Data Estate Modernization Assessment - Is Your Data Actually Ready to Power AI?

The Data Estate Modernization Assessment provides a comprehensive evaluation of your current data estate, with a focus on data health, structure, governance, and long-term usability, not just infrastructure readiness

We assess core components across databases, storage systems, and application dependencies to determine:

The health, quality, and usability of your data
Readiness for cloud and platform modernization
Opportunities to improve performance, accessibility, and cost efficiency
Gaps in governance, security, and lifecycle management

The outcome is a clear, actionable roadmap that ensures you’re not just migrating data, but elevating its value as a strategic business asset.

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Is Your Data Actually Ready for Modernization?

The Data Modernization Readiness Assessment helps you evaluate the true state of your data estate so you can modernize with confidence, reduce costs, and unlock the full value of analytics and AI. Should you choose to move forward with a remediation project,

We will conduct an end-to-end assessment and provide

A report of your current data estate
Modernization recommendations and options
Modernization road mapping
Clear savings and cost projections

This assessment costs $2,500, but should you move forward with a Modernization Project, this assessment becomes free!

Certified Microsoft Experts

With Microsoft Partner Solution Designation for each Microsoft Cloud solution, we're ready to help you implement your next strategic IT initiative.

Data Estate Discovery & Mapping
We inventory data your data across infrastructure, databases, and file systems to create a complete view of your environment, establish a reliable baseline, and uncover hidden dependencies that impact modernization.
Data Health & Quality Assessment
A comprehensive inventory of your servers categorized by cloud-readiness, identifying which workloads are ready for immediate transition and which require minor remediation.
Workload & Data Readiness Classification
Each workload and dataset is categorized by readiness for migration or modernization. Building on models like “Ready” or “Ready with Conditions” , we extend this to include readiness for analytics and AI use cases.
Storage & Cost Optimization Analysis
We identify inefficiencies such as overprovisioning, improper tiering, and unused data. Recommendations focus on reducing spend while improving performance and scalability.
Modern Architecture Alignment
We evaluate how your data estate aligns to modern platforms (Azure, Fabric, PaaS services). This highlights opportunities to reduce operational overhead and improve resilience.
Governance & Compliance Review
We assess access controls, data classification, and retention policies. The goal is to strengthen security and ensure compliance as your environment evolves.
Business Case & Outcome Mapping
We translate technical findings into measurable business value, including cost savings and operational efficiency. As we have seen with many customers, modernization can unlock significant financial and performance gains.

Why This Engagement Matters

Beyond Migration - Elevating Data as a Strategic Asset

Data ready for AI and advanced analytics. Lower costs through smarter data management. Stronger governance and security posture. A clear, actionable modernization strategy.

What To Expect

During the assessment, our Microsoft-Certified Architects work alongside your team to conduct a deep-dive analysis of your data infrastructure through the following actions:

Data Mapping
Stakeholder workshops and tooling to map your full data estate and dependencies.
Architecture & Optimization Design
Recommended target state across cloud, hybrid, and platform-based architectures.
Data Health & Usage Analysis
Evaluation of data quality, duplication, access patterns, and lifecycle relevance.
Cost Modeling & Business Case
Financial comparison between current and future states, with clear savings opportunities.
Readiness & Dependency Assessment
Analysis of workload compatibility, performance needs, and interdependencies.
Roadmap & Execution Plan
A phased modernization roadmap with prioritized actions and next steps.

Your Organization’s Data & IT Challenges

You’re ready to modernize your data estate, reduce complexity and costs, and create a stronger foundation for analytics, AI, and long-term business growth.

Data is fragmented and underutilized, spread across on-prem systems, multiple clouds, and SaaS applications
You have no unified data model, limited analytics, and don't know how to realize AI value
Facing rising licensing, facility, and hardware maintenance costs
Seeking to modernize file services while maintaining local performance

Chief Information Officer (CIO)

Chief Technology Officer (CTO)

Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)

Systems Admin / Database Admin

Why TrustedTech?

When It Comes to Security, You Need an Experienced Partner

TrustedTech specializes in end-user workplace services and cloud technologies. We are a Microsoft Managed Partner with the Infrastructure, Security and Modern Work designations focusing on Microsoft Entra ID, Azure, Microsoft 365, Purview, Defender XDR, Sentinel, Intune, as well as on-premises Microsoft infrastructure solutions.

I’m Ready to Modernize My Data Estate!

Our Microsoft-Certified Architects map your full data estate and translate technical findings into a clear, actionable modernization roadmap and business case.

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