Azure subscription requirements for running 3 legacy Windows 2008 R2 VM's

Question

Hi,

I'm considering migrating 3 on-prem Windows 2008 R2 VM's to run a VM's on Azure. One server hosts SQL 2008 R2 and the other 2 VM's run a legacy application. What are the Azure subscription requirements for running these 3 VM's?

Thank you

Answer 1

Hello!

Where and to a certain extent when (especially to anyone else who might be reading this months or years down the road) you decide to migrate will affect what options are available. While a Pay-as-you-go offer can usually do whatever you need there is often a better option as there are a lot of offers to choose from for your subscription. Here are a couple tools that are really helpful in determining what you'll need:

Azure Pricing Calculator
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/calculator/

This allows you to configure all azure services for your specific scenario and get an estimate of what it will cost, including Pay-as-you-go pricing versus reserved pricing.

Azure Sales
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/overview/contact-azure-sales/

There are a lot of different options when it comes to which offer you decide to go with, even for your scenario of 3 legacy Windows 2008 VMs. Sales will be able to walk you through the benefits of each offer type to match what works best for your scenario (a Pay-as-you-go subscription would work but there are several others which may offer better benefits for you).

Answer 2

Thank you for the information. I will try out the pricing calculator and maybe even contact Azure sales for further assistance.