One workload in. A running Azure workload out.
One to two days with your team and ArchitectNow engineers to migrate or modernize a real workload to Azure. We build together, in your tenant or ours, and hand you the design and the plan to repeat it.
1 to 2 days
Hackathon build, on site or virtual
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Working Azure workload, live
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Hosting options: your tenant or our hackathon tenant
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Deliverables: design, workload, plan to scale
Pick your hackathon topic
MIGRATE TOPICS · PROVE THE MOVE
·Server Lift & Shift: VMs cut over with Azure Migrate
·VMware to Azure: vSphere workload to AVS or native VMs
·SQL Server to Azure SQL: assess, migrate, validate
·Web Apps to App Service: IIS / .NET / Java, moved as-is
·End-of-Support Windows & SQL: off 2012 / 2016 risk
·Azure Virtual Desktop: pilot host pool, users signed in
·Landing Zone as Code: Bicep / Terraform, Wave 1 ready
MODERNIZE TOPICS · PROVE THE TARGET
·Deploy an App to App Service: repo to live app, CI/CD
·Containerize to AKS: packaged, shipped, running
·Serverless on Container Apps: APIs that scale to zero
·.NET Framework to .NET: upgraded with Copilot, on Linux
·Java to Azure: Spring / Tomcat re-platformed
·Batch Jobs to Functions: rebuilt event-driven
·Secure the Workload: private endpoints, Key Vault, Defender
Examples to start the conversation; the best workload is the one you already need to move. Bring your own.
What you get
Three outcomes, built in the room.
01Approach & Design
Target architecture, method and services: key decisions documented.
02Working Workload on Azure
Migrated or modernized and demonstrated live: real, not mocked up.
03Action Plan to Scale
Sequenced steps to production and the next wave, owners named.
How it works
Six steps. Two before, three in the room, one after.
01 · PRE-HACKATHON
Planning Session
Pick the workload, the method and the Azure services in scope. Choose hosting, your tenant or ours, and collaborative vs competitive format.
02 · PRE-HACKATHON
Readiness & Agenda
Confirm the agenda and readiness (source access, subscription, network, identity) and onboard the team.
03 · HACKATHON
Vision the Approach
Align on target architecture, method and the key design decisions before the build starts.
04 · HACKATHON
Execute the Build
Build hands-on with ArchitectNow engineers side by side: pairing, unblocking, keeping the build on the clock.
05 · HACKATHON
Present the Results
Demo the running workload to stakeholders. Optional competitive format: judges score the working build, Well-Architected fit and run-cost; winner takes the prize.
06 · POST-HACKATHON
Operationalize
Agree the path to production and the next wave, a natural entry to an Azure Accelerate-funded migration / modernization.
Why ArchitectNow
●4 Solutions Partner Designations
Infrastructure Azure · Digital and App Innovation · Data and AI · Support.
●Migration / Modernization Delivery, End to End
Windows, Linux, SQL, PostgreSQL, VMware and containers moved to Azure.
●Certified Azure Architects on Staff
Solutions Architect Expert and DevOps Expert practitioners lead every build.
●Microsoft Migration Funding (qualified accounts)
Microsoft co-invests through Azure Accelerate. Subject to eligibility.