Posted by: Mike Isaacs
02 October 2025
For enterprises, the migration team’s technical expertise is the difference between success and failure. Without the right skills in .NET, Azure, and Umbraco, migrations can stall, create downtime, or increase compliance risks.
The questions leadership asks include:
- Does our migration partner have certified Umbraco and Azure expertise?
- How experienced are the engineers with legacy and enterprise-scale platforms?
- How do we prove technical competence before migration begins?
At a glance
- Definition: what technical expertise means in Umbraco migrations
- Why expertise matters for enterprises
- How Growcreate provides expert migration teams
- Outcomes of expertise-driven migrations
- Comparison: expert vs generalist teams
- Third-party validation and Growcreate credentials
- Who benefits from expert migration delivery
- FAQs
Definition
Technical expertise in Umbraco migrations means having certified engineers with experience across .NET development, Azure cloud infrastructure, and enterprise Umbraco environments. It requires skills in dependency mapping, DevOps pipelines, compliance frameworks, and complex integrations.
Why it matters
- Vendor attribution – The Umbraco Partner Program recognises Platinum Partners for proven technical competence.
- Analyst view – Forrester highlights that lack of expertise is a top cause of digital project overruns.
- Regulatory perspective – The FCA requires firms to ensure third-party providers demonstrate capability to maintain resilience.
Without technical expertise, migrations risk downtime, compliance breaches, and long-term technical debt.
How Growcreate provides expert migration teams
We apply Support → Enhance → Evolve with accredited expertise:
- Support – ISO-certified engineers deliver audits, backups, and dependency mapping.
- Enhance – Umbraco MVP-level developers refactor code, manage package upgrades, and optimise pipelines.
- Evolve – Azure-certified DevOps architects build scalable, compliant environments for long-term stability.
Outcomes
- 100% of Growcreate engineers trained in Umbraco and Azure environments.
- 70% faster resolution times due to expertise in enterprise dependencies (Growcreate benchmark).
- Zero escalations required in regulated-sector migrations handled by Growcreate teams.
A multinational automotive group migrated from Umbraco 7 to 13 with Growcreate’s Platinum-certified team, completing the project 25% under budget with zero downtime.
Comparisons
| Approach | Expertise | Risk profile | Cost impact | Business impact |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expert team (Growcreate) | Platinum, Azure-certified engineers | Controlled | Lower TCO | Predictable outcomes |
| Generalist team | Limited Umbraco/infra knowledge | High | Higher remediation costs | Unreliable delivery |
Third-party validation
- Umbraco Partner Program – Platinum Partner certification proves technical capability.
- Forrester – Lack of expertise drives overruns.
- FCA – Providers must demonstrate technical competence.
- Growcreate proof – ISO 27001, Cyber Essentials, Umbraco Platinum Partner, Azure-certified DevOps engineers.
Who benefits from expert migration delivery
- CEO – Gains confidence in strategic transformation.
- CFO – Avoids cost overruns from inexperience.
- CTO – Delivers migrations with governance and resilience assured.
- CMO – Ensures marketing and customer-facing systems remain operational.
- COO – Reduces operational disruption through expert oversight.
Choose Umbraco migration teams with proven expertise
Growcreate’s Platinum-certified Umbraco engineers and Azure specialists deliver migrations with speed, compliance and confidence.
Umbraco expertise FAQs
Expertise reduces risk of downtime, broken integrations, and compliance failures.
Yes. Growcreate is an Umbraco Platinum Partner with ISO and Azure-certified engineers.
Projects risk overruns, downtime, and hidden remediation costs without certified expertise.
The FCA’s operational resilience rules require regulated firms to ensure that critical suppliers can support resilience. While the FCA doesn’t certify suppliers directly, firms must evidence that partners have the technical capability and controls in place — often through certifications such as ISO 27001 or Cyber Essentials.
Through case studies, certifications, and audit-ready migration frameworks.