Migration to Azure

c-Assure possesses a complete range of Azure Cloud adoption framework, making it exceptionally qualified to securely and effectively execute cloud migration initiatives. c-Assure excels in guiding you through the myriad of pathways towards harnessing the benefits of the cloud by providing top-tier cloud migration services.

Blazeclan team comprises highly skilled and seasoned professional’s adept at managing extensive cloud migrations.

Description: Adoption to Azure: Cloud Adoption Framework:

• Strategy: Start by understanding your business objectives to identify how Azure can support them.

• Plan: Start aligning your people, processes, and technology to map out your cloud adoption plan.

• Ready: Prepare your environment using the Azure Setup Guide created by Microsoft

• Adopt: The adopt stage is split out into two parts – migrate and innovate. o You can simply migrate your on-premises environment to the cloud o Or you can innovate by taking advantage of cloud-native technologies to modernize your environment.

• Govern: Implement a governance minimum variable product to stay on track.

• Manage: Monitor your environment through data collection and alerts.

Timeline: Week 1: Assessment and Planning:

• Define migration goals and objectives.
• Assess your current on-premises or existing cloud infrastructure.
• Identify workloads, applications, and data to be migrated.
• Determine migration priorities and dependencies.
• Create a migration plan and budget.

Week 2: Azure Environment and Network and Security Planning

• Set up Azure accounts and subscriptions.
• Configure billing and access controls.
• Set up governance and security policies
• Design the Azure network architecture.
• Set up Virtual Networks (VNets) and VPNs.
• Implement security measures, including firewall rules and access control.

Week 3: Migration:

• Assess your data storage needs.
• Plan and execute data migrations to Azure Blob Storage, Azure SQL Database, etc.
• Ensure data integrity and consistency.
• Lift and shift simple applications or VMs to Azure.
• Re-host or refactor more complex applications as needed.
• Test applications thoroughly in the Azure environment.

Week 4: Testing and Validation:

• Conduct thorough testing of migrated workloads.
• Validate that applications and services are functioning as expected.
• Perform load testing and performance tuning.

Week 5: Post-Migration Support:

• Provide ongoing support to end-users and IT staff.
• Address any post-migration issues or concerns.
• Plan for disaster recovery and backup strategies.

Deliverables:

• Migration Plan
• Assessment Report
• Network and Security Architecture
• Data Migration Plan
• Application Migration Strategy
• Testing and Validation Report
• User Training Materials
• Deployment Documentation
• Monitoring and Optimization Plan
• Post-Migration Support Plan
• Compliance and Governance Documentation
• Cost Management and Budget Report
• Disaster Recovery and Backup Strategy
• Final Migration Report
• Documentation Repository

Usage Scenarios: • Other Cloud to Azure. • On-Premise to Azure. • Azure subscription to Azure subscription. • Azure tenant to tenant. • VMware to Azure.

Blazeclan value additions: • Cloud adaption framework. • Infrastructure as Code. • Azure Landing Zone. • Operation optimization. • IT Process optimization. • Performance optimization. • Cost optimization. • Security enhancement. • Automations.

*Note: This scope is limited to 20 server migration.