dc2fabric

The Journey at a Glance

dc2fabric turns a complex datacenter-to-cloud conversation into a clear partner motion: define the strategy, assess the estate, choose the right path for each workload, realize value, then keep optimizing.

MCEM 1

Strategy

CAF · Business case

MCEM 2

Assess

Evidence · Design

MCEM 3

Choose Path

Stabilize · Transform

MCEM 4

Realize Value

TCO · Fabric

MCEM 5

Optimize & Grow

Advisor · AI

The final stage is highlighted because the engagement shifts from migration delivery into continuous optimization, Fabric expansion, and AI-enabled growth.

Two Modernization Paths

Every workload needs a deliberate path. Some workloads should move quickly and become better operated on Azure. Others deserve deeper transformation because the business needs agility, scale, analytics, or AI readiness.

Path 1

Stabilize

Move priority workloads to Azure, reduce datacenter dependency, right-size infrastructure, and prepare operational data for governed analytics.

See the stabilize path

Path 2

Transform

Modernize applications and data platforms with managed Azure services, Fabric integration, governance, and AI-ready foundations.

See the transform path

Fabric as the Destination

Governed analytics

Connect migration outcomes to Fabric value

SQL Managed Instance and Azure SQL Database can mirror supported operational data into Microsoft Fabric, where it can become governed data products for Power BI, machine learning, real-time intelligence, and AI scenarios.

• Validate source support, permissions, networking, and capacity before committing timelines.

• Recreate Fabric security, ownership, labels, endorsement, lineage, and access reviews explicitly.

• Treat Fabric as the analytics operating model, not just a replication target.

Start with One of Three Routes

End-to-end viewExplore the Journey Map

See how strategy, assessment, paths, execution, value, and optimization fit together.

Workload decisionsCompare the Two Paths

Choose Stabilize or Transform for each workload using assessment evidence.

Partner enablementUse the Partner Guide

Prepare customer conversations, objection handling, Fabric readiness, and delivery planning.

CAF-alignedMCEM-framedAssessment-ledFabric-awarePartner-ready