Assessment for Migration to Azure VMware Solution (AVS): 6-Wk Assessment

Kyndryl helps organizations assess and plan migration of VMware workloads to Azure VMware Solution (AVS) with a clear roadmap and cost analysis.

Kyndryl provides a structured assessment to help organizations evaluate, plan, and accelerate their journey to Azure VMware Solution. By extending VMware workloads to Azure, organizations can retain existing skills and investments while modernizing their infrastructure.

Customer Challenges

• Complexity in migrating VMware workloads to the cloud
• Limited visibility into infrastructure and application dependencies
• Uncertainty around cost and total cost of ownership (TCO)
• Need to retain existing VMware tools and skillsets
• Challenges planning large-scale workload migration

Solution Overview

Kyndryl delivers an assessment to evaluate and plan migration of up to 300 servers to Azure VMware Solution, with flexibility to scale based on customer requirements.

The engagement provides insights into current environments, defines migration strategies, and delivers a roadmap aligned to business and technical goals.

Assessment Approach

• Plan discovery and assessment approach through stakeholder workshops
• Collect infrastructure, application, and database information
• Perform total cost of ownership (TCO) analysis
• Review findings and define next steps
• Optional deep-dive sessions for complex applications

Methodology

• Phase 1: Planning and discovery
• Phase 2: Data collection across infrastructure and applications
• Phase 3: Cost analysis and TCO comparison
• Phase 4: Findings review and roadmap definition

Key Deliverables

• Application and server inventory with affinity mapping
• TCO analysis for Azure VMware Solution deployment
• Migration recommendations and next steps
• Initial roadmap including minimum viable product (MVP)

Engagement Timeline

The assessment typically spans 3 to 6 weeks depending on environment size and complexity.

Why Kyndryl

• Deep expertise in VMware and Azure environments
• Proven methodologies for large-scale migration planning
• Experience managing complex enterprise infrastructure
• End-to-end services from assessment through migration and operations

Kyndryl helps organizations accelerate their VMware cloud journey with a structured, low-risk approach to Azure VMware Solution.

Call to Action

Start your VMware migration journey with Kyndryl. Contact us to assess your environment and build a roadmap for Azure VMware Solution.

Terms, conditions, duration, and pricing are custom to each engagement. Please contact us to discuss a solution that meets your business needs. Offer availability may be limited in some countries.

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