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AWS Migration Evaluator

"Build a business case for cloud migration."

AWS Migration Evaluator

AWS Migration Evaluator (formerly TSO Logic) is a service that helps you build a data-driven business case for migrating to AWS. It analyzes your on-premises usage and provides cost projections.

Key Features

  • Business Case: Generates a report comparing total cost of ownership (TCO).
  • Right-sizing Recommendation: Suggests the appropriate AWS instance sizes based on actual usage, not just provisioned capacity.
  • Licensing Analysis: Helps optimization of Microsoft SQL Server and Windows Server licenses (BYOL vs License Included).
  • Agentless Collector: typically used to gather data.

Exam Tips

  • "Business Case": Answer is Migration Evaluator.
  • "Cost Projection" / "TCO": Answer is Migration Evaluator.
  • "Right-sizing before migration": Answer is Migration Evaluator.

Common Use Cases

  • Executive Buy-in: Proving the financial value of moving to the cloud.
  • Cost Optimization: Identifying over-provisioned on-prem resources before moving them.
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