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title: Migration and modernization solutions for Windows AKS
titleSuffix: Migration and modernization solutions for Windows Server containers on AKS
description: Read end-to-end walkthroughs of assessing your applications to find containerization and PaaS blockers.
ms.topic: concept-article
ms.custom: aks-migration
ms.date: 01/31/2024
author: davidsmatlak
ms.author: davidsmatlak

# Customer intent: "As an application administrator, I want to migrate and modernize legacy applications to Windows containers on Kubernetes, so that I can leverage cloud-native benefits and improve our deployment efficiency."
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# Migration and modernization solutions for Windows AKS 

Microsoft has collaborated with leading partners to ensure customers have a seamless experience with  migrating and modernizing their applications to Windows containers.  

Our partners featured below have published guides on how to migrate and modernize the legacy eShop application published by the dotnet team to Windows containers.  

## Migration and modernization solutions

- [Azure Migrate](#azure-migrate)
- [CAST](#cast)
- [UnifyCloud](#unifycloud)

### Azure Migrate 

Azure Migrate's latest blog walks you through the process of migrating ASP.NET web apps to Windows containers on Azure Kubernetes Service, detailing a straightforward approach from initial discovery and TCO comparison to cloud readiness assessment and containerization.  

You can [follow their article](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/containers/azure-migrate-modernizing-your-net-apps-to-windows-containers-on/ba-p/4037551) for details on their end-to-end walkthrough.  

### CAST

CAST offers a detailed guide using CAST Highlight to identify containerization blockers and provides remediation strategies. This enhances the migration process with insights into application code, architecture, and third-party compliance.  

For more information on their Windows container migration guidance, case studies and PaaS integrations you can [follow their article](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/containers/cast-modernizing-your-net-apps-to-windows-containers-on-azure/ba-p/4037740). 

### UnifyCloud

UnifyCloud introduces its CloudAtlas platform, an end-to-end migration tool, for streamlining the modernization of .NET applications to Windows containers on Azure Kubernetes Services.

To explore more about their guidance on Windows container migration, along with valuable migration learnings and insights for modernization plans, you can [explore their article](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/containers/unifycloud-modernizing-your-net-apps-to-windows-containers-on/ba-p/4037872). 
