VM migration
Moving VMs to the cloud can help you avoid expensive refresh cycles. Use discovery and assessment tools to understand the cost benefit of moving to the cloud, then execute using our portfolio of migration solutions.
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Benefits
Improve your business by moving your virtual machines to Google Cloud
Do more, pay less
Google Cloud VMs are billed on a per-second basis
with no up-front costs or termination fees, saving you
more even as your needs grow.
Improve performance
With automatic sizing recommendations and custom
machine types, VMs on Google Cloud give you exactly
what you need and boot in a matter of seconds.
Fast, flexible, safe storage
Data is encrypted both in motion and at rest, with
millisecond access for all storage classes and
on-the-fly disk resizing.
Your roadmap to the cloud, in 4 simple steps: Plan your
journey from start to finish and get a handy checklist of
essential tasks.
Download the guide.
Key features
Why you should migrate your VM-based applications to Google Cloud
Moving VM-based workloads to Google Cloud can help you
optimize for performance, scale, and security while
reducing on-premises costs.
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Shift your VMware landscape directly into Google Cloud
Use Google Cloud VMware Engine to migrate or extend your on-premises VMware workloads to Google Cloud in minutes and without application refactoring.
Migrate your workloads into Compute Engine
Migrate for Compute Engine gets VMs from on-premises or other clouds into Compute Engine at no additional cost* delivering a fast, simple migration.
Upgrade to Containers
Migrate for Anthos automatically converts VM-based workloads from on-premises or other clouds into containers in Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE).
Choose the right mix of migration and modernization for your business
IDC: Unlock the benefits of migrating VM-based enterprise workloads
Building a large- scale migration program with Google Cloud
Learn about our modern IT solutions for VM migration, hybrid cloud, and SAP customers
Customers
Partners
Recommended VM migration partners
These handpicked partners can guide you through every
stage—from initial planning and assessment to migration
and disaster recovery strategies—at your own pace.
Related services
Migrate your VMs to Google Cloud
Documentation
Helping you craft the right migration journey
Migrating virtual machines to Compute Engine
Use this guide to understand all of your migration options and how to properly plan and execute your plan when you’re ready.
Coursera: Migrating to Google Cloud
This beginner’s level course introduces participants to migrating workloads to Google Cloud as well as fundamental concepts and more in-depth topics.
Pluralsight: Migrating to GCP
This training course introduces participants to migrating workloads to Google Cloud and offers strategies for migrating from the source environment to the cloud.
What's new
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*The Migrate for Compute Engine and Migrate for Anthos products/services are at no charge; consumption of Google Cloud resources will be billed at standard rates.