Plan the migration or modernization of SQL Server with Azure Migrate
We understand that cloud migration projects can be complex, especially when you are trying to modernize your workloads to PaaS as part of your migration journey. To help you plan the migration or modernization of your SQL Server deployments running on-premises – powered by VMware, Microsoft or Bare-metal technologies, or running on IaaS services of public clouds – AWS EC2, GCP CE and even Azure VM, we had announced the preview of – unified, at-scale, and agentless discovery and assessment of SQL Server with Azure Migrate on March, 2021. Along the way we added improvements to the same, making the Azure SQL assessment more comprehensive with the intention to help you plan better and make informed decisions, as you embark on your migration journey.
Today we are announcing that SQL Server discovery and Azure SQL assessment in Azure Migrate are now Generally Available (GA). Here is a quick summary of the features:
With SQL Server discovery you can –
Note: You can also use the agentless dependency mapping feature to identify application tiers or interdependent applications; this information is useful when you need to plan migration for interdependent servers.
With Azure SQL assessment you can –
Right-sized SKUs, including service tier recommendation, based on performance history for respective target services in Azure.
Reasoning for Azure Migrate recommendations to help you understand the due diligence that went behind the scenes to compute the recommendations.
Execute migrations or modernization of SQL Server with confidence
Once you have completed your SQL Server assessment and identified the desired targets in Azure, you can leverage Azure Database Migration Service to migrate to Azure SQL Managed Server or Azure SQL Database, or Azure Migrate: Migration and Modernization tool from Azure Migrate to migrate to Azure VMs.
Migrating to Azure can help you realize substantial cost savings and operational efficiencies.
Azure enables you to move efficiently and with high confidence through a mix of services like Azure Migrate, best practice guides, and programs. Once in the cloud, you can scale on-demand to meet your business needs.
If you intend to optimize your Azure spend, you can use the Physical/ Bare-metal stack of Azure Migrate to discover SQL Servers running on Azure VM, and subsequently assess them for migration/ modernization to Azure SQL MI or Azure SQL DB.
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