Cloud Migration Services I Crayon Channel APAC

The Azure Migration Experts

Work with our Azure experts on your migration opportunities. From defining the right solutions, to onboarding and migration of customers into the Azure IaaS or PaaS platform, our team will help you keep Azure migration projects on time and on budget.

As an Azure Expert MSP, with a team of in-house migration experts located around the region, Crayon is well-positioned to support partners in the delivery of end-to-end migration services.

Our approach to every migration project is grounded in best practice, and typically follow Microsoft’s Cloud Adoption Framework for Azure. Partners can leverage our services team for all stages of an Azure migration project, including discovery, assessment, planning and migration, and post-migration stages. We also offer in-depth analysis of cloud usage to identify cost optimisation opportunities.

What we do

AWS to Azure Migration.

Many born in the cloud players are shifting from AWS to Azure given its wide presence in many regions and expanding catalogue of services.

We work with partners to evaluate existing AWS environments and match AWS services to their Azure counterparts. As part of the process, we provide cost projections for informed decision-making, and thorough testing of the Azure environment.

Additionally, Crayon optimises performance post-migration ensuring a seamless transition to Azure.

On-Premises or Hosted to Azure

Cloud suitable workloads can be migrated to Azure’s IaaS using the lift-and-shift approach. Alternatively, PaaS or hybrid cloud solutions can be utilised to address unique customer requirements (which may include refactoring apps /services or retaining sensitive data on-premises).

Typical cloud migration areas include Server or Application VM Migration, Infrastructure Migration, and Virtual Desktop (RDS/AVD) Migration.

There are specific funded programs designed to alleviate the costs of migration based on the size and complexity of the migration project, available via Crayon.

Azure-to-Azure Migration

Customers consuming Azure through Open and Enterprise Agreement licensing models can be migrated to Azure through the Microsoft CSP program.

The CSP model offers partners the opportunity to deliver a business solution greater than simply reselling Azure services in isolation.

Our Azure Expert MSP Status allows us to migrate from EA to CSP via billing change rather than technical migration which minimises impact to your business continuity.

Database Migration to Azure

Partners moving customer’s LOB applications to Azure benefit from our expertise in the many scenarios involving database migration and optimisation for the cloud model.

Our extensive toolset, ranging from native Azure Data Migration tool to partner-built assessment and migration tools helps partners with assessment, optimisation, and migration of databases to the cloud.

We cover the following scenarios for partners today:

Hosted or on-premises SQL to Azure SQL (with choice and recommendations on IaaS or PaaS)
MYSQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB to Azure MYSQL, PostgreSQL and CosmosDB

Rock solid reasons to choose Crayon services for Azure Cloud Migrations.

When you choose Crayon, you can trust in our capability to provide top-tier services rooted in our deep expertise and consistent history of excellence in multiple domains of Azure.

Migration services for APAC partners are provided by our in-house team of Azure experts, all based in region.

Crayon is a qualified Microsoft Cloud Solutions Partner and one of the few distributors to hold 6/6 Solutions Partner designations as per the new MCPP Microsoft Cloud Partner Program (MCPP). In addition, our Azure Expert MSP status ensures that you get access to Advanced/Premier Support covering Azure and more.

As an Azure Expert MSP, Crayon has maintained the role of a trusted leader, guiding partners and their customers towards innovative cloud solutions that create true business value. Crayon partners can leverage us as a one-stop-shop for all Azure migration requirements, without the need to engage with third party organisations. We work very closely with our partners and their customers through every stage and step of migration projects to ensure effective knowledge transfer along the way.

Our internal migration services team also work closely with partners to bring additional offerings for backup, disaster recovery, and security assessments to the table to further enhance project deliveries and partner service offerings.

Tap into our bespoke consulting services around Azure, including solution architecture, right-sizing and optimisation recommendations, migration assessment, and other related services.

End-to-End Azure Migration Services for Partners

Find out how we helped Strata Networks on their Azure migration journey.

Cloud Platform Solution Licensing

Leverage our expertise across the broader cloud solution areas, including

Public and Private Cloud, Cloud Storage, Cloud Virtualisation, Cloud Security, Virtual Desktop Environments and Cloud usage.

Whether you are part of the wider private hoster community or dabbing into the world of hyperscalers, our Cloud Technology Advisors will guide you along the way with industry best practices to help you build a scalable and profitable practice. We can also assist you in building your compliance posture to navigate potential vendor audits.

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FAQs

How do I engage with the Azure Migration Services Team?

Send us an email at tag.cloud@crayon.com or fill in the form below and one of our Cloud TAG team members will contact you.

What’s in it for me? What does the engagement model look like?

Scenario 1: You are new to Azure Migrations and not sure how to do it. Crayon can execute the end-to-end migration process right from the initial discovery sessions to the final handover.

Scenario 2: You are fairly confident in Azure Migrations but have a resource crunch or time pressures. We use our resources to undertake the migration so that your team can focus on other current workloads.

Scenario 3: You are confident in Azure Migrations but are dealing with a complex migration case.
Encountering a complex migration scenario can be daunting.
Crayon brings over 10 years of Azure migration experience with countless migrations and modernisations including very complex and large deployments. In addition, Crayon can also help with knowledge transfer to get your team upskilled for the next potential complex opportunity.

What are some of the things to consider during a migration project?

Each migration scenario is different but one could potentially consider key focus areas such as high availability, reliability, the disaster recovery aspects, governance, compliance etc. Crayon will help you evaluate your options and make sure that the cost is well understood.

How does the migration happen?

We start off with a Migration Assessment to understand your client’s current environment and future state requirements, including budgets.

With the outcome of the assessment, we can then draft out a migration plan (SOW) to ensure alignment with business requirements. We then proceed with the migration, keeping business continuity in mind. Crayon will include you in each step of the journey.

The final step is a post-migration debrief with you to review and facilitate knowledge handover and plan for optimisation.

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