26/09/2025

Atlassian Data Center Through 2029

HiQ offers a wide range of Atlassian services and is a successful Atlassian Platinum Solution Partner.

Atlassian Data Center Through 2029

What It Means—and How to Plan Your Next Move

Atlassian has announced its intentions around Data Center licensing with a 2029 horizon. For many organizations, that timeline creates both clarity and urgency: there is time to plan carefully, but the window for strategic decisions has opened now.

As a long-standing Atlassian Platinum Solution Partner for over 17 years, we’ve spent the last five years executing numerous Atlassian Cloud migrations—ranging from straightforward single-product instances to large, multi-product Atlassian landscapes with extensive portfolios of Marketplace and custom-built apps. Our specialists combine deep, hands-on experience with a suite of in-house automation scripts and enabling technologies designed to reduce risk, accelerate timelines, and ensure a smooth transition.

What This Means for Your Organization

  • You have a planning runway. Use it to assess, sequence, and de-risk your path—whether that is Atlassian Cloud or an alternative platform.
  • App and integration strategy matters. Marketplace app parity and custom extensions need early attention to avoid surprises later.
  • Security, compliance, and performance should be first-class citizens in your roadmap, not afterthoughts.

How We Guide Your Journey to Atlassian Cloud

  • Discovery and assessment: We baseline your current estate—products, versions, user directories, app usage, performance, integrations, data residency, and compliance needs (e.g., GDPR, ISO 27001).
  • App rationalization and remediation: We evaluate Marketplace and custom apps for Cloud parity, propose replacements or redesigns, and estimate effort for replatforming (Forge/Connect or adjacent services).
  • Architecture and readiness: Identity and access (SSO/SAML, SCIM), data residency, encryption, backup/DR, and environment design aligned with your governance model.
  • Migration execution: We leverage our proven playbooks, in-house automation, and repeatable scripts for data transformation, test migrations, and cutover—targeting minimal downtime.
  • Post-migration optimization: Performance tuning, cost governance, automations, and adoption enablement to realize the full value of Cloud.

Why Companies Choose Us

  • 17+ years as an Atlassian Partner and 5+ years dedicated to Cloud migrations
  • Experience from small teams to enterprise-scale, regulated environments
  • In-house accelerators and scripts that de-risk complex data moves and app transitions
  • A pragmatic, outcome-focused approach with measurable milestones

Not sure Cloud is right for you?

We are vendor- and model-agnostic.
While Atlassian Cloud is the best fit for many already in the Atlassian ecosystem, it isn’t the only path. We also advise on:

  • Hybrid approaches where only specific workloads move to Cloud
  • Alternatives beyond Atlassian and beyond the cloud, where your use cases, regulatory context, or TCO models point to different platforms

Our commitment is to help you make a confident, evidence-based decision. That includes objective trade-off analyses, pilots or proof-of-concepts, and a transparent TCO comparison across options.

Next steps

  • Schedule a readiness assessment: a concise review of your current Atlassian landscape, risks, and quick wins
  • Get an app and integration scan: understand Cloud parity, remediation effort, and viable alternatives
  • Receive a migration or modernization roadmap: timelines, phases, and a clear delivery plan tailored to your constraints

The 2029 timeline is a valuable opportunity to plan deliberately rather than react under pressure. Whether you move to Atlassian Cloud or chart a different course, we’re here to guide you with proven methods, experienced specialists, and the right tools for the job.

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