VMware to Azure Local migration
Leaving VMware is a platform change, not just a copy. We assess the estate, size the Azure Local target, replicate, test and cut over in waves.
Scope of the work
- Assess the vSphere estate and group machines by application
- Size the Azure Local cluster from measured use
- Replicate with Azure Migrate and handle guest tools and driver changes
- Replace platform features you used with their equivalents
- Cut over in waves with test and rollback
- Workloads running on Azure Local
- A feature mapping: what you used on VMware and what replaces it
- A wave plan and cutover records
Billed at $150.00 per hour. Ask Keith for an estimate.
What we check first.
Features, not just machines
Distributed switches, resource scheduling and backup integrations have different equivalents. We map them before the move.
Guest tools
Guest tools and drivers are swapped as part of the migration. Old Linux and Windows releases need extra checks.
Operations change
Your administrators will work in Azure and Windows tools. Training is part of the plan.
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 Azure Local a full replacement for vSphere?
For most virtual machine workloads, yes. A few features work differently or need another product. The feature mapping shows you which before you commit.
Can we reuse our VMware hosts?
Only if the hardware is in the Azure Local catalog. We check each model.
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