Assessment task form in Configurable Workspace

The form for creating or modifying a Cloud Migration Assessment assessment task displays detailed information about the assessment.

Details tab

Enter the information on the Details tab to create or modify an assessment task.

Table 1. Details tab of the Cloud Migration Assessment assessment task form

Field	Description
Assessment section
Number	The unique name of the assessment task.
Assigned to	The user who is directly responsible for migrating resources associated with this task.
Assignment group	The user group to which this assessment task is assigned.
Created by	The user who created this assessment task.
List of Contacts	The people inside and outside your organization who need to be notified. The system sends automatic notifications when this task is created or updated.
Migration Start Date	Date to start migrating the resources assigned to this assessment task.
Migration Completion Date	The date to finish migrating the resources assigned to this assessment task.
Created	The creation date of the assessment task.
Updated	The modification date of the assessment task.
State	The assessment task state: New In Review Approved Exception Migration in Progress Migration Completed
Target Cloud Provider	The cloud provider that hosts resources assigned to this assessment task after the migration is completed.
Target Architecture	The cloud service models used for migrating resources assigned to this assessment task: IaaS, PaaS, Hybrid (IaaS and PaaS), Containers, and SaaS.
Urgency	The urgency level: high, medium, or low.
R-Disposition	The migration type: Rehosting — "Lift-and-shift" You rehost your application using a different hardware environment without changing the application architecture. Typically, this strategy suits large legacy applications, or scenarios where the migration must be done quickly and effectively. Replatforming — “Lift-tinker-and-shift" You keep the original architecture of the application, while making just a few optimizations to enjoy the benefits of the cloud infrastructure. Re-platforming may take longer than rehosting, but it is perfect for cases where you must have a degree of cost-effectiveness, functionality and time-savings without the significant resource requirements of refactoring. Retiring You stop using some appliances or products in your current infrastructure. For example, you may decide not to migrate aging servers or applications with few users. Retaining — "Revisit" Migration strategy decisions take a lot of consideration and research. In some cases, you may want to put it on hold and revisit the most crucial or problematic aspects of your infrastructure later. Refactoring — "Rearchitecturing" You review and redesign the architecture of the current infrastructure to leverage cloud features and flexibility. Refactor your infrastructure or its components to achieve scale, performance or agility that the application cannot meet with its existing architecture. This strategy may be the most expensive, but it may also be the perfect solution, especially if you are moving towards a service-oriented infrastructure. Repurchasing — "Drop and shop" You switch from your current application into a service or appliance that the cloud provider offers. In some cases, it is easier and more profitable to start using a new cloud product rather than investing into migrating an old one. If your organization has some home-grown products or an industry specific application not suitable for cloud infrastructures.
Migration wave	The migration wave that contains this assessment task. Migration waves come preconfigured with Cloud Migration Assessment.
Short description	The short description of this assessment task.
Description	The description of this assessment task.
Notes section
Watch list	The watch list for this assessment task.
Work notes list	The comments in free text.
Additional comments (Customer visible)	The comments related to this assessment task.
Work notes (Private)	The related work notes that are not visible to customers.