What is Azure Migrate?
Azure Migrate is a central platform for planning and executing cloud migrations. The service enables discovering on-premises resources, assessing their cloud readiness, and performing the actual migration to Azure.
The hub integrates Microsoft-owned tools as well as partner solutions for various migration scenarios such as VMs, databases, web apps, and VDI.
Core Features
- Discovery and inventory of VMware, Hyper-V, and physical servers
- Dependency mapping for visualizing application dependencies
- TCO analysis and Azure cost projections
- Agentless or agent-based VM migration
- Database migrations with Database Migration Service
- Web app migration to Azure App Service
Typical Use Cases
Datacenter migration: Systematic inventory of all servers and applications, assessment of migration suitability, and coordinated lift-and-shift migration to Azure.
Database modernization: Assessment of SQL Server instances for Azure SQL Database or Managed Instance with automatic compatibility checking.
Application modernization: Identification of web apps for containerization or migration to PaaS services with detailed migration plans.
Benefits
- Free service for discovery and assessment
- One central portal for all migration activities
- Integrated partner tools for special scenarios
- Dependency mapping possible without installing agents
Frequently Asked Questions
What does Azure Migrate cost?
Azure Migrate itself is free. Costs arise for target resources in Azure as well as for some partner tools and advanced features like agentless replication for large volumes.
Which source environments are supported?
Azure Migrate supports VMware vSphere, Microsoft Hyper-V, physical servers, AWS, and GCP as source environments. Each platform has specialized discovery appliances.
How accurate is the cost estimation?
Cost estimation is based on discovered workloads and configured sizing recommendations. Accuracy depends on the quality of performance data collected over 30 days.
Can I automate migrations?
Yes, Azure Migrate supports automation via PowerShell and REST APIs. For large migrations, batches can be defined and executed in a coordinated manner.
Integration with innFactory
As a Microsoft Solutions Partner, innFactory supports you with Azure Migrate: migration planning, assessment, execution, and post-migration optimization.
