Migration Day

Workloads everywhere. One Azure blueprint out.

Complimentary 1 day

One complimentary day with your IT leaders and architects to agree why you are migrating or modernizing, which workloads lift and shift (IaaS) and which modernize to containers or PaaS, and the Azure architecture that gets you there. Anchored to Microsoft's Cloud Adoption and Well-Architected Frameworks.

1 day
Working session, on site or virtual
6
Artifacts built in the room
12
Attendee cap, so it stays a decision
5
Working blocks, discover to act

Built on the frameworks Microsoft publishes.

Cloud Adoption Framework. Strategy, Plan, Ready, Adopt, Govern, Manage: the day maps to each stage.

Azure Landing Zones. The reference architecture, whether we design new or enhance what you have.

Well-Architected Framework. Reliability, Security, Cost, Operational Excellence, Performance Efficiency.

Azure Migrate. Discovery, dependency mapping, right-sizing, and TCO to ground every choice.

Six artifacts, all aligned to you.

Deliverable 01

Migration / Modernization Objectives

Why migrate / modernize, in your words: business drivers, exit dates, compliance constraints, and the measures of success.

Deliverable 02

Migration / Modernization Assessment

Your data centers, other clouds, systems, apps, and data captured, with a disposition for each workload: rehost, replatform, refactor, rebuild, replace, retire, or retain.

Deliverable 03

Azure Architecture Design

Subscriptions, network topology, connectivity, and where each system lands: a new landing zone designed, or your existing one enhanced against the Azure Landing Zone reference architecture.

Deliverable 04

Governance Recommendations

Identity, Azure Policy, security, HA / BC / DR, monitoring, and cost controls, checked against the five Well-Architected pillars.

Deliverable 05

High-Level Roadmap

Waves sequenced by dependency and value, the first wave scoped, owners named, next step booked.

Deliverable 06

Cost & Funding Snapshot

Indicative Azure run-rate for the first wave, Hybrid Benefit and reservation levers, and the Microsoft funding path.

Five blocks. Roughly 9 to 4, with a working lunch.

01 · Morning

Discover

Your goals and their drivers: cost, risk, contract or lease exits, AI readiness. The current estate surfaces: data centers, AWS or GCP, VMware, apps, databases and data, plus dependencies and hidden costs.

02 · Late Morning

Rationalize

Each workload gets a disposition: lift and shift to VMs or Azure VMware Solution, containerize on AKS, or move to PaaS such as App Service and Azure SQL. New apps and data are shaped cloud-first. The first wave emerges.

03 · Early Afternoon

Design

Your Azure architecture, a new landing zone or your existing one enhanced: subscription hierarchy, hub-and-spoke or Virtual WAN network, ExpressRoute or VPN connectivity, and where each system lands.

04 · Mid Afternoon

Govern

The controls the platform must meet from day one: Entra ID and RBAC, Azure Policy, Defender for Cloud, availability zones with Backup and Site Recovery for HA / BC / DR, Azure Monitor, and cost guardrails.

05 · Late Afternoon

Act

Waves sequenced, the roadmap agreed in the room with owners named, costs and Microsoft funding lined up, and the next step, an Azure Migrate assessment or Migration Hub Accelerator, booked.

A partner, not a vendor.

4 Solutions Partner Designations

Infrastructure Azure · Digital and App Innovation · Data and AI · Support Services.

Migration & Modernization Delivery, End to End

Windows, Linux, SQL Server, PostgreSQL and VMware workloads moved to Azure; apps modernized on AKS and PaaS.

Certified Azure Architects on Staff

Solutions Architect Expert and DevOps Engineer Expert practitioners lead every engagement. 15+ years on the stack.

Microsoft Migration Funding (qualified accounts)

Microsoft co-invests in assessments, landing zones and migration waves via Azure Accelerate. Subject to eligibility.

Agree why migrate or modernize, and what moves first.

30-minute sponsor call to set the agenda.

Book the migration day