Microsoft Events presents a detailed walkthrough on using Azure Migrate’s AI-powered features for cloud migrations and modernizations, guided by Shashank Bansal, Vishal Jain, and Anant Raigaga.

Azure Migrate: AI Insights for Strategic Cloud Transformations

Session Overview

This advanced Microsoft Ignite 2025 session provides actionable guidance for IT teams looking to migrate and modernize their IT estates using Azure Migrate and its newest AI capabilities.

Key Topics

  • Workload Assessment & Inventory: Learn how to comprehensively assess your current environment, inventory all workload types (Windows Server, SQL Server, .NET, Linux, PostgreSQL, Java), and map interdependencies.
  • AI-Assisted Planning: Discover how Azure Migrate’s AI enhancements—such as automated business case generation—provide cost savings analysis, modernization benefits, and ROI comparisons to build a strong migration case.
  • Azure Copilot Migration Agent Preview: Get early insights into the new migration agent that uses AI for decision making and automation of migration waves.
  • Migration Roadmap: Build actionable wave planning strategies using Azure Migrate tools, enabling coordinated and automated migration wave setups, including landing zone configuration recommendations.

Session Chapters

  • Prioritizing Migration Workloads: Practical advice for identifying and sequencing workloads for migration.
  • Modernization Successes: Real-world examples of successful modernization leveraging agent-based automation.
  • Business Case & ROI Analysis: Tools for generating and presenting ROI-driven business cases using the AI features of Azure Migrate.
  • Comparative Insights & TCO Analysis: Using results and insights from Azure Migrate to compare modernization approaches and analyze Total Cost of Ownership (TCO).
  • Wave Planning & Automation: Automated migration wave planning and landing zone configuration using agent expertise.

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Speakers

  • Shashank Bansal
  • Vishal Jain
  • Anant Raigaga

Conclusion

Azure Migrate’s AI-powered tools and agents can greatly enhance your cloud migration planning, offering detailed analysis, automated recommendations, and improved modernization outcomes for a wide range of workloads.