Skills and support resources relevant to migration projects
This article provides guidance on specific training resources to consider in preparation for your migration to Azure. It builds on the organizational skills that you learned during planning and preparing a migration journey. You might need to revisit the planning migration articles to make the most of the materials in this article. For more information on organizing your training plans, see Build technical skills.
Self-led learning resources
Discover recommended learning resources to improve your migration skills.
Premigration skilling resources
The following tools can help your team complete assessment activities and plan for the overall adoption journey.
If you're still identifying what you need to migrate or modernize, these articles can help you understand the digital estate and the business justification for migration:
| Recommended article | Description |
|---|---|
| Balance the portfolio | Learn how to help ensure balance and proper investment allocations across an application portfolio. |
| Create a business case | Learn how to create and understand the business case that drives a cloud migration effort. |
| Rationalize the digital estate | Learn about cloud rationalization and the process of evaluating assets to determine the best approach for hosting assets in the cloud. |
Migration skilling resources
The following learning resources can help prepare your team for migration activities:
| Recommended resource | Description |
|---|---|
| Migrate to Azure | Learn how to migrate on-premises workloads to Azure. |
| The Migration Execution Guide | Find project resources that can help guide you through the decisions and steps of your migration. |
Get technical support
- If you have questions or need help, create a support request.
- If your support request requires deep technical guidance, see Azure support plans to align the best plan for your needs.
Get help from Microsoft and partners
Discover resources and support options for help with your migration.
| Support option | Description |
|---|---|
| Azure cloud migration and modernization center | Get cloud migration tools and expert help to move, manage, and secure all your workloads, no matter the size of your business or industry. |
| FastTrack for Azure | Get direct assistance from Microsoft engineers, working hand in hand with partners to help customers build Azure solutions quickly and confidently. FastTrack brings best practices and tools from real customer experiences to guide customers from setup, configuration, and development to production of Azure solutions. |
| Cloud solution provider (CSP) | Use a CSP to take full advantage of the cloud. A CSP can assess your business goals for cloud adoption and identify the right cloud solution to meet your business needs, helping your business become more agile and efficient. |
| Azure expert partner | Get technical assistance, advice, and support for your migration project. Partners can also nominate you for Azure Migrate and Modernize and Azure Innovate offerings. |