Migrating your apps, data and infrastructure to Azure

Migrating your apps, data and infrastructure to Azure just got easier!

As we are all beginning to realise the future of computing is moving the way of the cloud. This is because the cloud brings increased agility, efficiency and innovation to allow for a more rapid expansion of businesses. One thing that has been considered for business of all sizes is the flexibility need for fast a successful migration to the cloud. So why should you make the move to the cloud?…

1) Increase Flexibility

Azure migrations are highly flexible and allow for a hybrid collaboration with your on-premise infrastructure until you are ready to make the full move to the cloud. This can be said also for if you require a hybrid configuration for a long-term solution as well.

2) Reduced Cost

A Microsoft survey has recently been conducted in which it was found that the average saving for business moving to the cloud was around 62%. By reducing costs through I.T it was also found that this was one of the driving factors in allowing business to expand at more rapid rate as it able to unlock capital that could be invested elsewhere.

3) Lower Risk

In the past it has been reported that business where not totally confident in migrating their infrastructure to the cloud due to the business impact it can have. With the all new tools and features available in azure Allscirpts (one of the leading I.T healthcare solutions provider) had this to say about the migration experience.

“When you experience periods of sudden growth through acquisitions, like Allscripts has, you need a flexible cloud partner like Microsoft. Tools like Azure Site Recovery have helped us quickly, reliably, and securely migrate several hundred business critical workloads – including Linux, MySQL, Windows, and SQL Server,” says Peter Tomlinson, Director, Information Systems and Technology Operations, Allscripts.

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