Microsoft IT needed to migrate applications and server workloads from a large number of servers located in traditional data centers. With infrastructure replacement costs close to US$200 million, Microsoft IT wanted to leverage the capabilities and benefits of Microsoft Azure to replace the existing infrastructure. Microsoft IT assessed server workloads, created migration plans, and transferred workloads from their existing server infrastructure to Microsoft Azure virtual machines. The migration process enabled Microsoft IT to capture vital lessons and best practices to use in future migration projects, and the migration provided cost and efficiency benefits for Microsoft IT and the business groups it supports.
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Henrik Walther