Fast-Track Your VMware Migration to Azure with Aptly AVS Migration Service
As businesses rethink their VMware environments, many are preferring to move from managing on-premises infrastructure to adopting a cloud platform for greater agility and long-term innovation. Hence, you will need a solution that helps seamlessly transition your VMware environment to the cloud.
This is where Azure VMWare Solution comes into the picture. Microsoft’s Azure VMware Solution (AVS) offers a seamless way to migrate on-premises VMware workloads to Azure while maintaining the use of familiar VMware tools. AVS is the fastest path to the cloud where you can innovate on your workloads by integrating with Azure Native 200 + Services and available in 33 regions. Customer can also choose to create Disaster Recovery in any other region. This fully managed VMware private cloud in Azure allows migration with minimal refactoring, simplifying the process and enabling IT teams to leverage existing VMware expertise while expanding into Azure.
But to ensure a simplified and seamless migration, you need a trusted and expert partner. Aptly Technology is your reliable partner to streamline the process. As a Microsoft Gold Partner, we specialize in VMware-to-AVS (Azure VMware Solution) migration services, helping you navigate all the challenges and guide you through every step with precision and efficiency, ensuring a smooth transition to the cloud
Aptly’s AVS Migration Service provides comprehensive consulting and advisory support for enterprises migrating VMware workloads to Azure VMware Solution (AVS). We help you seamlessly transition and modernize your VMware environment on the cloud, ensuring optimized performance and cost-efficiency.
VMware Environment Challenges
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Current VMware Users Facing Technology Challenges: VMware holds a dominant 75% share of the on-premises virtualization market, which is significant for many businesses. However, Broadcom’s acquisition of VMware has raised concerns among customers about potential changes in pricing and product investment.
These uncertainties have prompted many to urgently explore alternative solutions such as migrating to public cloud, Azure VMware solution, Google VMware or Nutanix. Fortunately, Broadcom continues to support VMware’s product offerings, including VMware Cloud Foundation, while collaborating with partners like Microsoft to advance and integrate VMware technologies into cloud environments like Azure VMware Solution.
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Limited Resources: Limited resources and growing infrastructure need strain IT budgets and staff, as older on-premises workloads often require costly restructuring for the cloud. Many organizations lack the time, personnel, or resources to refactor VMware workloads without disrupting operations.
Azure VMware Solution simplifies this transition, allowing customers to leverage familiar tools while maximizing ROI. Microsoft also offers free security updates for older workloads and encourages license transfers to Azure for additional savings.
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Managing complexity: Managing a large VMware environment can be complex, requiring specialized skills and significant resources, leading to inefficiencies and higher overhead.
Migrating to the cloud simplifies management by providing scalable, fully managed environments with integrated tools for automation and optimization, reducing overhead and operational complexity.
Aptly Streamlines AVS Migration Process into Four essential phases
Aptly AVS Migration Assessment
The initial phase of our AVS migration strategy, Assessment and Move Groups Creation, involves evaluating your VMware environment and organizing servers into logical groups. We start with a detailed assessment using tools like Azure Migrate to align strategies with business goals.
Using Azure Migrate, we assess workload readiness by collecting data on CPU, memory, storage, and network performance to recommend AVS configurations. This helps plan dependencies, minimize risks, and ensure a smooth, comprehensive migration.
Aptly AVS Migration POC (Proof of Concept)
Aptly’s Azure VMware Solution (AVS) proof of concept (POC) is a VMware-validated approach on Azure, following a 3-step Plan, Deploy, and Test process for seamless integration.
The POC includes thorough validation based on customer-specific (CX) requirements, ensuring alignment with business goals, and uses Azure services like security, Active Directory, and backup to meet technical and operational needs.
Aptly AVS Migration Implementation
At Aptly Technology, we ensure seamless cloud migration by following best practices and thorough planning. Our team selects the right AVS migration methods, whether Cold, Bulk, vMotion, or RAV—based on your business needs, leveraging Azure tools for automation.
We enforce strong governance with Azure Policy and Security Center and conduct continuous testing with Azure Monitor to optimize performance post-migration.
Aptly AVS Post Migration Support
At Aptly, we ensure a smooth post-migration phase through comprehensive Hyper-Care support until User Acceptance Testing (UAT) by the Customer Experience (CX) team is completed, ensuring systems are stable and all expectations are fulfilled.
Our team remains engaged during this crucial period to facilitate a seamless transition to the support team. We also emphasize right-sizing workload recommendations based on performance reports after migration. We also ensure comprehensive backup and disaster recovery strategies to protect critical business data and ensure continuity. Additionally, we enhance clients’ ROI by optimizing technology usage and streamlining processes.
