Hosting Methods
Learn about the license types available in Dr Migrate. Your choice of deployment, whether as a fully managed service or hosted in your own environment, will determine whether you use a SaaS license or a Marketplace license. Each option supports different operational and governance needs.
SaaS (Cloud) Hosted Overview
The SaaS Hosted (Cloud) deployment option provides a fully managed instance of Dr Migrate, hosted in our secure, ISO 27001-compliant cloud environment. This approach requires minimal setup on your part. You simply need to configure the Azure Migrate appliance in your environment and grant access to your Azure Migrate project.
This deployment model is ideal for organizations seeking a quick setup with minimal infrastructure management.
Key Benefits
- No infrastructure to deploy or manage
- Quick setup and activation
- Automatic updates and maintenance
- Secure access via web browser with AD integration
- Dedicated, air-gapped customer instances
Deployment Process
Review Prerequisites
Make sure you’ve completed all required setup steps, including:
- Permissions and access
- Environment configuration
- Any required installations (e.g., gateway, agents, connectors)
Activate SaaS Subscription
Visit the Azure Marketplace and activate your Dr Migrate SaaS subscription. You’ll receive a confirmation once the activation is successful.
Access Secure Web Portal
After activation, log into the Dr Migrate secure web portal using your organization’s credentials. This is where you’ll interact with Dr Migrate.
Connect Your Data
Use the portal’s guided workflow to connect your data:
- Upload via DMC
- or Sync with Azure Migrate
Resources
Marketplace (Customer Hosted) Overview
The Azure Marketplace deployment creates a managed application in your Azure tenant with all necessary components, including a virtual machine, storage account, and Azure Bastion for secure access.
This deployment method is ideal for organizations with strict data residency requirements or those who prefer to manage their own infrastructure.
Key Benefits
- Complete control over infrastructure
- All data remains within your Azure tenant
- Integration with your existing Azure services
- Power BI integration for executive reporting
- Compliance with your organization’s security policies
Review Prerequisites
Make sure you’ve completed all required setup steps, including:
- Permissions and access
- Environment configuration
- Any required installations (e.g., gateway, agents, connectors)
Deploy Dr Migrate
Visit the Azure Marketplace and deploy your Dr Migrate instance. You’ll receive a confirmation once the activation is successful.
Access Secure Web Portal
After activation, log into the Dr Migrate via Azure Bastion. This is where you’ll interact with Dr Migrate.
Connect Your Data
Use the portal’s guided workflow to connect your data:
- Upload via DMC
- or Sync with Azure Migrate
Resources
Detailed Comparison
| Marketplace | SaaS Hosted (Cloud) | |
|---|---|---|
| What is it? | A fully featured Dr Migrate that is installed within the customer’s Azure tenant | A fully featured Dr Migrate that is hosted on Dr Migrate infrastructure |
| When to use? | When data residency and control are important to the customer | Quick turnaround, minimal setup, customer is OK with SaaS service. No PowerBI tenant |
| Deployed to | From the Azure Marketplace into the customer’s Azure Tenant | Dr Migrate team deploys a dedicated SaaS instance in Dr Migrate’s own secure cloud environment |
| Hosting Cost | Customer pays for VM, Bastion, storage, etc. from their Azure subscription. Licensing separate | No infrastructure charges; hosting is covered by Dr Migrate. Licensing is still separate |
| How to access? | Log on directly from customer’s Azure subscription using Azure Bastion | Via web browser to a secure URL with AD integration |
| Data Hosting | All data is hosted in the customer’s Azure Tenant | Data hosted in a dedicated SaaS instance by Dr Migrate. Customer instances are air gapped |