Azure Optimisation Assessment
Move to Azure with clarity, confidence and a clear business case.
Wanstor’s Azure Optimisation Assessment
Migrating to Azure shouldn’t start with guesswork. Our Azure Migration Assessment gives you a clear, evidence‑based view of what you have today, what can (and can’t) move to Azure, and what it will really cost – before any major decisions are made.
This assessment is designed to remove uncertainty, reduce risk and give leadership teams the confidence to move forward with the right migration path.
What this service does
The first step in any successful Azure migration is understanding your current environment in detail.
Our Azure Migration Assessment reviews your existing estate, identifies application and system dependencies, and determines which workloads are suitable for Azure – and which may need an alternative approach.
Using Microsoft‑aligned tools and frameworks, we assess readiness, model costs, and define a realistic migration plan tailored to your business priorities.
Key questions we help you answer
- Does migrating to Azure make sense for our organisation?
- Which workloads are suitable for Azure – and which aren’t?
- What dependencies could create risk or complexity during migration?
- What Azure resources will we actually need?
- What will the monthly running costs look like?
- What’s the safest and most efficient migration path?
What’s included
A structured consultancy delivered by Wanstor’s Azure cloud specialists, aligned to Microsoft’s Cloud Adoption Framework. Included as standard:
Strategy & discovery workshop
On‑site or remote session to review business drivers, outcomes and migration objectives.
Readiness assessment
Deployment of Microsoft assessment tooling to analyse your current environment and cloud readiness.
Workload discovery & analysis
Identification of servers, applications and workloads, including what can and cannot be migrated.
Dependency mapping
Detailed analysis of application and system dependencies to reduce migration risk.
Migration planning
Rationalisation and prioritisation of workloads, with phased migration recommendations and estimated timelines.
Cost modelling & sizing
Azure VM sizing recommendations and estimated monthly Azure running costs - removing guesswork.
What you get at the end
We review your environment using governance frameworks, best-practice frameworks and tooling, designed to optimise security across five key areas (depending on the service tier).
- Azure assessment audit report: Covering multiple migration scenarios, with a clear cost matrix to compare options.
- Cost and financial summaries: Estimated monthly Azure costs, including compute, storage and backup scenarios.
- Workload‑level detail: Per‑VM recommendations, readiness status and migration suitability.
- Dependency reports: Clear visibility of application and system dependencies that could impact migration.
- Clear next steps: A defined migration path, phases and recommendations for moving forward.
Who this is for
This service is ideal for organisations that:
- Are considering a move to Azure but lack clarity or confidence
- Have complex on‑premise estates with unknown dependencies
- Need a clear business case before committing to migration
- Want realistic cost visibility before making cloud decisions
- Are planning a modernisation programme, not a lift‑and‑shift gamble
Why Wanstor
- Microsoft‑aligned approach using the Cloud Adoption Framework
- Practical, evidence‑based recommendations – not assumptions
- Clear cost visibility to support board‑level decisions
- Consultants who focus on outcomes, not just tooling
Ready to understand what an Azure migration really looks like for your business?
Book an Azure Migration Assessment and get the clarity you need to move forward with confidence.