Windows Server Summit | Azure Migrate

Our systems are so complex that we have to continue operating them locally. The cloud doesn't work for us.

Maybe. But it would be nice if there were a simple and, above all, free way to check whether this is really the case. And that's where Azure Migrate comes in!

What is Azure Migrate?

Firstly, as the name suggests, Azure Migrate is a service that can be used to migrate workloads from third-party systems (e.g., local data centers, cloud services such as Amazon Web Services, etc.) to Azure.
Secondly, Azure Migrate enables the systems to be migrated to be recorded and evaluated in terms of

• Dependencies between the systems,
• the sensible target service (instead of a lift-and-shift approach),
• the anticipated costs.

Azure Migrate is therefore a valuable tool for answering questions such as whether and for which resources a move to the cloud is sensible and feasible, and what the costs will ultimately be.

How does Azure Migrate work?

To determine the necessary data, an appliance is downloaded from the Azure portal and deployed in the local environment. This appliance records all systems and their individual parameters and sends the data to the associated Azure service, where it is processed in a clear manner (now also AI-supported).

Dependencies are analyzed at the process and network levels, among others (which process accesses which server and which IP addresses/subnets are involved), so that it can also be determined which systems are best migrated in parallel.

Migration can be either agent-based or agentless.

Which workloads does Azure Migrate support?

• Virtual machines (Windows/Linux) in VMware and Hyper-V as well as in third-party clouds
• Physical servers
• IIS-based web apps in a VMware environment
• SQL Server

Additional information

Official video: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/event/windowsserver-events/assess-cloud-readiness-of-your-applications-with-azure-migrate/4397262

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