New AI-powered quick assessments in Migration Center turbocharge modernization

Technology leaders are under mounting pressure to modernize infrastructure, control multi-cloud operational spend, and build data foundations for generative AI. However, the discovery required for that level of transformation can entail weeks of manual spreadsheet analysis, mapping in-house infrastructure, and reconciling siloed, piecemeal cost estimates across disparate teams and sources. To help, we’re announcing AI-powered Quick Assessments in Migration Center, which delivers near-instant total cost of ownership (TCO) modeling and automated service mapping.

Compare this to legacy assessment processes, which can stall digital transformation initiatives before they even launch. Manual discovery can delay migration timelines by months, increase engineering overhead, and often miscalculates complex financial models. By replacing manual discovery with AI-assisted automation, IT gains instant, actionable visibility into the TCO and return on investment (ROI) for a given migration initiative. 

Now, organizations can generate comprehensive migration financial models in minutes rather than months. Teams ingest raw infrastructure data or cloud billing reports and quickly receive an optimized target bill of materials (BOM), service mapping coverage, and projected savings. Decision makers interact with an agentic assistant that explains underlying financial assumptions, recommends technical cost optimizations, and exports ready-to-share executive reports.

Inside the AI-powered Migration Center

This is made possible with AI-assisted Quick Assessments alongside enhanced Cloud Billing assessment capabilities, both integrated into the new AI-powered Migration Center.

AI-assisted Quick Assessment for on-premises workloads

Designed for enterprise customers and partners, AI-assisted Quick Assessment automates on-premises infrastructure evaluation to provide rapid financial modeling. Let’s walk through these new capabilities: 

• Instant Compute Engine TCO estimates convert VMware inventory exports (such as RVTools) or aggregated infrastructure inputs into precise Compute Engine cost targets:

• Advanced architecture modeling supports latest-generation Gen4 compute instances and high-performance Hyperdisk storage pools:

• Customizable financial controls allow teams to adjust on-premises baseline cost assumptions to match internal accounting standards:

• Context-aware agentic chat recommends tailored technical cost optimizations aligned with your specific business constraints (such as regional location or compliance needs), clearly explaining the underlying logic and financial assumptions.

• Automated Business Case and Google Sheets export generates ready-to-use reports capturing the complete recommended BOM, TCO comparison, and ROI analysis:

The path forward

Modernizing your infrastructure starts with fast and accurate data. Migration Center’s Gemini-powered features simplify cloud evaluation, empowering IT decision makers to build defensible business cases generated by machine-learning.

Try Migration Center directly in the console today, or take a free migration and modernization assessment to evaluate your workloads and accelerate your strategic cloud journey with Google Cloud.