Week 1-2: Assess Current Servers, Networks, and Storage, Week 3-4: Design Azure Compute, Network, and Storage Environment, Week 5-6: Import VM Definitions and Run Test Migration, Week 7-8: Cutover
If you have any interest in Azure hosting your servers, you may have contemplated the value, but have been disconcerted, distracted, or discouraged by the effort or complexity required to move your servers there.
Whether you're just getting started or you have a plan to migrate to Azure and would like to have a second opinion and experienced hands, our tried and provide implementation plan is right for you:
Week 1-2: Assess Current Servers, Networks, and Storage
Understand goals and outcomes
Review existing servers
Review existing networks
Review existing storage
Week 3-4: Design Azure Compute, Network, and Storage Environment
Recommend a design for the target Azure environment
Recommend a plan to migrate: tools, approach, timeline
Finalize team approach
Finalize cutover schedule
Week 5-6: Import VM Definitions and Run Test Migration