Cloud Migration · Kubernetes · Automation

Infrastructure that runs itself.

Acxen helps growing businesses migrate to the cloud, run Kubernetes in the cloud or on their own hardware, and automate the manual work out of operations, without hiring a full in-house platform team.

Services

Move, run, and automate your infrastructure

Cloud Migration

Move servers, apps, and data from on-premises or another provider to the cloud with a tested plan and minimal downtime.

  • Discovery, assessment, and migration roadmap
  • Lift-and-shift, re-platforming, and containerization
  • Database and file data migration
  • PACS export and migration of DICOM imaging archives
  • AWS landing zones, networking, and IAM
  • Cutover planning with rollback
  • Post-migration cost and performance tuning
Learn more about AWS cloud migration

Kubernetes: Cloud & Bare Metal

Production-grade clusters on managed cloud or your own hardware, built on Talos Linux for a secure, immutable, API-managed OS.

  • Bare-metal clusters on Talos Linux
  • Managed Kubernetes on Amazon EKS
  • Hybrid setups spanning cloud and on-premises
  • Networking, storage, ingress, and certificates
  • GitOps deployments, upgrades, and backups
  • Monitoring, logging, and cluster hardening
Learn more about Kubernetes and Talos Linux

DevOps & Automation

Replace manual, error-prone steps with repeatable automation, so releases and routine operations just run.

  • CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions or GitLab CI
  • Infrastructure as Code with Terraform
  • Server provisioning and configuration automation
  • Scheduled jobs, scripting, and runbook automation
  • Monitoring, alerting, backups, and disaster recovery
  • Security hardening and patch automation

Industries

Industries we work with

Healthcare & medical imaging

Hospitals, imaging centers, radiology groups, and clinics: cloud and Kubernetes platforms, plus PACS migrations.

Aviation: Part 145 repair stations

Infrastructure, backups, and automation for FAA-certificated repair stations, where records and uptime matter.

Managed IT providers

Subcontract capacity for MSPs: cloud migrations, Kubernetes, and automation projects your team doesn't have time for.

Software development teams

CI/CD, containers, and Kubernetes platforms, so developers ship features instead of babysitting servers.

Specialty

PACS export migrations

Moving off a legacy PACS is one of the hardest migrations in healthcare IT. We get your imaging history into a new PACS, a vendor-neutral archive, or the cloud without losing studies or disrupting reading workflows.

How a PACS migration works

What's included

  • Bulk export of DICOM studies from legacy PACS
  • Migration to a new PACS, VNA, or cloud archive on AWS
  • Reports, metadata, and patient and study mapping carried over
  • Reconciliation of study counts so nothing is left behind
  • Phased cutover that keeps radiologists reading
  • Encrypted transfers and access controls throughout

Engagements

Work with us the way that fits

Fixed-scope project

A defined outcome, timeline, and price. Good for migrations, cluster builds, and pipeline setups.

Monthly retainer

A block of hours each month for ongoing improvements, on-call support, and cloud cost management.

Contract & subcontract

Hourly or fixed-term capacity for agencies, primes, and in-house teams that need extra senior hands.

Process

The ACXEN method

Every engagement follows the same five steps, one for each letter of our name.

  1. Accelerate

    A free discovery call and assessment of your current setup, then a written plan with scope, milestones, and a fixed quote.

  2. Containerize

    Package applications into containers and prepare the platform, whether that's managed cloud or bare metal on Talos Linux.

  3. eXecute

    Migrate, build, and automate in short iterations, with tested cutovers, rollback plans, and everything in version control.

  4. Evolve

    Tune for cost and performance, keep clusters upgraded and patched, and automate whatever is still done by hand.

  5. Navigate

    Hand off with training and runbooks so your team owns it, with optional ongoing support as you grow.

About

Built on hands-on IT experience

Automated Cloud eXecution & ENgineering

That's what ACXEN stands for, and it's how we work: automate first, run on the cloud or bare metal, and engineer every piece to be documented and repeatable.

Acxen started in hands-on IT infrastructure: networks, firewalls and routing, Active Directory, and 24/7 device monitoring for businesses with multiple locations.

Today we bring the same operational discipline to cloud migrations, Kubernetes platforms, and automation. We focus on solutions that are secure, documented, and easy for your team to own after we leave.

We're based in Greenville, South Carolina, and work with clients across the Upstate and nationwide.

Contact

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