Azure Lift And Shift Migration (2 to 6 months Implementation)

Overview

In the dynamic landscape of today's business, agility and rapid innovation are key to staying competitive. Companies are constantly seeking ways to harness the power of the cloud to fuel growth and adapt to the ever-evolving market demands. Saxon AI, as a seasoned Azure Expert MSP, stands at the forefront of enabling such transformations.

Our expertise in cloud migrations is built on a foundation of proven methodologies that have been honed over numerous successful projects. At Saxon AI, we understand that each application is unique, and so is its server footprint. Therefore, we adopt a granular approach, considering the individual servers that constitute an application, ensuring a balanced and effective migration service.

Phase wise approach :

Phase - I : Define Strategy

• Define business justification and migration goals.
• Assess digital estate and prioritize workloads.
• Derive Migration approach.
• Calculate costs, ROI, and identify risks.
• Develop timeline and engage stakeholders.

Phase - II : Migration Planning

• Prepare Landing zone for migration
• Prepare tools and initial migration backlog
• Select Azure regions for migration
• Align roles and responsibilities
• Incorporate skills readiness for migration

Phase - III : Getting Ready for Migration/Pre-Migration

• Document naming and tagging standards
• Use Ia C modules
• Filter the IaC registry
• Deploy Enterprise-scale landing zone
• Set up a data management zone
• Expand Landing zone with data
• Build data management and landing zone

Phase - IV : Cloud Adoption/Actual Migration

• Classify and evaluate workload readiness.
• Architect and deploy workloads with supporting services.
• Remediate and replicate assets as needed.
• Prepare for management and conduct migration testing.
• Initiate change communication and business testing.
• Complete migration, optimize costs, and conduct retrospectives.

Phase - V : Post Migration

• Assess Workloads
• Monitor & improve 5 pillars of WAF
• Release Workloads

Key Deliverables:

Upon completion, you'll receive

• Infrastructure Assessment Report
• Migration Plan
• Cloud Architecture Design
• Security and Compliance Documentation
• Migration Strategy
• Application Dependency Mapping
• Testing and Validation Reports
• Disaster Recovery and Backup Plans
• Cost Management Plan
• Monitoring and Optimization Framework
• Post-Migration Review

Cloud migration can be done in several ways. The simplest is a lift-and-shift approach, but often assets need customization, refactoring, or re-architecting to fully utilize the cloud. This involves optimizing assets at the core level for a smooth transition.

Why choose Saxon AI's Azure Migration?

Saxon AI is a data and analytics company specializing in industry-specific solutions to make organizations more insights-driven. Our certified Azure experts optimized migration strategies.

• Key benefits include:
• Seamless migration and cost optimization
• Compliance with standards
• Ongoing specialist support
• Clear roadmap for cloud goals and ROI

Conclusion

Ready to elevate your business to new heights with Azure?

With our Lift and Shift Migration, you embark on a seamless cloud transition that aligns perfectly with your business objectives, fostering growth and innovation. Utilize the knowledge and tested strategies of our experienced Lift and Shift Migration specialists to boost operational flexibility and hasten your journey to market.

Reach out today at info@Saxon.ai to kickstart your journey towards a more cost-efficient Azure environment.

Disclaimer: This timeline really depends on architecture portfolio of the customers enrollments i.e. number of workloads, Data Volume, dependencies etc.