IT Modernization is far more than adopting a new technology—it’s a transformative, ongoing journey that reshapes processes and culture. It has no finish line, and when embraced fully, it delivers lasting strategic advantage. Modernization unlocks agility, resilience and innovation to keep up with customer expectations and shifts in the competitive landscape. Cloud-native architectures are best positioned to support modernization while securely providing access to innovations such as AI. The new Migration Agent based on Azure Migrate is at the heart of this transformation, aligning IT capabilities with business priorities and unlocking new opportunities in Azure through a unified, agentic platform that guides you through the journey.
Clarity and confidence before you start:
Imagine beginning your cloud journey with complete certainty. The Migration Agent turns raw data into actionable, application-focused insights, giving you the power to plan with precision. Its agentless discovery and assessment tools provide deep insights into utilization while the new offline collector allows for a quick, frictionless inventory—ideal for restricted environments. The result? A clear, comprehensive map of your IT landscape without exposing sensitive networks, so you can move forward with confidence. Please see this demo video for more details.
With application awareness, you don’t just see a list of virtual machines (VM's), you see how your Java storefront, PostgreSQL database, and Linux services interconnect as living business systems. Every assessment includes a security vulnerability report, surfacing misconfigurations and outdated components, with clear, actionable fixes aligned to Microsoft Defender for Cloud (MDC). Here is ar brief demo to illustrate the depth of security insights and guidance on offer.
Evidence-backed 6R recommendations—Rehost, Refactor, Rearchitect, Rebuild, Replace, Retire—allow you to explore available options before deciding on the best path forward for each workload. Analysis time shrinks, internal debates disappear, and stakeholders get to see a decision maker ready business case with full risk visibility grounded in your data, before committing. Every dependency is mapped, every risk addressed, so you move forward with confidence and clarity.
Rapid execution and reliable outcomes:
Clarity is just the beginning. The real magic happens when you execute with precision and speed. The Migration Agent automates the creation of platform landing zones using agentic Infrastructure as Code (IaC)—so identity, networking, security, and governance based on best-practices are deployed consistently, every time. Whether you’re using Bicep or Terraform, IaC ensures your environments are validated and production ready.
Wave planning lets you migrate by application groups, not just VMs. It allows business and IT stakeholders to align their priorities with strategic goals. Early waves can target high-impact or low-risk workloads, delivering quick wins while later waves can address more complex or less critical systems. The Migration Agent keeps humans at the center during orchestration, seamlessly coordinating handoffs between personas across infrastructure, database, application, and security—while continuously tracking progress and readiness from initial assessment through final cutover. With these capabilities, you achieve speed with governance. Compliance is built-in, and every migration wave repeats the last successful pattern. Manual errors and slow deployments disappear—IaC codifies best practices for scale and auditability. Complex migrations become orchestrated, confident moves, with every stakeholder on the same page.
Modernize continuously without limits:
In many cases, migration is the runway for modernization. Migration Agent integrates with GitHub Copilot, enabling developers to plan upgrades conversationally, generate code, and automate routine tasks for .NET, Java and cloud-native workloads. Integration with CAST Highlight provides deep analytics, helping teams target the right refactors and reduce risk. This is where developer velocity meets business agility. GitHub Copilot and CAST integration compress upgrade timelines and accelerate the journey to cloud-native. Modernization becomes a continuous, developer-centered flow, not a one-time event. You unlock innovation and agility, turning cloud transformation into a strategic advantage for your business.
Azure is more than a destination—it’s your launchpad for transformation. With the Migration Agent powered by Azure Migrate, you’re not just moving to the cloud—you’re accelerating toward a smarter, faster, and more secure future.
Learn more
Start with a free Azure account if you are new. Learn more about the workload agnostic method of Azure Migrate and for expert migration help, please try Azure Accelerate. You can also contact your preferred partner or Microsoft field for next steps. Get started in Azure today!
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