Azure Migrate
A central hub of Azure cloud migration services and tools to discover, assess, and migrate workloads to the cloud
A unified approach to cloud migration
Get all of the Azure migration tools and guidance you need to plan and implement your move to the cloud—and track your progress using a central dashboard that provides intelligent insights.
Support for key migration scenarios across servers, data, databases, web apps, and virtual desktops
Comprehensive discovery, assessment, and migration capabilities powered by Azure and partner tools
Centralized migration repository delivering end-to-end tracking and insights
Cost-efficient migration with Azure cost optimization features and tools
Multiple scenarios
Use a comprehensive approach to migrating your application and datacenter estate. Get support for key migration workloads like Windows, SQL and Linux Server, databases, data, web apps, and virtual desktops. Migrate to destinations including Azure Virtual Machines, Azure VMware Solution, Azure App Service, and Azure SQL Database. Migrations are holistic across VMware, Hyper-V, physical server, and cloud-to-cloud migration.
End-to-end visibility
The guided experience and progress dashboard walk you through discovery, assessment, and migration phases for different business areas in one central data repository. Make the best migration decisions with built-in insights and recommendations.
Diverse capabilities
Take advantage of free Azure tools with features like agentless datacenter discovery, Azure readiness analysis, cost estimation, app modernization, and app dependency visualization—or choose from a collection of integrated partner tools for additional capabilities.
Save money
Migrate efficiently with rapid lift-and-shift migration tools, all included in your Azure subscription at no additional cost. Right-size resources in the cloud based on performance insights and fluctuating demand. Avoid sunk infrastructure costs from on-premises resources.
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Azure Migrate pricing
Azure Migrate is available with your Azure subscription. However, you may incur charges if you choose to use partner tools for additional capabilities.
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Learn how to use Azure Migrate and optimize your migration with documentation and additional resources.
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Product information
Frequently asked questions about Azure Migrate
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Azure Migrate features tools and services that support the assessment and migration steps of your cloud migration journey. Get more resources to plan your migration to Azure, including the cloud migration checklist.
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Yes, Azure Migrate provides a way to move your legacy apps portfolio to the cloud. Learn more with this webinar, Migrate Your Legacy .NET Apps to the Cloud. If your organization uses a mainframe, find out about migrating your mainframe apps to the cloud.
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Classic Azure Migrate is the original version of Azure Migrate, which only supports VMware virtual machine assessments. Azure Migrate now does both assessments and migrations for multiple workload scenarios. To upgrade to the most recent version of Azure Migrate, follow instructions here.
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See product availability per region to use the region search tool.
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Yes, Azure Migrate helps you assess VDI—select Lakeside, a VDI assessment tool, when you create a new project.
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For information about licensing for a specific partner tool, visit the partner’s website or go to Azure Migrate pricing for pricing information.
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Yes, Azure Migrate features support for physical server assessment and migration.
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See a list of supported databases.
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To begin your database migration, first use an Azure Migrate database assessment tool to discover and assess on-premises databases. To migrate your databases, use the Database Migration Service from the Azure Portal, select the subscription used in your Azure Migrate database assessment, and migrate groups and instances from your assessment.
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Azure Migrate provides a central hub for assessment and migration to Azure. Azure Site Recovery is a disaster recovery solution. The Server Migration tool in Azure Migrate features migration-specific capabilities including support for different types of workloads, agentless migration, and integration with assessment tools.