Moving workloads from Azure to Azure Local
Some workloads cost less or behave better on your own hardware. We work out which ones, prove it with numbers and move them with a tested cutover and a rollback.
Scope of the work
- Identify candidates: steady load, large data, latency or residency needs
- Compare multi-year cost on both sides with the assumptions written down
- Size the Azure Local target
- Move data and machines with a tested cutover
- Rework dependencies on Azure platform services
- A workload-by-workload recommendation
- A cost comparison you can rerun
- Migrated workloads with a rollback path
Billed at $150.00 per hour. Ask Keith for an estimate.
What we check first.
Platform services do not move
A virtual machine moves. A managed database or queue has to be replaced or kept in Azure. That is the real work.
Data transfer time
Large data sets take days over a typical link. We measure the link and plan around it.
Count everything
On-premises cost includes power, space, hardware refresh and people. We include them.
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 repatriation always cheaper?
No. It pays off for steady, predictable workloads on hardware kept for years. We say so when the numbers do not support a move.
Can we move back later?
Yes. We keep the path in both directions documented.
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