Migrate to Containers
Migrate to Containers handles the heavy lifting of converting existing VMs from on-premises VMware, Compute Engine, or other clouds into containers on GKE. It automates the transformation process, removing the need for manual re-architecting when moving workloads to Kubernetes. This service specifically targets legacy virtual machines that need a modern containerized runtime without starting from scratch.
Teams already invested in Google Cloud infrastructure will find this path efficient for scaling containerized applications. The main friction point is the strict pay-as-you-go model with no free tier available. You pay for every migration step immediately, so budgeting requires careful tracking of usage costs from day one rather than relying on trial periods.
- Free tier No
- Pricing Pay as you go
- Regions 10 · 5 continents
- SLA uptime 99.99%
- Compliance 13 certifications
- Provider health B
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- C5
- CSA STAR
- FedRAMP
- GDPR
- HIPAA
- ISO 27001
- ISO 27017
- ISO 27018
- ISO 9001
- PCI DSS
- SOC 1 Type II
- SOC 2 Type II
- compute99.99%
- database99.95%
- networking99.99%
- storage99.95%
10 regions across 5 continents
- Asia
- Europe
- North America
- Oceania
- South America