Cloud Migration Hub:Analyze the costs of migrating services from AWS to Alibaba Cloud

Video tutorial

Create a TCO analysis task

1. Log on to the CMH console. In the left-side navigation pane, choose Assessment > TCO Analyse. On the TCO Analyse page, click Create TCO Analysis Task. In the Create TCO Analysis Task panel, select AWS from the Source CSP/Self-built platform drop-down list. Then, configure the required parameters.

2. Select a survey method.

a. AK/SK: You can assign an account that has read-only permissions on the AWS resources to CMH. Then, CMH can automatically analyze bills and map AWS services to Alibaba Cloud services. This way, you can obtain the costs of using Alibaba Cloud services and a comparison between costs of using Alibaba Cloud services and costs of using AWS services.

If you select AK/SK for the Research methods parameter, configure the required parameters and click Yes.

arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/AWSBillingReadOnlyAccess
arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/Billing
arn:aws:iam::aws:rds/DescribeDbInstances

b. Form Upload: You can upload the information about source resources for a survey by filling in and uploading an Excel form template.

If you select Form Upload for the Research methods parameter, click Evaluation template.xlsx to download the template. After you fill in the form, click Select file to upload the form.

3. Submit a TCO analysis task.

After you configure the required parameters in the Create TCO Analysis Task panel, click Yes to submit the TCO analysis task.

After the task is submitted, you can view the submitted task in the running state on the TCO Analyse page. After the task is complete, you can perform subsequent detailed analysis.

Download the bill analysis result

The TCO estimation feature analyzes your service bills within the specified time period based on billable items to obtain the specifications, average monthly usage, and average monthly resource consumption for each service. After the analysis is complete, you can download the analysis results in an Excel file to your on-premises device for further analysis.

View the service mapping list

Based on the service specifications and usage, the TCO estimation feature maps the purchased AWS services to Alibaba Cloud services. The TCO estimation feature provides the most cost-effective configurations that can cover your current service usage without compromising the service specifications. You can click View Configurations to view the service mapping list. In the list, you can add, modify, or remove mapping relationships and adjust the resource mapping logic that is predefined in the TCO estimation feature. This allows you to determine Alibaba Cloud service specifications that can meet your business requirements.

Compare services

In terms of cost estimation, the TCO estimation feature calculates the monthly costs of Alibaba Cloud services that are of the same specifications as your purchased AWS services. The TCO estimation feature also provides a comparison between your average monthly costs of using AWS services and the estimated average monthly costs of using Alibaba Cloud services during a specific period. In addition, you can contact your Alibaba Cloud sales manager who can help adjust the price calculation ratio of services in each service category. This further optimizes your costs of using Alibaba Cloud services.

Services between which mapping relationships can be established