# Azure migration services

URL: https://computecloud.co.uk/azure/migration/
Last updated: 2026-10-25

> Azure migration services for UK organisations: a free assessment, a written plan and both costs, then migration to UK Azure regions.

Azure migration services move your servers, databases and VMware estate from a server room or data centre into Microsoft Azure, usually into the UK South (London) and UK West (Cardiff) regions. We start with a free assessment, then give you a written plan and both costs before anything moves.

- Windows Server, SQL Server, VMware and whole data centres
- UK South and UK West by default
- Microsoft funding checked

## Is this you?

- Windows Server 2016 support is ending: [Windows Server migration](https://computecloud.co.uk/azure/migration/windows-server/)
- SQL Server 2016 is out of support: [SQL Server migration](https://computecloud.co.uk/azure/migration/sql-server/)
- Your VMware licensing is up for renewal: [VMware to Azure](https://computecloud.co.uk/azure/migration/vmware/)
- A co-location contract is ending: [Data-centre exit](https://computecloud.co.uk/azure/migration/data-centre-exit/)

## What you get and how it works

1. **Free assessment.** You get: Scope, ballpark costs, funding and a timeline.
2. **Discovery with Azure Migrate.** You get: An inventory and a dependency map.
3. **Plan and proposal.** You get: A target design and both costs in writing.
4. **Landing zone, then waves.** You get: A [landing zone](https://computecloud.co.uk/azure/landing-zone/) and a runbook, then each wave live in a window you agree.
5. **Hand-over.** You get: Documentation and runbooks, with [managed Azure](https://computecloud.co.uk/azure/managed-services/) afterwards if you want it.

## Why ComputeCloud

- UK regions by default
- Honest advice on what not to move
- A written proposal first
- Delivered in partnership with Focus Group, our Microsoft delivery partner.

## Start your free assessment

Two fields now, about 2 minutes in all. A specialist then gets in touch.

Start here: https://computecloud.co.uk/assessment/

## Sources

- [Microsoft Lifecycle: Windows Server 2016](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/products/windows-server-2016)
- [Microsoft Lifecycle: SQL Server 2016](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/products/sql-server-2016)
- [Microsoft Learn: Azure regions list (UK South, UK West)](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/reliability/regions-list)
- [Microsoft Learn: Azure Migrate overview](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/migrate/migrate-services-overview)
- [Microsoft Learn: Agentless VMware migration with Azure Migrate](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/migrate/concepts-vmware-agentless-migration)
- [Microsoft Learn: Azure Hybrid Benefit for Windows Server](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/windows/hybrid-use-benefit-licensing)
- [Microsoft Learn: Azure Hybrid Benefit for Azure SQL](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/azure-hybrid-benefit)
- [Microsoft Learn: Azure Hybrid Benefit for SQL Server on Azure VMs](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/virtual-machines/windows/licensing-model-azure-hybrid-benefit-ahb-change)

Facts checked 25 October 2026.

See also: [Azure consulting services](https://computecloud.co.uk/azure/consulting/) · [Azure landing zone design](https://computecloud.co.uk/azure/landing-zone/) · [Migration costs](https://computecloud.co.uk/azure/migration/cost/) · [Microsoft funding](https://computecloud.co.uk/azure/migration/funding/) · [Migration checklist](https://computecloud.co.uk/blog/azure-migration-checklist/)

## Frequently asked questions

### Will there be downtime?

Usually only a short outage. Azure Migrate copies each server to Azure while it keeps running. At cut-over the server is shut down for a final sync, so each wave switches over in a window you agree.

### How long will it take?

It depends on how many servers move and how they depend on each other. Your plan dates every wave before you agree anything.

### What will it cost?

The assessment is free. Your proposal gives two numbers: the one-off migration cost and the monthly Azure cost. [See typical costs](https://computecloud.co.uk/azure/migration/cost/)

### Can we reuse our Windows Server and SQL Server licences?

Often. Azure Hybrid Benefit covers eligible licences with Software Assurance or qualifying subscriptions. [Azure Hybrid Benefit](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/windows/hybrid-use-benefit-licensing)

### Do we have to move everything?

No. The assessment says what to move, retire or leave, and why.

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