VMware to Azure Migration — Free Assessment & Migration Plan

The infrastructure landscape is evolving rapidly. If your organisation runs workloads on VMware, now is a good time to assess your options and plan ahead. ITI Technologies offers a free assessment and migration roadmap for organisations considering a move to Microsoft Azure.

1. The changing VMware landscape

For over two decades, VMware has been a cornerstone of enterprise infrastructure. Since Broadcom’s acquisition of VMware in 2023, the landscape has shifted rapidly — prompting many IT leaders and CIOs to reassess their infrastructure strategy and explore alternatives that offer greater flexibility, cost predictability and long-term stability.

For organisations evaluating their options, migrating VMware workloads to Microsoft Azure offers a well-supported and flexible path forward — leveraging existing expertise while embracing the full potential of the cloud.

2. Which organisations should consider this?

A migration to Azure may be the right move if your organisation is dealing with one or more of the following:

• Licensing concerns and the need to optimise infrastructure costs
• Upcoming datacentre expiry or software end-of-life
• Urgent capacity needs that on-premises infrastructure cannot easily address
• A desire to enhance security and compliance posture
• The need for effortless application scaling
• Budget and resource optimisation as a strategic priority

If any of these resonate, a structured assessment is the logical first step — giving you clarity on options, costs and timelines before committing to any direction.

3. Migration pathways with Azure

Microsoft Azure offers flexible and well-supported migration paths, tailored to your organisation’s pace, needs and strategy:

➡ Azure VMware Solution (AVS) — Seamlessly lift and shift VMware workloads to Azure with no refactoring required. Fast migration using familiar VMware tools, with full access to Azure services via the Azure portal.

➡ Azure Native — Modernise applications and infrastructure in the cloud with deep integration across Azure services, scalable compute, storage and networking. Ideal for cloud-native transformation.

➡ Azure Local (HCI) with Azure Arc — Remain on-premises while embracing cloud management. Modernise locally with Azure Arc, unified management across environments — perfect for data sovereignty and edge scenarios.

➡ Unified Management with Azure Arc — Azure Arc bridges on-premises and cloud environments, providing a single control plane for operations, security and governance — regardless of where your workloads run.

4. What can we do for you — free of charge?

As a certified Microsoft partner, ITI Technologies will provide eligible organisations with a complimentary VMware-to-Azure assessment, including:

• An inventory and analysis of your current VMware environment
• Identification of workloads suitable for Azure migration
• A cost comparison — current environment vs Azure alternatives
• A recommended migration approach (AVS, Azure Native or hybrid via Azure Arc)
• A phased migration roadmap aligned to your business priorities and budget
• Guidance on available Microsoft funding and programmes

Additional resources

• Azure VMware Solution — official overview
• Azure VMware Solution — Microsoft Learn documentation
• Azure Migration and Modernization Programme (AMMP)