Cloud migration doesn’t have to be a box-checking exercise.
Too often, moving from Jira Data Center to Cloud is framed as mandatory, technical, and disruptive. In this episode, we take a different perspective: What becomes possible when you migrate intentionally?
Because the real opportunity isn’t just changing where Jira runs — it’s transforming how your organization plans, funds, tracks, and delivers work.
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🔎 What We Cover
• Why cloud migration is often treated as a chore — and how to reframe it
• The mindset shift that separates reactive migrations from transformational ones
• What Jira Cloud unlocks beyond infrastructure
• How Tempo strengthens visibility into capacity, cost, and investment
• Common concerns around security, cost, and app compatibility
• What “great” actually looks like 6 months after go-live
• When and why a migration partner makes the biggest difference
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🎙️ Featured Speakers
• Chris “Chappy” Chappelear, Senior Product Marketing Manager, Tempo
• Daniel Duffield, Senior Solutions Engineer, Tempo
• Nigel Budd, Head of Agile Practice, Efficode
Together, they share real-world lessons from cloud migrations — what teams underestimate, where complexity hides, and how to avoid being technically migrated but operationally worse.
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0:00 Introduction and audience polls
1:47 The mindset shift: from compliance exercise to transformation
3:50 Agenda and speaker introductions
5:51 The real risks of migration (operational, not just technical)
6:36 What a great migration looks like: Jira + Tempo as a business system
7:38 Fireside chat begins: why teams still see migration as a chore
10:55 What changes six months after a successful migration
13:20 Cloud-only features: Rovo, goals, analytics, and Jira product discovery
17:22 Where teams underestimate migration complexity
21:30 Balancing ambition with risk: how to approach migration strategically
30:08 Security in the cloud: why it's often better than on-premise
31:32 Real-world examples: enterprise search, Rovo, and day-to-day wins
36:14 How Tempo bridges capacity, cost, and financial visibility in cloud
37:01 Key takeaways and summary
37:05 Live Q&A: how long does a migration actually take?
41:30 Q&A: migrating Tempo Timesheets with JCMA
44:56 Q&A: Guard Premium and security benefits
46:56 Q&A: Jira Service Management and migrating Confluence together
48:24 Q&A: the role of a solution partner
53:50 Closing and Tempo Collections overview