Migration Evaluator Overview for Customers

Migration Evaluator quickly delivers optimized cost-modeling scenarios for your workloads on Amazon Web Services (AWS). It simplifies on-premises analysis of compute, local storage, memory, and Microsoft licenses. Migration Evaluator algorithmically helps you determine the best-fit, lowest-cost placement for each workload. Learn the value of Migration Evaluator and how we can assist you in building your business case for the AWS Cloud.

• Course level: Fundamental

• Duration: 30 minutes

Activities

This course includes presentations.

Course objectives

In this course, you will learn how to:

• Identify savings when migrating to AWS using Migration Evaluator

• Communicate the engagement model, methodologies, and deliverables to colleagues

• Request a Migration Evaluator assessment

• Locate and access resources

Intended audience

This course is intended for:

• Customers who would like a data-backed business case capturing the projected cost estimate and savings of running your on-premises workloads in the AWS Cloud

Prerequisites

• None

Course outline

Lesson 1: What is Migration Evaluator?

• Introduction

• Migration Evaluator overview

• What does Migration Evaluator do?

• AWS migration journey

Lesson 2: Why Migration Evaluator Matters

• Introduction

• Building the best business case for cloud

Lesson 3: Deliverables

• Introduction

• Migration Evaluator Quick Insights

• Deliverables

Lesson 4: How It Works

• Introduction

• Methodologies

• Environment and application groupings

• Microsoft license analysis

Lesson 5: Working with Other AWS Teams

• Introduction

• Cloud economics, AWS Optimization and Licensing Assessment (AWS OLA), and CloudEndure

• Impact of rightsizing

Lesson 6: Conclusion

• Where is Migration Evaluator not a fit