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This cloud migration guide is designed for ITprofessionals running on-premises applications,databases, and servers—assisting them on their endto-endcloud migration journey.In this guide, you’ll discover:Comprehensive guidance with best practicesand recommended tools and services.Preliminary steps to consider in preparing onpremisesand cloud environments when lookingat migration.Migration strategies, including rehosting,refactoring, rearchitecting, rebuilding, andreplacing your workloads in the cloud.How to accelerate your migration to drivedesired migration outcomes.Tips for governing and managing migratedworkloads after migration.“One of our big objectiveswas to eliminate $3 millionin capital costs over aboutthree years, and to reduceour operating costs byapproximately the sameamount. At the same time,we wanted to improve ourquality of service. With Azure,we’re confident that we’llmeet those goals.”Jim Slattery, Chief Financial Officer,Capstone MiningRead the customer storyMigrating to the cloud doesn’t have to be difficult.With the right tools and best practice guidance,your migration project can be fast and friction-free.An optimal migration approach can reduce costsimmediately and allow you to focus on future cloudmodernization. In addition, processes for assessment,optimization, security, and management can helpthroughout your continuing adoption of cloud resources.Our goal with this guide is to provide you withstrategies and steps for planning and executing yourcloud migration. As we do so, we’ll introduce conceptsfrom the Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework forAzure, a proven methodology that has helped manycustomers in their cloud adoption journey. If you’restill in the process of choosing a cloud vendor or mayhave an intentional multi-cloud strategy, this frameworkprovides cloud-agnostic guidance for strategicdecisions whenever possible.Using this e-book, you can get started with aligningpeople, business strategies, and technology in yourorganization, driving desired business outcomes, anddelivering fast results with control and stability.4
02Why migrate now?At first glance, migration mightseem like a technical decision—butat its core, it is business-related.The discussion raises two fundamentalquestions: What’s drivingyour business to migrate to thecloud, and why now?There are many benefits of the cloud, including reducedrunning costs, faster modernization capabilities, andincreased security. But there’s usually a specific catalystfor starting the migration discussion. These can include:Operational efficiencies and reduced operatingexpenses. With reduced hardware support, increasedmanageability, and more efficient processes, you cansave an average of 20 to 30 percent on virtual machine(VM) resource configuration alone. 2Decreased time-to-market/release. By reducingmanagement overhead and freeing up budget, youcan focus more time and effort on rapid software andsolution development. Faster deployment of IaaS andplatform as a service (PaaS) allows your business torelease faster and more often.Support for urgent capacity needs. When you plan forpeak usage through on-premises systems, your serversare typically under-utilized, as you need more capacitythan average to accommodate spikes when they occur.The cloud releases you from this model, enabling ascale-when-you-need-it approach.Renewal of datacenter lease or hardware refresh. Ifyou’re currently extending your budget on renewinghardware or paying for datacenter locations, it’s a goodtime to consider cloud migration. A cloud vendor canhost these services for you, eliminating the need forcostly leasing.Renewal of licensing. Nearly all companies havean annual licensing agreement with their major IT2 VM sizing calculations are based on the Microsoft Azure TCOCalculator, which is available at: https://www.tco.microsoft.com/5
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