AWS Optimization and Licensing Assessment Overview

The document is a guide on the Optimization and Licensing Assessment (OLA) for organizations planning to migrate Microsoft or VMware workloads to AWS. It outlines the assessment's role in providing a comprehensive view of existing licensing, current utilization, and projected AWS costs, which aids in identifying potential savings and supports migration planning. The guide details how Opti9, as an AWS OLA-certified partner, can leverage AWS funding to offset assessment costs. It emphasizes the importance of reducing cloud costs by eliminating overprovisioning and improving license efficiency through rightsizing environments. The document also mentions specific statistics regarding licensing reductions for Windows Server and Microsoft SQL, highlighting the potential for significant savings. Furthermore, it discusses how the OLA can help organizations optimize resource utilization and maximize return on investment (ROI) by identifying ideal configurations and licensing models.