Comprehensive guide to Azure migration assessment tools and methodologies
🎯 Overview
This guide provides detailed information about assessment tools that help evaluate your current environment, plan migration strategies, and estimate costs for Azure migration projects.
📊 Assessment Tool Ecosystem
🔍 Tool Classification
flowchart TD
A[Assessment Tools] --> B[Discovery Tools]
A --> C[Analysis Tools]
A --> D[Planning Tools]
A --> E[Validation Tools]
B --> B1[Azure Migrate]
B --> B2[Service Map]
B --> B3[Device42]
B --> B4[RVTools]
C --> C1[Azure TCO Calculator]
C --> C2[Azure Pricing Calculator]
C --> C3[Movere]
C --> C4[CloudEndure]
D --> D1[Azure Well-Architected Review]
D --> D2[Cloud Journey Tracker]
D --> D3[Azure Readiness Toolkit]
D --> D4[Migration Evaluator]
E --> E1[Azure Advisor]
E --> E2[Azure Security Center]
E --> E3[Azure Monitor]
E --> E4[Compliance Manager]
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🔍 Primary Assessment Tools
🎯 Azure Migrate
Comprehensive discovery and assessment platform
Core Assessment Capabilities
Assessment Type
Purpose
Output
Timeline
🖥️ Server Assessment
VM sizing and cost estimation
Right-sized Azure VMs
1-2 weeks
🌐 Web App Assessment
App Service compatibility
Migration readiness
3-5 days
🗄️ SQL Assessment
Database compatibility
SQL Database/MI recommendations
1 week
📊 AVS Assessment
VMware on Azure sizing
AVS node requirements
1 week
Azure Migrate Appliance Setup
# Download and configure Azure Migrate appliance# For VMware environment# 1. Download OVA template from Azure portal# 2. Deploy in VMware environment# 3. Configure appliance settings# PowerShell configuration script$applianceConfig=@{CloudEnvironment="AzureCloud"SubscriptionId="your-subscription-id"ResourceGroupName="rg-azure-migrate"ProjectName="contoso-migration-project"ApplianceName="ContosomigrateAppliance"Region="EastUS"}# Register applianceRegister-AzMigrateAppliance@applianceConfig# Start discoveryStart-AzMigrateDiscovery-ProjectName$applianceConfig.ProjectName-ApplianceName$applianceConfig.ApplianceName
# Python script for TCO calculation validation
classTCOCalculator:def__init__(self,servers,databases,storage,networking):self.servers=serversself.databases=databasesself.storage=storageself.networking=networkingdefcalculate_current_costs(self):"""Calculate current on-premises costs"""server_costs=sum([s['hardware_cost']+s['maintenance_cost']+s['power_cost']forsinself.servers])db_costs=sum([d['license_cost']+d['maintenance_cost']fordinself.databases])storage_costs=sum([st['hardware_cost']+st['maintenance_cost']forstinself.storage])network_costs=self.networking['equipment_cost']+self.networking['bandwidth_cost']return{'servers':server_costs,'databases':db_costs,'storage':storage_costs,'networking':network_costs,'total':server_costs+db_costs+storage_costs+network_costs}defcalculate_azure_costs(self,azure_pricing):"""Calculate Azure costs with optimizations"""vm_costs=sum([p['vm_cost']*(1-p.get('hybrid_benefit',0))*p.get('reserved_discount',1)forpinazure_pricing['vms']])sql_costs=sum([p['sql_cost']*p.get('reserved_discount',1)forpinazure_pricing['databases']])storage_costs=sum([p['storage_cost']forpinazure_pricing['storage']])return{'compute':vm_costs,'databases':sql_costs,'storage':storage_costs,'total':vm_costs+sql_costs+storage_costs}# Example usage
tco=TCOCalculator(servers_data,db_data,storage_data,network_data)current_costs=tco.calculate_current_costs()azure_costs=tco.calculate_azure_costs(azure_pricing_data)savings=current_costs['total']-azure_costs['total']roi_percentage=(savings/current_costs['total'])*100
🔬 Specialized Assessment Tools
📊 Azure Pricing Calculator
Detailed Azure service cost estimation
Calculator Categories
graph TD
A[Azure Pricing Calculator] --> B[Compute]
A --> C[Storage]
A --> D[Networking]
A --> E[Databases]
A --> F[Analytics]
A --> G[AI + ML]
A --> H[Security]
B --> B1[Virtual Machines]
B --> B2[App Service]
B --> B3[Container Instances]
B --> B4[Functions]
C --> C1[Blob Storage]
C --> C2[File Storage]
C --> C3[Managed Disks]
D --> D1[Load Balancer]
D --> D2[VPN Gateway]
D --> D3[ExpressRoute]
E --> E1[SQL Database]
E --> E2[Cosmos DB]
E --> E3[MySQL/PostgreSQL]
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