Azure SQL Migration: 6-Week Assessment and Pilot

Navigate Changing Markets and Accelerate Growth by Moving Your Windows Server and SQL Workloads To Azure SQL

What's Included

Perform Discovery (Data Tier or Application Focus)

Capture Data / App Requirements:

Functional / Non-Functional incl. Performance Complete SQL Server Inventory:

• Leverage Microsoft Assessment Desk (if aligned)
• Application Dependencies
• Database Scope Schema / Data Design
• Programmable Objects
• Upstream / Downstream Dependencies

Build Prioritized Migration Backlog

• Determine migration approach by use case
• Modernize vs Lift / Shift vs In Place Upgrade vs …

Define Target Architecture:

• Determine Required Azure SQL Tiers (Tier 1 – 4)
• Azure Service / Network Architectures by Tier
• Establish Migration Patterns (Freeze, No-Freeze)
• Azure Sizing / Costs by Tier

Establish Governance Patterns:

• Finops, ITOps, NetOps, SecOps, Devops perspectives
• Roles, identity / access, encryption, secrets, siem / soar, recovery, audit, data loss protection, high availability, …

Facilitate Architecture Review Board Approval

Perform SQL Refactoring Analysis:

• Leverage SSMA Tool to Estimate Effort

Define Migration Roadmap:

• Approach (incl. Testing/Validation)
• Schedule
• Resourcing
• Cost

Decommissioning Plan

Stakeholder Review

Pilot Migration of One Tier 3 / 4 Workload

About Adastra

For over two decades, Adastra Corporation has transformed businesses into digital leaders, helping global organizations innovate, achieve operational excellence, and create unforgettable customer experiences, all with the power of their data. At the forefront of Artificial Intelligence, Data, Cloud, Digital and Governance services, Adastra delivers solutions to enterprises to leverage data they can control and trust, connecting them to their customers – and their customers to the world.

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