Migration to Azure VMware Solutions

Organizations are increasingly evaluating their workload placement options due to rising infrastructure costs, licensing changes, and data center modernization initiatives. While many organizations want to move to the cloud, they also need to preserve existing tools, processes, and operational models.

Azure VMware Solution (AVS) enables organizations to migrate VMware workloads to Microsoft Azure without refactoring applications. This engagement provides a structured implementation to migrate to Azure VMware Solution, leveraging Microsoft technologies including Azure VMware Solution, Azure Migrate, and Azure networking services.

Who This Engagement Is For

• Want to migrate to Azure VMware Solution
• Need to move to Azure while maintaining familiar tools and operational processes
• Are seeking to accelerate cloud adoption without application refactoring

Common Customer Triggers

• Planning a data center exit or consolidation
• Beginning a cloud migration or hybrid cloud strategy
• Seeking improved disaster recovery and scalability using Azure

Outcomes

• Successfully migrate workloads to Azure VMware Solution
• Establish VMware infrastructure running natively on Microsoft Azure
• Enable seamless integration with Azure services for networking, security, and disaster recovery
• Create a scalable hybrid cloud foundation for continued modernization

What You Will Receive

Solution Requirements Matrix

• Documented solution requirements with traceability to requirement source and status

Solution Detailed Design

• Development of a documented design of your solution, its critical integrations and dependencies
• Key design decisions and decision explanations with traceability to requirements

Solution Deployment Design

• Development of a documented design for deployment or migration to your solution
• Including rollout schedule, key communications, and support transition approach

Solution Test Design & Matrix

• Aligned and documented testing approach
• Tests completed and results documented

Solution Implementation

• Implemented solution aligned to the defined scope and design
• Configured services based on agreed-upon requirements
• Validation that the implemented solution is functioning as intended
• Knowledge transfer

Project Management & Other Artifacts

• Project Plan

Agenda

What This Enables

• Successful transition to the target platform or solution that drives business value
• Improved operational readiness and stability
• Reduced reliance on legacy processes or infrastructure
• Foundation for future optimization and modernization
• Confidence to operate and extend the implemented solution