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Migration and Modernization - Unlocking the Next Wave of Partner Growth

Microsoft via YouTube

Overview

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Explore how migration and modernization serve as strategic profit engines for Microsoft partners in this 45-minute conference session from Microsoft Ignite 2025. Discover the once-in-a-generation opportunity that AI-driven transformation presents for partners to lead customers into the future while capitalizing on Azure's unique profit potential. Learn about frontier firms and modern cloud foundations, then examine the challenges of technical debt, grunt work, and skill gaps that organizations face. Understand how to overcome barriers through automation and human-agent collaboration, and explore the broad applicability of agentic capabilities across various workloads. Focus on establishing modern cloud foundations and leveraging data as the foundation for AI transformation. Dive deep into migration and modernization strategies specifically within VMware environments, addressing security and compliance considerations throughout the cloud migration process. Gain insights on connecting customer and IT teams to deliver tangible business value, and examine real-world challenges and goals when modernizing legacy systems, including a case study of updating a 25-year-old bespoke system. Access additional resources for migration planning, partner specializations, and Azure acceleration programs to support your transformation journey.

Syllabus

0:00 - Introduction to Frontier Firms and Modern Cloud Foundations
00:06:02 - Challenges: Technical Debt, Grunt Work, and Skill Gaps
00:10:49 - Goal: Overcoming Barriers through Automation and Human-Agent Collaboration
00:11:21 - Explaining broad applicability of agentic capabilities across workloads
00:13:47 - Focus on modern cloud foundations and data as the basis for AI transformation
00:23:49 - Focus on Migration and Modernization within VMware Environments
00:28:44 - Security and Compliance in Cloud Migration
00:34:46 - Connecting customer and IT teams to deliver business value
00:37:12 - Challenges and goals in modernizing a 25-year-old bespoke system

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Microsoft Ignite

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