Offer Description: Many organizations running VMware environments are evaluating alternatives due to rising costs, data center modernization initiatives, or cloud adoption strategies. Migrating VMware workloads to Microsoft Azure allows organizations to modernize infrastructure while maintaining familiar virtualization constructs.

This engagement helps companies migrate VMware virtual machines to Azure using Microsoft technologies including Azure Migrate, Azure Virtual Machines, and Azure Site Recovery. TierPoint combines deep VMware expertise as a Broadcom Pinnacle Partner with proven Azure migration methodologies to deliver a streamlined implementation with minimal disruption.

Who This Engagement Is for
Customers that:

Operate workloads on VMware vSphere
Are planning or evaluating a VMware migration to Microsoft Azure
Need expert support to accelerate migration and reduce risk
Want to modernize infrastructure while maintaining operational continuity

Common Customer Triggers

Evaluating alternatives due to VMware licensing changes or cost increases
Planning a data center exit or infrastructure modernization
Beginning a cloud adoption or migration initiative
Looking to improve disaster recovery and business continuity with Azure

Outcomes

Successfully migrate VMware workloads to Microsoft Azure
Establish Azure infrastructure using Azure Virtual Machines or Azure VMware Solution
Leverage Azure Migrate and Azure Site Recovery for efficient migration
Gain a scalable Azure environment ready for continued cloud adoption and innovation

What You Will Receive

Requirements Matrix

Documented solution requirements with traceability to requirement source and status

Detailed Design

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

Deployment Design

Development of a documented design for deployment/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

Week	Activities
Week 0	Engagement Kickoff: Review goals, scope, resources, and align documentation templates and project plan draft.
Week 1	Define Requirements: Finalize solution requirements Discovery: Complete any remaining discovery Logical Design: Align logical design
Week 2	Finalize Project Plan and Baseline: Share updated project plan and baseline key dates and activities. Detailed Solution Design: Complete development of a documented solution design
Week 3	Deployment Design: Complete development of a documented design for deployment Solution Testing: Implement test configurations and validate solution and deployment design
Week 4	Pilot Deployment: Deploy solution to pilot <Pilot Migration Activities> Production Deployment: Deploy solution to production <Production Migration Activities> Operational Handoff: Handoff solution to support teams including deliverable documentation

What This Enables

Successful transition to 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

Test Migration PS

Test PMC 2 PC

Details

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