Azure Cloud Migration for Windows, SQL Server, Linux, & OSS: 6-Week Implementation

Migrating to the Azure Cloud is a transformative step that can revolutionize the way your business operates. With its myriad of benefits, Azure offers a dynamic and secure foundation for organizations seeking to harness the power of the cloud. From unparalleled scalability and cost-efficiency to cutting-edge innovation and global reach, Azure empowers businesses to thrive in the digital age. Whether you're looking to optimize your IT infrastructure, enhance security and compliance, or drive innovation through advanced technologies, Azure Cloud provides the tools and resources you need to excel and drive your business forward.

RSM’s cloud migration services are delivered based on a wealth of delivery experiences and lessons learned from hundreds of previous client engagements, while being guided by our well-defined and proven delivery process that encompasses the following five (5) phases:

Phase 1: Discover & Assess: This phase ensures there is a mutual understanding of the current IT environment in scope, while addressing any gaps and open questions, and allowing for better prioritization, planning and high-level road-mapping of the cloud migration. This phase may entail examining data about system and application inventories, interdependencies, categorization, classification, usage, configuration, performance, and other elements related to the physical and virtual environments that are in scope for the journey.

Phase 2: Plan & Roadmap: In this phase, the team finalizes the roadmap and project plan as it relates to aspects such as workload placements, application dispositions, move-groups, test plans, go-live logistics, and contingency planning. The core goal of this phase is to mobilize the project delivery team while establishing execution plans and high-level roadmaps to avoid pitfalls and ensure efficiency during the journey.

Phase 3: Design & Architect: In this phase, design ideas are presented, and agreements are established regarding the design decisions and rationales, along with references architects, landing zones, and design diagram. Likewise, this phase leverages cloud design principles and well-architected framework to ensure the design leading practices are in place.

Phase 4: Implement & Validate: In this phase, design components are developed into actual applications, workloads, services, platforms, and other cloud resources. Workloads and applications are migrated and validated in the cloud based on their respective design decisions from Phase 3.

Phase 5: Transition & Closeout: This phase determines how and by whom the implemented and validated cloud environment will be operated and evolved on a continuous basis. During this phase, several knowledge transfer, transition, and closeout activities may occur, including system learning, job shadowing, reverse job shadowing, runbook or as-built document development, and decommissioning of unwanted assets.

This delivery process ensures our clients’ workloads and applications realize a smooth journey onto a well-prepared framework that offers the greatest attributes of resiliency, scalability, cost-optimization, security, governance, and operational-excellence. Upon establishing a client’s landing zone, we further engage to migrate and modernize their workloads and applications.

RSM’s insights and portfolio of services reflect more than 30 years of technology advisory, delivery, and management experience. We work hard to understand your specific technology needs and provide the services to help you develop a customized, cost-effective solution.

*Pricing will vary based on implementation scope and available Microsoft funding.

*Duration will vary based on implementation scope.