Moving workloads from Azure Local to Azure
Workloads outgrow a site, or a site closes. We move virtual machines from Azure Local into Azure with the same discipline as any migration.
Scope of the work
- Assess machines for Azure readiness and size the targets
- Prepare the landing zone, network and identity in Azure
- Replicate, test and cut over in waves
- Adjust backup, monitoring and licensing for Azure
- Decommission or reuse the freed capacity
- Workloads running in Azure
- A cutover record per wave
- A plan for the freed on-premises capacity
Billed at $150.00 per hour. Ask Keith for an estimate.
What we check first.
Right-size on the way
A move is the cheapest moment to fix oversized machines.
Addresses change
Machines usually get new addresses in Azure. Dependencies on fixed addresses are found in assessment.
Licensing changes
Benefits that applied on premises may apply differently in Azure. We check before the move.
Four steps, written down.
A call with Keith
You describe the goal, the estate and the deadline. Keith turns it into a written scope with an hour estimate at the hourly rate.
A written design by Gus
Gus reviews the environment and gives you a written design with each decision and its reason.
Hands-on implementation
Gus implements in your tenant and your racks, remotely or on site, with every change logged as it is made.
Documents and a named contact
You receive the as-built record and the runbooks. Keith stays on as your account and project manager.
Asked before every engagement.
Is this a live move?
No. It is replicate, test, then a short planned cutover.
Can some workloads stay on Azure Local?
Yes. Most estates end up hybrid, and we design the connection between the two.
What does the consulting cost?
Consulting is billed at $150.00 per hour. Keith sends a written hour estimate after the scoping call, and work starts when you approve it.
Often scoped together.
One rate. Two people.
Consulting is billed at $150.00 per hour. Keith runs sales, project management and your account. Gus does the architecture, the design and the implementation.
per consulting hour, for every consulting service