Azure Migrate

Overview

Azure Migrate is a comprehensive service that helps you discover, assess, and migrate your on-premises workloads to Azure. It provides a unified platform for migration and modernization, offering tools and guidance to ensure a smooth transition to the cloud.

Core Functionality

Discovery and Assessment

• Azure Migrate Appliance: Deploy the Azure Migrate appliance in your on-premises environment to discover and assess your workloads.
• Assessment Reports: Collect configuration and performance data to generate assessment reports, which include cost estimates and migration readiness.

Migration Planning

• Business Case: Create a business case to evaluate the costs and benefits of migrating to Azure, including estimating the total cost of ownership (TCO) and potential savings.
• Right-Sizing: Use assessment reports to right-size target Azure resources, estimate costs, and identify dependencies between workloads.

Migration Execution

• Tools and Services: Use Azure Migrate tools to perform the migration, including migrating virtual machines, databases, and web applications to Azure.
• Azure Site Recovery: Migrate VMs using Azure Site Recovery for minimal downtime.
• Azure Database Migration Service: Migrate databases securely and efficiently.

Post-Migration Optimization

• Monitoring: Use built-in monitoring and diagnostics to track resource utilization and performance.
• Optimization: Optimize workloads for performance and cost, including scaling resources as needed and implementing best practices for security and compliance.

References

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• Overview of Azure Migrate
• Deploy Azure Migrate Appliance
• Azure Migrate Tools
• Azure Site Recovery
• Azure Database Migration Service