Professional Services

# Jenkins Migration

Modernize off legacy Jenkins with a structured migration to GitLab or GitHub.

## Overview

This service focuses on the structured exit from legacy Jenkins: assess the current state, pick the right target platform, migrate safely, and stabilize the new delivery system.

## What this service covers

- Assessment and planning
- Platform setup and pilot
- Full migration
- Stabilization and handoff

## Why teams leave Jenkins

### Maintenance Burden

Plugin conflicts, patches, and upgrades consume platform time every month.

### Hidden Costs

Infrastructure, licensing, and Jenkins expertise are expensive and easy to underestimate.

### Deployment Anxiety

Long deployments, high failure rates, and production fear are not sustainable.

### Team Burnout

Engineers leave when they spend more time fighting Jenkins than building product.

## Migration Options

### Jenkins to GitLab

Unified DevSecOps target with CI/CD, security, and governance in one platform.

### Jenkins to GitHub Actions

Cloud-native CI/CD tightly integrated with GitHub repositories.

### Custom CI/CD Target

A custom migration path when GitLab or GitHub is not the right fit.

## Typical Migration Timeline

1

### Week 1-2: Assessment & Planning

Full Jenkins audit, complexity analysis, migration plan, and risk review.

- 40-60 hours

2

### Week 3-4: Platform Setup & Pilot

Target platform setup, runner infrastructure, pilot pipelines, and team onboarding.

- 60-80 hours

3

### Week 5-8: Full Migration

Pipeline conversion, testing, optimization, and documentation.

- 80-120 hours

4

### Week 9-12: Stabilization & Handoff

Production cutover, Jenkins decommissioning, training, runbooks, and support.

- 40-60 hours

## Getting Started

### Free Discovery Call

Review current setup, pain points, and high-level approach.

### Detailed Assessment

Full Jenkins audit, migration plan, budget breakdown, and risk strategy.

### Optional Pilot Project

Migrate 1-2 complex projects first and refine the approach.

### Full Migration

Complete platform setup, pipeline conversion, training, and cutover.

## Related pages

[Jenkins](https://zcp.zsoftly.ca/professional-services/devops/jenkins)

[GitLab](https://zcp.zsoftly.ca/professional-services/devops/gitlab)

[GitHub Actions](https://zcp.zsoftly.ca/professional-services/devops/github-actions)