Azure Cloud Migration Readiness Assessment

Ascendion Azure Cloud Migration Readiness Assessment is a comprehensive professional service designed to help enterprises make informed decisions before migrating workloads to Azure. This engagement evaluates the current state of business objectives, applications, infrastructure, dependencies, security controls, compliance requirements, and operational maturity to determine overall readiness for Azure adoption. By following a structured Discovery, Analysis, and Recommendation framework, Ascendion helps organizations reduce migration risk, avoid cost overruns, and build a clear, actionable migration roadmap aligned to business priorities.

Offering supports Azure cloud migration initiatives and aligns with core Azure services, including Azure Identity and Access Management, Azure Migrate, Azure Resource Graph, Azure Monitor, and other foundational Azure infrastructure, networking, security, and migration services. Service is suitable for customers planning to migrate from on‑premises, private cloud, or hybrid environments to Azure, while aligning with the Azure Well‑Architected Framework principles for security, reliability, performance efficiency, and cost optimization

Deliverables:

1. Application & Infrastructure Inventory Comprehensive inventory of applications, servers, databases, and infrastructure, including dependency mapping to provide a clear view of the current environment and migration complexity.

2. Cloud Fitment & Migration Disposition Analysis Workload‑level analysis with recommended migration strategies, including re‑host, re‑platform, re‑architect, retain, or retire, to support informed migration and modernization decisions.

3. Security & Compliance Assessment Review of security posture and regulatory considerations to identify risks, gaps, and required controls prior to migration to Azure.

4. Migration Business Case & Cost Analysis High‑level migration business case including estimated costs, TCO comparison, and financial considerations to support decision‑making and planning.

5. Migration Strategy & Roadmap A clear migration strategy with workload prioritization, sequencing guidance, and recommendations to plan phased migrations and future modernization initiatives.

6. Migration Assessment Report Detailed presentation deck summarizing findings, including migration strategy, risk assessment, gap analysis, cost considerations, and actionable recommendations to move forward with confidence.