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Datacenter Migration Program Kit

Microsoft Datacenter Migration Program Kit (DCM Kit)

DCM Kit is a set of materials in a form of documents, decks and external links to help CSP partners in Hoster DC Migration Program (DCM) with their migration journey. Last update: November 12th, 2018.

Getting started

• DCM Migration Journey Overview (pptx)
• Azure Strategic Implementation Guide for IT Organizations New to Azure (pdf)
• Updates from Ignite 2018 (link)

Migration Planning

• Migration Planning Overview (pptx)
• Migration Plan Template (docx)
• Example - Discovery Summary (pptx)
• Migrating Datacenter to Azure (link #1 and link #2)
• VM Assessment with Cloudamize (pptx and video)
• VM Assessment with Azure Migrate (link)
• SQL Server Assessment with Data Migration Assistant (link)
• Template - Database Migration Proposal for Customers (docx)
• Azure Calculator for CSP Partners (link)
• Azure Migration Center (link)
• Azure Architecture Center (link)
• Cloud Migration and Modernization Playbook (pdf)

CSP Onboarding

• Azure in CSP 101 (pptx)
• Azure in CSP Overview (link)
• Partner Center Overview (link)
• Identity and Right Management in CSP model (link)
• API integration with Azure in CSP (link)
• Azure Cost Management for CSP Partners (link)
• CSP regional authorization FAQ (pdf)

Understanding Azure IaaS

• Azure IaaS 101 (pptx)
• Azure Compute Overview (pptx)
• Azure Networking Overview (pptx)
• Azure Storage Overview (pptx)
• Cost optimizations for Azure IaaS (pptx)
• Azure Reserved VM Instances Overview (link)
• Working with Azure Reserved VM Instances in CSP (link)
• Azure Hybrid Use Benefit for Windows Server Overview (link and video)
• Azure IaaS Operations Guidance (link)
• Azure VM Storage Performance and Throttling Demystified (link)
• Deployment of Citrix XenApp and XenDesktop in Azure (link)

Understanding Azure Database Services

• Options for running SQL Server in Azure (pptx)
• Azure SQL Database Managed Instance Overview (pptx)
• Azure Hybrid Use Benefit for SQL Server Overview (link)
• Azure Database Services for MySQL, PostgreSQL and MariaDB (pptx)
• Azure SQL Data Warehouse Overview (link)
• Azure Cosmos DB Overview (link)

Migration techniques

• Migration Techniques Overview (pptx)
• VM lift & shift using Azure Site Recovery (pptx, video #1 and video #2)
• Azure Database Migration Guide (link)
• Migration from SQL Server to Azure SQL Database Managed Instance (link)
• Attunity Replicate for Azure Database Migrations (link)
• Migrating Access, DB2, MySQL, Oracle and Sybase databases to Azure SQL Database using SSMA (link)
• Converting apps to Azure Containers (link)
• IIS migration to Azure App Service using App Service Migration Assistant (link)
• Mainframe migration to Azure (pptx)

Optimizing Azure environments

• MSP Playbook (pdf)
• Cost optimizations for Azure IaaS (pptx)
• Moving Windows Server and SQL Server licenses from SPLA to CSP (link)
• Azure Architecture Center (link)
• Backup of Azure VMs (pptx)
• Options for monitoring in Azure (link)
• Why it is important to create support requests (link)
• Multi-customer monitoring with Azure Log Analytics (link)
• Azure Security Center Overview (video and link)
• Azure Kubernetes Services Overview (video)
• Performance best practices for SQL Server in Azure Virtual Machines (link)
• Capabilities for GDPR compliance in Azure (link)
• Cloud Practice Playbooks (link)

If you have any technical questions, feel free to reach us on [email protected] (for signed program partners only).