Cloud migration tools are essential for organizations looking to move their applications, data, and infrastructure from on-premises environments to the cloud. These tools streamline the migration process, minimize risks, and ensure the transition is efficient and secure. With a wide variety of tools available, businesses can select the best fit based on their specific needs, whether it’s rehosting (lift-and-shift), re-platforming, or full refactoring.
| Migration Task | On-Premises | AWS Cloud | Azure Cloud | GCP Cloud |
| Assessment & Planning | Manual Assessment, Custom Scripts | AWS Migration Hub, AWS Application Discovery Service | Azure Migrate, Azure Advisor | Google Cloud Migrate for Compute Engine, Google Cloud Asset Inventory |
| Data Migration | rsync, SCP, Custom Scripts | AWS Database Migration Service (DMS), AWS Snowball | Azure Database Migration Service, Azure Data Box | Google Cloud Database Migration Service, Google Transfer Appliance |
| Application Migration | Manual Deployment, Custom Scripts | AWS Server Migration Service, AWS Application Migration Service | Azure Site Recovery, Azure App Service Migration Assistant | Google Cloud Migrate for Compute Engine, Migrate for Anthos |
| Virtual Machine Migration | VMware vMotion, Hyper-V Replica | AWS VM Import/Export, AWS EC2 VM Import Connector | Azure Migrate, Azure Site Recovery | Google Cloud Migrate for Compute Engine, Velostrata |
| Containerization | Docker, Kubernetes | Amazon EKS, Amazon ECS, AWS Fargate | Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure Container Instances | Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE), Google Cloud Run |
| Network Migration | Custom VPN, Network Configuration Tools | AWS Direct Connect, AWS VPN, AWS Transit Gateway | Azure ExpressRoute, Azure Virtual Network (VNet) | Google Cloud Interconnect, Google Cloud VPN |
| Storage Migration | NAS/SAN, rsync, Custom Scripts | AWS S3, AWS EBS, AWS Storage Gateway, AWS DataSync | Azure Blob Storage, Azure Files, Azure StorSimple | Google Cloud Storage, Google Persistent Disk, Google Transfer Appliance |
| Database Migration | Manual Backup/Restore, SQL Scripts | AWS RDS, AWS DMS, AWS Aurora | Azure SQL Database, Azure Cosmos DB, Azure Database Migration Service | Google Cloud SQL, Google Cloud Spanner, Google BigQuery |
| Identity and Access Management (IAM) | Active Directory, LDAP | AWS IAM, AWS Single Sign-On (SSO), AWS Directory Service | Azure Active Directory, Azure Identity Protection | Google Cloud Identity, Google Cloud IAM |
| Security and Compliance | Firewalls, Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) | AWS Shield, AWS WAF, AWS Security Hub | Azure Security Center, Azure Sentinel, Azure DDoS Protection | Google Cloud Armor, Google Cloud Security Command Center |
| Monitoring & Logging | Nagios, Zabbix, Splunk | AWS CloudWatch, AWS X-Ray, AWS CloudTrail | Azure Monitor, Azure Log Analytics, Azure Application Insights | Google Cloud Operations (formerly Stackdriver), Google Cloud Logging |
| Cost Management | Manual Cost Analysis, Custom Scripts | AWS Cost Explorer, AWS Budgets, AWS Trusted Advisor | Azure Cost Management + Billing, Azure Advisor | Google Cloud Billing, Google Cloud Pricing Calculator |
| Automation & Orchestration | Ansible, Puppet, Jenkins | AWS CloudFormation, AWS OpsWorks, AWS CodePipeline | Azure Resource Manager (ARM) Templates, Azure Automation, Azure DevOps | Google Cloud Deployment Manager, Google Cloud Composer, Google Cloud Build |
By leveraging these cloud migration tools, organizations can reduce downtime, enhance security, and ensure a smooth transition to a cloud environment, enabling them to fully realize the benefits of cloud computing.