Migration

For cloud workloads with consistent resource usage, you can buy reserved instances at a significant discount and reduce your workload costs by up to 72 percent compared to pay-as-you-go prices.

The Enterprise Agreement billing account management experience in the Azure portal is now generally available, there are two new preview features (including anomaly alerts), nine new and updated offers to save money on Azure, and four documentation updates.

Are you looking to modernize your applications and data and migrate your workloads to cloud?

Imagine getting more from your VMware workloads by easily extending them to the cloud—and optimizing your costs in the process. Azure VMware Solution, a jointly engineered Microsoft and VMware service, makes this possible.

February expanded the anomaly detection preview to all subscriptions, introduced two new GA offers to save money, two new learning resources, and one documentation update.

When your solution is operating at cloud speed and scale you need to be able to spot problems as they arise (ideally before they impact the customer), respond quickly, and resolve them as quickly as possible.

Today we are announcing the Azure File Migration Program which gives customers and partners in our Solution Integrator and Service Provider ecosystem, access to industry-leading file migration solutions from Komprise and Data Dynamics—at no cost.

2022 starts out strong with Cost Management in the Microsoft 365 admin center and a new multitasking experience in the cost analysis preview on top of 7 new ways to save, 6 new videos, and 4 documentation updates.

As we mentioned last year, 2021 was all about modernization and transition to Microsoft Customer Agreement.

November comes to a close with the long-awaited ability to subscribe to scheduled cost emails, new cost recommendations for Azure Data Explorer and Cosmos DB, and 10 new cost saving opportunities, and 11 documentation updates. Enjoy!

Last year many organizations turned to the cloud to survive disruptions caused by the pandemic. Businesses are now charting the course for their recovery and further accelerating their cloud momentum to drive faster app innovation, optimize infrastructure costs, and enhance security posture.

October ushers Cost Management and Billing into a new world – from coverage of Microsoft 365, Dynamics 365, and more to a new tool that helps you reduce cost and manage your on-prem licenses.