Migrate to Innovate Workshop - Retired

Last Updated Oct 2025

Course Overview

In this workshop, you will learn how to Secure your migration journey with Azure Essentials best practices, design a migration strategy to help your customers migrate their on-premises workloads to Azure using the guidance provided by Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework for Azure. This will include the migration of virtual and physical servers as well as databases. You will learn about the different assessment and migration tools available to for your use during the migration process. You will also learn how to optimize and govern the cloud workloads using the tools available within Azure and implement security with Microsoft Defender for Cloud and Microsoft Sentinel. This session will also include hands on lab practice to gain a better understanding of the migration process.

Duration - 12 Hours

Level - Intermediate

Style - Self paced

Course Type - Project Ready with Labs

Certification - No

Hands on Labs - Yes

Solution Areas - Azure - Cloud & AI Platform, Migrate and Modernize Your estate

Course Modules

Getting ready to Migrate your estate to Azure

Get started with the Azure Essentials framework and the Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework, designed to guide cloud migration effectively. Learn how to establish secure Azure Landing Zones and implement cost-efficient strategies for a smooth and optimized transition to the cloud.

Be AI-ready with Azure

Azure supports every workload with built-in security, threat protection, and tools to maximize performance and ROI. Benefit from flexible migration approaches, guided support, and real-world customer success stories to accelerate your cloud journey.

Migrating Virtual machines

Leverage powerful migration tools, including Azure Migrate, to streamline your transition to the cloud. Azure Migrate offers a centralized platform for discovery, assessment, and seamless migration of workloads to Azure.

Database migration

Migrate your databases effortlessly using Azure Database Migration Service, supporting seamless transitions to cloud-native options. Whether moving to Azure Database for PostgreSQL or modernizing with Fabric databases, the platform ensures scalability, reliability, and minimal downtime.

Migrate and modernize apps on Azure

Modernize your app and data estate for AI with Microsoft’s developer tools, application services, and robust data platform. Utilize Azure Migrate for app containerization, secure your AI apps, and explore real-world use cases and architectures for modernizing .NET and Java applications.

Post Migration governance, optimization and compliance

Implement strong governance and management practices using Microsoft's Well-Architected Framework. Focus on optimizing reliability to ensure scalable, secure, and high-performing cloud solutions aligned with best practices.

Securing the migrated workloads

Strengthen your cloud security using the Security pillar of the Well-Architected Framework and Microsoft’s advanced tools. From protecting workloads with Microsoft Defender for Cloud and Azure Security to enabling AI-powered threat detection with Sentinel and Security Copilot, ensure secure migration and continuous protection at scale.

Post-training Skills Assessment

Take this assessment to validate your skills gathered from the self-paced online learning course completed in this course to mark your completion.

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