Microsoft has unveiled AppCAT, an Azure Migrate device supposed to help customers in migrating their on-premises .NET functions to the corporate’s Azure cloud.
Launched January 3, the Azure Migrate software and code evaluation device for .NET, or AppCAT for brief, lets customers assess .NET supply code, binaries, and configurations of an software to seek out potential points and alternatives when transferring a .NET software to Azure. The device helps uncover points an software might need when ported to Azure and improves efficiency, safety, and scalability by suggesting fashionable, cloud-native options, Microsoft stated.
As soon as an evaluation is run, AppCAT will report issues to test or change to make sure that an software works correctly after it has been moved from on-premises to Azure. Accessible as both a Visible Studio extension or as a .NET CLI device, AppCAT discovers software know-how utilization by means of static evaluation of code and dependencies. Microsoft has posted directions for the CLI device. Each the CLI device and Visible Studio extension permit customers to save lots of the outcomes of the evaluation in HTML, CSV, and JSON codecs.
With AppCAT, customers can bounce to a line requiring consideration, tackle points, mark them as mounted and save the present state. The device gives an estimate of how a lot effort every challenge will take to repair together with estimates for elements of apps and initiatives. Plans name for infusing the device with AI capabilities and including integration with Copilot AI help. Additionally deliberate is a extra curated evaluation primarily based on the chosen Azure goal.
Customers can present suggestions on AppCAT through the Visible Studio suggestions channel.
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