City of Redwood — Cloud Modernization Assessment
4-week modernization assessment that reduced projected migration timeline from 14 months to 6 months while identifying $280k in annual efficiencies.
Overview
The City of Redwood approached Daankwee Consulting to evaluate seven legacy applications running on outdated on-premise hardware. These systems supported critical operations including 911 reporting, licensing, permitting, HR, and payroll.
Challenge
- Aging, unreliable servers
- Slow response times
- Fragmented data integrations
- Increasing maintenance cost
- Staff overloaded with manual work
Solution
Daankwee delivered a 4-week Cloud Modernization Assessment:
- Full system inventory
- Cloud readiness evaluation
- Automation opportunities
- Architecture review
- 12-month modernization roadmap
Results
- Identified $280,000 in annual staff time savings
- Cut migration timeline from 14 months to 6 months
- Provided a clear, budget-aligned roadmap
- City approved the modernization plan for FY26
Impact
The assessment equipped city leadership with a clear modernization path and gave IT staff confidence in the technical direction ahead.