Migrate your Windows and SQL Server to Azure for faster updates, enhanced security, cost savings, and hybrid flexibility. Discover how Azure supports SMB growth with advanced tools and industry-leading security.
Moving on-premises Windows and SQL server hardware to the cloud using “virtual” machines. It is by far the most common workload and there is a lot of documentation on how to do it correctly.
In nearly all cases, a server hosted by Microsoft will enjoy benefits over those hosted locally.
90% of global businesses are SMBs. They are looking for better ways to drive growth for their businesses through their most valuable asset: their data.
SMBs prioritise looking at how digital technology can help them grow their business, keep staff engaged and productive, enhance digital security, and increase business agility and savings.
With Azure, you can reach more customers and accelerate your time-to-market.Azure offers industry-leading performance and innovative capabilities, such as artificial intelligence (AI), which can help you tap into new opportunities and scale your operations effectively.
Azure enables you to adapt quickly to business changes with its elastic, highly available, and intelligent capabilities. These features help reduce costs and improve operational efficiency.
For instance, Azure’s scalability allows you to handle peak loads seamlessly, ensuring that your business runs smoothly without overprovisioning resources.
Using Azure’s fully managed services frees your staff from routine maintenance tasks, allowing them to focus on high-value initiatives. This shift not only boosts productivity but also enhances job satisfaction, as employees can concentrate on innovative and strategic projects rather than mundane operational tasks.
Azure helps reduce complexity in your security infrastructure. It provides robust tools to identify and protect your data and applications against rapidly evolving threats. By leveraging Azure’s comprehensive security features, you can safeguard your business against cyberattacks and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
Modernising means overcoming on-premises infrastructure and database limitations. Azure offers solutions to these challenges with advanced tools and support.
Common issues include:
“We can’t meet our evolving business needs with our current IT environment.”
“We need to secure and protect our data and applications.”
“We’d like to be more flexible and scale up and down efficiently.”
Azure offers solutions to these challenges with advanced tools and support.
Azure helps you achieve more.
Cost savings
Save up to 80% with Windows Server and SQL Server on Azure vs. AWS.
Industry-leading security:
Comprehensive, multi-layered security from infrastructure to built-in services.
Flexibility:
Hybrid Cloud: Run workloads on-premises, in the cloud, or both.
Automated migration tooling and comprehensive customer programs.
Azure is simply the best choice for modernising your infrastructure and databases.
Take advantage of Microsoft’s 25+ years of expertise, unmatched cost-effectiveness, and comprehensive support programs for a seamless migration experience.
There are three SQL database options in Azure, depending on whether you want basic IaaS or PaaS. Choose the right fit for your needs:
IaaS (Infrastructure-as-a-Service):
PaaS (Platform-as-a-Service):
Hybrid Deployments:
Modernising to Azure SQL is a straightforward option to migrating SQL Server to the cloud because you can run any workload anywhere. There’s no need to patch or update because it’s done for you, and you get the same SQL experience in the cloud as on-premises.
Modernise and grow your business with Azure.
Take advantage of Microsoft’s 25+ years of expertise, unmatched cost-effectiveness, and comprehensive support programs for a seamless migration experience.
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