Windows Server Migration Accelerator
Migrate legacy Windows Server workloads to Azure

Are you still running Windows Server
2012 and SQL Server 2012 workloads
on-premises?
Many organizations are still running their on-premises workloads on software that is going
End of Support, this means these products will no longer receive security updates, bug fixes,
or technical support from Microsoft. We can help you migrate your workloads to Azure
where you get an additional 3 years of Extended Security Updates for free!

Challenges

Organisations are under a time crunch
to get their workloads into a
supported configuration. This puts
your organisations data, applicationand infrastructure at risk.

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Solution

Let us help you migrate theseworkloads to Azure where you canbenefit from 3 years of free Extended
Security Updates.
Leverage our defined migration
process to get your workloads intoAzure quickly and securely.

Outcomes

Full Azure Landing Zone in placegiving you the guardrails andconfidence in the platform to migrate
you Windows Server and SQL Server
2012 workloads into Azure.

How are you planning for end-of-support deadlines?

July 9, 2022
SQL Server 2008, 2008 R2Extended Security Updates end

July 12, 2022
SQL Server 2012 End of Support

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January 10, 2023

October 10, 2023

Windows Server 2008 and2008 R2 Extended Security
Updates end

Windows Server 2012 and2012 R2 End of Support

What are your options?
Windows Server Licences
going End of Support

In Place Upgrade to
Supported version
of Windows

Upgrade to support
Windows Serverversion

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Purchase ESU

Enterprise
Agreement AND
Software Assurance
neededAzure Arc deployedon-premises
ESU purchased inAzure

Migrate to Azure

Run Windows
Server 2012 inAzure for FREE ESU

Server product lifecycle overview
 End of support means the end of security updates

Product release

End of support

Mainstream Support
5 years• New features• Security updates• Non-security updates

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A vulnerability, including malware
from browsing to a web page or
opening email, whose exploitation
could allow code execution
without user interaction.

Important

A vulnerability whose exploitation
could compromise theconfidentiality, integrity, oravailability of user data oravailability of processing
resources.

• Security updates• Non-security updates

Find lifecycle support deadlines at: support.microsoft.com/lifecycle
5 |CriticalSecurity Update Severity Rating System (microsoft.com)

Azure is the most cost-effective cloudfor Windows Server and SQL Server
Save with Azure Hybrid Benefit, an Azure-only
benefit for customers with active Software
Assurance or subscription licenses
Use existing licenses and pay only the “base rate” on Azure Virtual Machines (IaaS)
Run Datacenter Edition on-premises and save on up to 2 VMs and up to 16 cores in Azure
Move Standard Edition licenses and save on up to 2 VMs and up to 16 cores in Azure
Significantly reduce the costs of migrating to the cloud

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Get started:
Windows Server Migration Accelerator

AssessInventory Windows Server
2012/R2 and SQL Server
2012 workloads in yourenvironment and determine
migration path.

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MigrateMigrate to Azure with HSO.
As an Azure Expert MSP wehave all the skills needed toaccelerate your journey toAzure.

Optimize

Use Azure hybrid
management services tomanage cost and resources
and strengthen security andcompliance across yourhybrid cloud workloads.

Your Windows Server 2012
workloads are out of time!

HSO – Initial AssessmentInventory Windows Server 2012/R2and SQL Server 2012 workloads inyour environment and determine
migration path.
Identify workloads at risk, establish
time and effort to migrate yourenvironment to Azure

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HSO – Initial Assessment
What we need from you:

• HSO will require access to the all systems
to install the relevant agent and discovery
your physical and virtual machines.
The result:• A report based on the technicalassessment and identified workloads thatcan be migrated to Azure.

• This report will also provide an estimate tothe potential Azure costs

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The HSO initial assessment is a costeffective approach that provides you
with the right information to deice
whether, when and how to make themove to the cloud.

HSO – Migration Phase
We are part of a small subset of Microsoft partners withthe Azure Expert MSP accreditation and who have alsoachieved all the Microsoft solution designation.
Run your workloads in Azure with three years of Free ESU.
Plenty of time to update or modernise your services.
Leverage our SQL Server expertise to help migrate andoptimise your SQL workloads.
Security by default, not as an afterthought. Azure Landing
Zone deployment for all cases, Enterprise Scale or Start
Small and Expand

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Start Small and Expand
This implementation incorporates severalAzure services used to provide a secure, fully
monitored, enterprise-ready foundation.
This environment is composed of:• Azure Key Vault• Log Analytics• Azure Virtual Network• Defender for Cloud (Standard)• Azure Policy• Azure Migrate project11 |Copyright © HSO 2023

Enterprise Scale Architecture

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HSO – Migration
Requirements:

Result:• Initial Assessment must be completed• Fully deployed landing zone

• Azure Subscriptions must be available with
HSO access. As a CSP we can help with allof this.

• Migration of the selected applications andworkloads into Azure• Microsoft Tenant must be setup

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• Azure Policies deployed• Testing to make sure everything works asexpected.

HSO – Optimize Phase
Leverage our broad set of managed services
to help you get the most out of your cloudinfrastructure.
We can manage your cloud environment,leverage monitoring and reduce costs wherepossible.
Move to PaaS services like Azure SQL MI orAzure SQL Database and move away fromserver patching or OS upgrades. Reach out foran ‘Art of the Possible’ session.

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The result:• Workloads optimized in Azure• Leverage full benefits of Azure Reservedinstances• Azure resources optimized with cost inmind.

• Azure Alerts configured to warn about
costs going out of control or resources
spun up outside of policy.

Thank you for yourtime and attention!
George Wood

Cloud Architectgwood@hso.com

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