VMware vSphere to Azure Local: Operator Feature Mapping
This blog is for admins and operators: a practical, side‑by‑side mapping from what you did in vSphere (vMotion, DRS, snapshots, SRM, NSX, vCenter) to what you’ll use in Azure Local (Live Migration, Failover Clustering, checkpoints, ASR/Hyper‑V Replica, WAC/Azure Portal).
From VMware vSphere to Azure Local: What Changes and Where to Click The industry shift away from VMware has accelerated dramatically. Organizations worldwide are evaluating alternatives, driven by licensing changes, acquisition uncertainty, and evolving business needs. For many enterprises, this transition represents both a significant operational challenge and a strategic opportunity to modernize their virtualization infrastructure.
This blog addresses the practical reality facing infrastructure teams: when organizational decisions mandate a platform change, success depends on understanding exactly how daily operations translate to the new environment.