrated systems reliable after cutover.
Migration experience snapshot
- 9+ years moving critical applications and infrastructure between on-premise, private cloud, public cloud, hybrid, and government cloud environments
- Mission-critical legacy application migrations for national public-sector systems
- Cloud repatriation and hybrid migration projects where cost, control, security, or performance made the current setup unsuitable
- DevOps platform migrations for source control, build automation, artifact storage, runners, backups, and deployment workflows — focused on continuity, not unnecessary redesign
- Hands-on migration experience across hyperscale cloud, smaller cloud providers, private cloud, government cloud, and on-premise infrastructure
Relevant work
Migration delivery, not generic infrastructure advice.
Secure platform transition
Designed and implemented infrastructure for secure confidential information exchange between EU member-state organisations, including transition from an existing platform to a new environment.
Hybrid cloud optimisation
Migrated services from public cloud to cost-effective on-premise infrastructure, improving control while reducing monthly spend.
DevOps platform migration
Migrated source control, build automation, artifact storage, and deployment tooling from on-premise infrastructure to a centralised cloud environment while preserving delivery workflows.
Migration readiness and hardening
Designed redundancy, disaster recovery, failover procedures, VPN infrastructure, monitoring, and automation needed to make migrations production-ready.
Direct migration consulting
Worked with clients worldwide to translate business needs into practical migration plans and reliable target infrastructure across cloud and hybrid environments.
How I work
Independent, hands-on, and transparent.
You work directly with the person assessing the environment, designing the migration path, documenting decisions, and helping make the system operational. The goal is not to sell a platform; it is to reduce uncertainty and deliver infrastructure that can be operated with confidence.
Working principles
- Start with discovery, constraints, risks, and dependencies
- Design for security, reliability, observability, and rollback
- Prefer pragmatic solutions that fit the team and mission
- Document decisions and transfer knowledge clearly
Values
Calm, practical engineering discipline.
Clarity
Make dependencies, risks, and choices explicit.
Reliability
Design for stable operations, rollback, monitoring, and support.
Security
Respect identity, certificates, data protection, and access boundaries.
Documentation
Create artefacts teams can use after delivery.
Pragmatism
Choose approaches that fit constraints, budgets, skills, and timelines.
Knowledge transfer
Leave the team better equipped to operate and evolve the system.
Next step
Looking for practical migration support?
Book a short consultation to discuss your environment, constraints, and the next useful step.