Windows and SQL Server Migration and Licensing Assessment (OLA)

Microsoft licensing complexity creates risk and uncertainty when planning cloud migrations. This AWS Optimization and Licensing Assessment (OLA) service documents your current Windows Server and SQL Server entitlements, models deployment options on AWS and delivers a compliant migration strategy that minimizes licensing costs.

You receive a comprehensive analysis of your Microsoft estate, comparison of License Included vs BYOL scenarios and a clear path forward for your AWS migration.

What You Get

• License position documentation: A complete inventory of your Windows Server and SQL Server deployments with entitlement mapping across on-premises, hybrid and cloud environments.
• Cost comparison models: Detailed TCO analysis comparing License Included, BYOL and hybrid deployment options for your specific workload portfolio.
• Compliance guidance: Recommendations that meet Microsoft licensing requirements and prepare you for audit scenarios.
• MAP qualification assessment: Evaluation of your eligibility for AWS Migration Acceleration Program funding to offset migration costs.
• Modernization opportunities: Identification of workloads suited for managed services, containerization or cloud-native alternatives beyond simple lift-and-shift.

Common Scenarios

• Data center exit: You need licensing clarity before moving Windows and SQL Server workloads out of your data center.
• License renewal: Your Microsoft agreement is up for renewal and you want to understand cloud options before committing.
• Hybrid optimization: You run workloads across on-premises and AWS and need to optimize licensing across both.
• M&A integration: You acquired a company and need to assess the inherited Microsoft licensing position.
• SQL Server modernization: You want to compare SQL Server on EC2 against Amazon RDS, Aurora or Babelfish.

How It Works

1. Discovery: Inventory of your Windows Server and SQL Server deployments using automated discovery tools and manual validation.
2. Entitlement analysis: Documentation of your Microsoft licensing agreements, Software Assurance coverage and existing entitlements.
3. Scenario modeling: Cost models comparing License Included, BYOL and hybrid options across your workload portfolio.
4. Recommendations: Prioritized migration plan with licensing recommendations, cost projections and compliance guidance.
5. MAP qualification: Assessment of eligibility for AWS Migration Acceleration Program funding.

About TEKsystems Global Services

TGS is an AWS Premier Tier Services Partner with Migration Competency. The assessment is delivered in partnership with specialized Microsoft licensing firms to ensure accurate entitlement analysis. For broader modernization goals, the OLA engagement can extend to full-stack assessment covering application rationalization, data platform migration and cloud-native architecture.

Contact us through AWS Marketplace to get started.