Enterprise Migration to Microsoft Azure
Wolk Inc designs and executes enterprise Azure migrations: Landing Zone build, workload migration waves, AKS re-platforming, hybrid connectivity, and FinOps governance. From on-premises or AWS — senior-engineer-led, fully documented.
ALZ
Azure Landing Zone by Default
CAF
Cloud Adoption Framework Aligned
30–50%
Typical Cost Reduction
Zero
Downtime Migration Target
Azure Migration Deliverables
Azure Landing Zone Design
Enterprise-scale Azure Landing Zone (ALZ) based on the Cloud Adoption Framework. Hub-and-spoke network topology, Management Group hierarchy, policy assignments, RBAC baseline, and Microsoft Defender for Cloud configuration. Built to accommodate multi-subscription growth without architectural rework.
Workload Migration & Re-platforming
Lift-and-shift via Azure Migrate for IaaS workloads, and re-platforming to Azure App Service, AKS, or Azure Container Apps for application modernisation. Database migration to Azure SQL Managed Instance, Azure Database for PostgreSQL, or Cosmos DB with data validation and cutover planning.
Hybrid Connectivity & Identity
Azure ExpressRoute or Site-to-Site VPN for on-premises connectivity. Azure Active Directory integration, Entra ID B2B/B2C configuration, Privileged Identity Management (PIM) for just-in-time access, and Conditional Access policy framework aligned to your security requirements.
FinOps & Cost Governance
Azure Cost Management budgets and alerts, resource tagging taxonomy, Reserved Instance and Azure Savings Plan analysis, auto-shutdown scheduling for non-production environments, and a cost allocation model that maps infrastructure spend to business units or products.
How an Azure Migration Engagement Works
Discovery & Azure Readiness Assessment
Inventory of existing workloads, dependency mapping, Azure Migrate assessment run, and TCO comparison. Output: migration wave plan with sequenced workload priorities and estimated Azure consumption.
Landing Zone Build
Azure Landing Zone provisioned via Bicep or Terraform. Management Groups, subscriptions, policies, RBAC, network topology, and security baseline deployed before any workload migration begins.
Migration Waves
Workloads migrated in prioritised waves: development and staging environments first, then production. Parallel run period with validation checks and rollback procedures before final cutover.
Optimisation & Handoff
Post-migration cost optimisation pass, Azure Monitor dashboard configuration, runbook documentation, and team knowledge transfer. Optional managed services retainer available after handoff.
Senior Azure Engineers. Wave-by-Wave Delivery.
Azure Migration Questions
What Azure migration approach does Wolk Inc recommend?▾
Wolk Inc recommends starting with an Azure Migrate assessment to understand actual workload compatibility and cost projections. For most enterprises, migration proceeds in waves: lift-and-shift for infrastructure-heavy workloads first (fastest time-to-cloud), followed by re-platforming phases for applications that benefit from AKS, App Service, or managed databases. Re-architecture to cloud-native services is scoped separately for workloads where it has clear ROI.
Does Wolk Inc deploy Azure Landing Zones using Terraform or Bicep?▾
Wolk Inc delivers Azure Landing Zones using either Terraform (AzureRM provider) or Bicep, based on your existing IaC tooling and team preference. For teams already using Terraform for multi-cloud IaC, Terraform is the default. For Azure-only environments, Bicep produces leaner templates with fewer provider dependencies. Both approaches follow the Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework enterprise-scale architecture.
How long does an enterprise Azure migration take?▾
A landing zone design and build typically takes 2–4 weeks. The full migration timeline depends on workload volume and complexity — a 20–50 workload migration typically runs 8–16 weeks in waves. Wolk Inc structures migrations so that the first wave of workloads reaches Azure within 4–6 weeks of engagement start, giving your team early production evidence and momentum.
Can Wolk Inc migrate workloads from AWS to Azure?▾
Yes. Wolk Inc handles cross-cloud migrations from AWS to Azure, including EC2-to-Azure-VM migrations, RDS-to-Azure-SQL Managed Instance migrations, EKS-to-AKS re-platforming, and S3-to-Azure-Blob-Storage data migrations. Cross-cloud migrations require more careful dependency mapping and data transfer planning, which we address in the discovery phase.
What Azure cost savings can we expect after migration?▾
Post-migration cost outcomes depend on your starting point. Enterprises migrating from unoptimised on-premises infrastructure typically see 30–50% lower total infrastructure cost once Azure Reserved Instances, right-sizing, and auto-shutdown policies are applied. Teams migrating from AWS typically see neutral-to-slight cost increases unless re-platforming to more cost-efficient Azure services (such as Azure Container Apps versus ECS Fargate) is part of the scope.