Joint Solution Brief for IT Auto-Discovery and Migration

This document is a joint solution brief detailing the collaboration between Zerto and Device42 to address the challenges associated with mergers and acquisitions (M&As) in managing virtualized workloads. It outlines the complexities introduced by cloud adoption and the necessity for effective application discovery and inventory management during migrations. The brief explains how Device42 provides agentless IT auto-discovery and dependency mapping, which is essential for accurate inventory documentation and risk mitigation during data center consolidation. Zerto complements this with its continuous data protection (CDP) technology, enabling seamless migrations across various infrastructures. The document emphasizes the importance of establishing Affinity Groups for organizing virtual machines into logical groupings, facilitating a more manageable migration process. Additionally, it highlights the integration capabilities between Zerto's and Device42's APIs to enhance operational efficiency. Overall, the solution brief presents a comprehensive approach to simplifying cloud adoption and migration for organizations facing the complexities of M&As.