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Business Case Analysis migration tool details
Descriptions of Business Case Analysis migration tools from AWS Partners and AWS
Migration tools from Amazon Web Services (AWS) and AWS Partners can help accelerate your migration to the AWS Cloud and to AWS services such as Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), and Amazon Elastic Block Store (Amazon EBS). To find the tool that best meets your business needs, you can review products on the migration tool page, and then use this page to review detailed product information for migration tools that perform total cost of ownership (TCO) analysis.
AWS Partner product descriptions and reported qualifications, including compliance, are provided by the AWS Partner and are not verified by AWS. For more information about these products, contact the AWS Partner. You are encouraged to conduct your own additional due diligence before choosing to use any of the products listed.
Cloudamize
Category | Description | Product capabilities |
Product certifications | AWS Competency Program competencies and other certifications | AWS Migration Competency – Business Case Analysis; AWS Microsoft Workloads Competency |
AWS Marketplace | Link to product subscription and download, if available, in AWS Marketplace | Cloudamize Assess and Plan |
Tool deployment model | Business Case Analysis product can be SaaS-based or customer-deployed. |
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Data import | The ability to upload IT asset data from Discovery tools (for example, CMDB extract, VCenter extract, SolarWinds, Hyper-V, or other sources) or software distribution tools (for example, Microsoft SCCM) |
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Right-sizing, Amazon EC2 | The ability to select the EC2 instance type with the lowest cost based on the source server profile[1] and utilization data[2], application characteristics[3], and Amazon EC2 characteristics[4] |
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Exclusion of resource types | The ability to exclude EC2 instance types (for example, burstable T3) from TCO calculation | Yes |
VMware Cloud on AWS analysis | The ability to analyze the cost of VMware Cloud on AWS by modeling VMware Cloud workload configurations (for example, using Amazon S3 for storage) | Yes |
Right-sizing, tenancy | The ability to make optimized recommendations across Amazon EC2 tenancies with Dedicated Hosts or Dedicated Instances |
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Right-sizing, attached storage |
Attached storage (for example, Amazon EBS) with proper types (for example, SSD, HDD) based on source storage profile data, utilization data, application characteristics, and AWS storage characteristics | Yes |
Choice of resource capacity allocation | The ability to select resource capacity allocation schemes (for example, low or high resource utilization reservation) or fine-tune utilization threshold (for example, selecting a statistically lowered option 90th percentile, 95th percentile) to reflect your conservative or optimistic resource allocation plan |
Yes |
License analysis | The ability to provide default license mapping and options in AWS with cost comparisons of bringing existing licenses versus buying licenses from AWS |
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TCO coverage, on premises | Cost estimates over 1 year and 3 years, respectively | Not available |
TCO coverage, AWS | Cost estimates over 1 year and 3 years, respectively |
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TCO coverage, migration | Cost estimates |
Not available |
TCO data sovereignty support | The ability to store TCO analysis data on premises or at a customer-designated location based on the customer’s data protection policies or government data sovereignty regulations | Yes |
Compliance | GDPR, SOC2 Type II, ISO27001 |
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Pricing model | Subscription |
CloudHealth by VMware
Category | Description | Product capabilities |
Product certifications | AWS Competency Program competencies and other certifications | AWS Migration Competency – Business Case Analysis; AWS Cloud Management Tools Competency |
AWS Marketplace | Link to product subscription and download, if available, in AWS Marketplace | CloudHealth Cloud Service Management |
Tool deployment model | Business Case Analysis product can be SaaS-based or customer-deployed. | SaaS on AWS (vendor VPC) |
Data import | The ability to upload IT asset data from Discovery tools (for example, CMDB extract, VCenter extract, SolarWinds, Hyper-V, or other sources) or software distribution tools (for example, Microsoft SCCM) | Programmatically through the API |
Right-sizing, Amazon EC2 | The ability to select the EC2 instance type with the lowest cost based on the source server profile[1] and utilization data[2], application characteristics[3], and Amazon EC2 characteristics[4] |
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Exclusion of resource types | The ability to exclude EC2 instance types (for example, burstable T3) from TCO calculation | Yes |
VMware Cloud on AWS analysis | The ability to analyze the cost of VMware Cloud on AWS by modeling VMware Cloud workload configurations (for example, using Amazon S3 for storage) | No |
Right-sizing, tenancy | The ability to make optimized recommendations across Amazon EC2 tenancies with Dedicated Hosts or Dedicated Instances |
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Right-sizing, attached storage |
Attached storage (for example, Amazon EBS) with proper types (for example, SSD, HDD) based on source storage profile data, utilization data, application characteristics, and AWS storage characteristics | No |
Choice of resource capacity allocation | The ability to select resource capacity allocation schemes (for example, low or high resource utilization reservation) or fine-tune utilization threshold (for example, selecting a statistically lowered option 90th percentile, 95th percentile) to reflect your conservative or optimistic resource allocation plan |
Yes |
License analysis | The ability to provide default license mapping and options in AWS with cost comparisons of bringing existing licenses versus buying licenses from AWS | Not available |
TCO coverage, on premises | Cost estimates over 1 year and 3 years, respectively |
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TCO coverage, AWS | Cost estimates over 1 year and 3 years, respectively |
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TCO coverage, migration | Cost estimates |
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TCO data sovereignty support | The ability to store TCO analysis data on premises or at a customer-designated location based on the customer’s data protection policies or government data sovereignty regulations | No |
Compliance | SOC2 Type II |
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Pricing model | Subscription |
Corent SurPaas MaaS
Category | Description | Product capabilities |
Product certifications | AWS Competency Program competencies and other certifications | AWS Migration Competency – Discovery, Planning, and Recommendation |
AWS Marketplace | Link to product subscription and download, if available, in AWS Marketplace | SurPaaS MaaS |
Tool deployment model | Business Case Analysis product can be SaaS-based or customer-deployed. | SaaS on AWS (vendor VPC) |
Data import | The ability to upload IT asset data from Discovery tools (for example, CMDB extract, VCenter extract, SolarWinds, Hyper-V, or other sources) or software distribution tools (for example, Microsoft SCCM) | Programmatically through the API |
Right-sizing, Amazon EC2 | The ability to select the EC2 instance type with the lowest cost based on the source server profile[1] and utilization data[2], application characteristics[3], and Amazon EC2 characteristics[4] |
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Exclusion of resource types | The ability to exclude EC2 instance types (for example, burstable T3) from TCO calculation | Yes |
VMware Cloud on AWS analysis | The ability to analyze the cost of VMware Cloud on AWS by modeling VMware Cloud workload configurations (for example, using Amazon S3 for storage) | No |
Right-sizing, tenancy | The ability to make optimized recommendations across Amazon EC2 tenancies with Dedicated Hosts or Dedicated Instances | Not available |
Right-sizing, attached storage |
Attached storage (for example, Amazon EBS) with proper types (for example, SSD, HDD) based on source storage profile data, utilization data, application characteristics, and AWS storage characteristics | Yes |
Choice of resource capacity allocation | The ability to select resource capacity allocation schemes (for example, low or high resource utilization reservation) or fine-tune utilization threshold (for example, selecting a statistically lowered option 90th percentile, 95th percentile) to reflect your conservative or optimistic resource allocation plan |
Yes |
License analysis | The ability to provide default license mapping and options in AWS with cost comparisons of bringing existing licenses versus buying licenses from AWS |
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TCO coverage, on premises | Cost estimates over 1 year and 3 years, respectively | Not available |
TCO coverage, AWS | Cost estimates over 1 year and 3 years, respectively |
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TCO coverage, Migration | Cost estimates |
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TCO data sovereignty support | The ability to store TCO analysis data on premises or at a customer-designated location based on the customer’s data protection policies or government data sovereignty regulations | SaaS deployment running in multiple AWS Regions based on the AWS Partner and customer needs |
Compliance | ISO 27001 | |
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Pricing model | Subscription |
Datadog
Category | Description | Product capabilities |
Product certifications | AWS Competency Program competencies and other certifications | AWS Migration Competency – Application Monitoring and Orchestration |
AWS Marketplace | Link to product subscription and download, if available, in AWS Marketplace | Datadog |
Tool deployment model | Business Case Analysis product can be SaaS-based or customer-deployed. |
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Data import | The ability to upload IT asset data from Discovery tools (for example, CMDB extract, VCenter extract, SolarWinds, Hyper-V, or other sources) or software distribution tools (for example, Microsoft SCCM) | Programmatically through the API |
Right-sizing, Amazon EC2 | The ability to select the EC2 instance type with the lowest cost based on the source server profile[1] and utilization data[2], application characteristics[3], and Amazon EC2 characteristics[4] |
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Exclusion of resource types | The ability to exclude EC2 instance types (for example, burstable T3) from TCO calculation | Yes |
VMware Cloud on AWS analysis | The ability to analyze the cost of VMware Cloud on AWS by modeling VMware Cloud workload configurations (for example, using Amazon S3 for storage) | No |
Right-sizing, tenancy | The ability to make optimized recommendations across Amazon EC2 tenancies with Dedicated Hosts or Dedicated Instances |
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Right-sizing, attached storage |
Attached storage (for example, Amazon EBS) with proper types (for example, SSD, HDD) based on source storage profile data, utilization data, application characteristics, and AWS storage characteristics | Yes |
Choice of resource capacity allocation | The ability to select resource capacity allocation schemes (for example, low or high resource utilization reservation) or fine-tune utilization threshold (for example, selecting a statistically lowered option 90th percentile, 95th percentile) to reflect your conservative or optimistic resource allocation plan |
Yes |
License analysis | The ability to provide default license mapping and options in AWS with cost comparisons of bringing existing licenses versus buying licenses from AWS | Not available |
TCO coverage, on premises | Cost estimates over 1 year and 3 years, respectively | Not available |
TCO coverage, AWS | Cost estimates over 1 year and 3 years, respectively | Not available |
TCO coverage, Migration | Cost estimates |
Not available |
TCO data sovereignty support | The ability to store TCO analysis data on premises or at a customer-designated location based on the customer’s data protection policies or government data sovereignty regulations | Yes |
Compliance | HIPAA Compliant Log Management and Security Monitoring, SOC 2 Type I and Type II, ISO 27001, FedRamp LI-SaaS ATO, FedRAMP Moderate Impact for products in US1-FED site, GDPR Compliant, CCPA Addendum |
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Pricing model | Subscription |
Flexera Cloud Migration and Modernization
Category | Description | Product capabilities |
Product certifications | AWS Competency Program competencies and other certifications | AWS Migration Competency – Discovery, Planning, and Recommendation |
AWS Marketplace | Link to product subscription and download, if available, in AWS Marketplace | Flexera Cloud Migration and Modernization |
Tool deployment model | Business Case Analysis product can be SaaS-based or customer-deployed. |
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Data import | The ability to upload IT asset data from Discovery tools (for example, CMDB extract, VCenter extract, SolarWinds, Hyper-V, or other sources) or software distribution tools (for example, Microsoft SCCM) | Manually |
Right-sizing, Amazon EC2 | The ability to select the EC2 instance type with the lowest cost based on the source server profile[1] and utilization data[2], application characteristics[3], and Amazon EC2 characteristics[4] |
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Manufacturer | Intel-based EC2 instances | |
Exclusion of resource types | The ability to exclude EC2 instance types (for example, burstable T3) from TCO calculation | No |
VMware Cloud on AWS analysis | The ability to analyze the cost of VMware Cloud on AWS by modeling VMware Cloud workload configurations (for example, using Amazon S3 for storage) | Yes |
Right-sizing, tenancy | The ability to make optimized recommendations across Amazon EC2 tenancies with Dedicated Hosts or Dedicated Instances | Dedicated Instances |
Right-sizing, attached storage |
Attached storage (for example, Amazon EBS) with proper types (for example, SSD, HDD) based on source storage profile data, utilization data, application characteristics, and AWS storage characteristics | Yes |
Choice of resource capacity allocation | The ability to select resource capacity allocation schemes (for example, low or high resource utilization reservation) or fine-tune utilization threshold (for example, selecting a statistically lowered option 90th percentile, 95th percentile) to reflect your conservative or optimistic resource allocation plan |
Yes |
License analysis | The ability to provide default license mapping and options in AWS with cost comparisons of bringing existing licenses versus buying licenses from AWS |
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TCO coverage, on premises | Cost estimates over 1 year and 3 years, respectively |
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TCO coverage, AWS | Cost estimates over 1 year and 3 years, respectively |
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TCO coverage, migration | Cost estimates |
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TCO data sovereignty support | The ability to store TCO analysis data on premises or at a customer-designated location based on the customer’s data protection policies or government data sovereignty regulations | Yes |
Compliance | HIPAA, SOC, PCI, GDPR, App Entity | |
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Pricing model | Subscription |
Migration Evaluator
Category | Description | Product capabilities |
AWS service | ||
Request for TCO assessment | Provides a business case to make sound AWS planning and migration decisions |
Submit request |
Tool deployment model | Business Case Analysis product can be SaaS-based or customer-deployed. | SaaS on AWS (vendor VPC) |
Data import | The ability to upload IT asset data from Discovery tools (for example, CMDB extract, VCenter extract, SolarWinds, Hyper-V, or other sources) or software distribution tools (for example, Microsoft SCCM) | Manually |
Right-sizing, Amazon EC2 | The ability to select the EC2 instance type with the lowest cost based on the source server profile[1] and utilization data[2], application characteristics[3], and Amazon EC2 characteristics[4] |
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Manufacturer |
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Exclusion of resource types | The ability to exclude EC2 instance types (for example, burstable T3) from TCO calculation | Yes |
VMware Cloud on AWS analysis | The ability to analyze the cost of VMware Cloud on AWS by modeling VMware Cloud workload configurations (for example, using Amazon S3 for storage) | Yes |
Right-sizing, tenancy | The ability to make optimized recommendations across Amazon EC2 tenancies with Dedicated Hosts or Dedicated Instances |
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Right-sizing, attached storage |
Attached storage (for example, Amazon EBS) with proper types (for example, SSD, HDD) based on source storage profile data, utilization data, application characteristics, and AWS storage characteristics | No |
Choice of resource capacity allocation | The ability to select resource capacity allocation schemes (for example, low or high resource utilization reservation) or fine-tune utilization threshold (for example, selecting a statistically lowered option 90th percentile, 95th percentile) to reflect your conservative or optimistic resource allocation plan |
Yes |
License analysis | The ability to provide default license mapping and options in AWS with cost comparisons of bringing existing licenses versus buying licenses from AWS |
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TCO coverage, on premises | Cost estimates over 1 year and 3 years, respectively |
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TCO coverage, AWS | Cost estimates over 1 year and 3 years, respectively |
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TCO coverage, migration | Cost estimates |
Not available |
TCO data sovereignty support | The ability to store TCO analysis data on premises or at a customer-designated location based on the customer’s data protection policies or government data sovereignty regulations | No |
Compliance | GDPR |
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Service model | Managed service (including partner-enabled service) | |
Pricing model | Free |
Turbonomic
Category | Description | Product capabilities |
Product certifications | AWS Competency Program competencies and other certifications | AWS Migration Competency – Business Case Analysis; AWS Cloud Management Tools Competency; AWS Microsoft Workloads Competency; AWS Cloud Migration Competency |
AWS Marketplace | Link to product subscription and download, if available, in AWS Marketplace | Turbonomic |
Tool deployment model | Business Case Analysis product can be SaaS-based or customer-deployed. |
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Data import | The ability to upload IT asset data from Discovery tools (for example, CMDB extract, VCenter extract, SolarWinds, Hyper-V, or other sources) or software distribution tools (for example, Microsoft SCCM) |
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Right-sizing, Amazon EC2 | The ability to select the EC2 instance type with the lowest cost based on the source server profile[1] and utilization data[2], application characteristics[3], and Amazon EC2 characteristics[4] |
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Exclusion of resource types | The ability to exclude EC2 instance types (for example, burstable T3) from TCO calculation | Yes |
VMware Cloud on AWS analysis | The ability to analyze the cost of VMware Cloud on AWS by modeling VMware Cloud workload configurations (for example, using Amazon S3 for storage) | Not available |
Right-sizing, tenancy | The ability to make optimized recommendations across Amazon EC2 tenancies with Dedicated Hosts or Dedicated Instances | Not available |
Right-sizing, attached storage |
Attached storage (for example, Amazon EBS) with proper types (for example, SSD, HDD) based on source storage profile data, utilization data, application characteristics, and AWS storage characteristics | Yes |
Choice of resource capacity allocation | The ability to select resource capacity allocation schemes (for example, low or high resource utilization reservation) or fine-tune utilization threshold (for example, selecting a statistically lowered option 90th percentile, 95th percentile) to reflect your conservative or optimistic resource allocation plan |
Yes |
License analysis | The ability to provide default license mapping and options in AWS with cost comparisons of bringing existing licenses versus buying licenses from AWS |
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TCO coverage, on premises | Cost estimates over 1 year and 3 years, respectively |
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TCO coverage, AWS | Cost estimates over 1 year and 3 years, respectively |
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TCO coverage, migration | Cost estimates |
Not available |
TCO data sovereignty support | The ability to store TCO analysis data on premises or at a customer-designated location based on the customer’s data protection policies or government data sovereignty regulations | Yes |
Compliance | Not available | |
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Pricing model | Subscription |
1 Resource profile – CPU family (x86, RISC/PowerPC, ...), number of CPU cores, memory size, number of disks, storage size, IOPS, network interfaces, bandwidth
2 Resource utilizations – Time-series utilization data with peak, average or median, standard deviation, IOPS, throughput, percentile with sampling interval of 5 minutes and minimum sampling duration of 1 month
3 Application characteristics – CPU-intense, CPU-bursty, memory-intense, storage I/O-bound, or network-bound