Reduce costs and improve operations with Microsoft Azure Cloud

In tougher times, it is common to review company costs. If the company's databases are on-prem, it may be a good idea to consider a database move to Microsoft Azure Cloud. Below you will find out why Azure Cloud is in particular.

What you think is best doesn't always have to be. Azure Cloud gives you many advantages that you don't have on-prem. Once you're up there in the cloud, you'll probably ask yourself why you didn't migrate sooner.

Here are some key incentives that explain why you should consider migrating to Azure Cloud:

• Scalability and availability: Azure Cloud offers a scalable infrastructure that you can easily expand as your needs change. You can also use Azure features such as availability zones to ensure high availability for your services.
   
• Security: Azure Cloud has a comprehensive security architecture that includes features such as virtual networks, identity management, and encryption to ensure that your data and services are protected.
  
  
• Cost savings: Azure Cloud offers a flexible pricing structure that allows you to pay only for what you use. You also avoid the costs of purchasing, maintaining, and updating hardware.
  
  
• Innovation: Azure Cloud offers a wide range of services and technologies that you can use to improve and modernize your business processes.
  
  
• Flexibility: Azure Cloud offers many options for running your services, including virtual machines, containers, and serverless architectures. You can also easily integrate your existing systems and tools with Azure.
  
  
• Global network: Azure has a global network of data centers, which means that you can deliver your services to users around the world with high speed and availability.
  
  
• Leverage Microsoft's expertise: By migrating to Azure, you benefit from Microsoft's experience and expertise in cloud-based services and technologies that are continuously improved and developed. You also have the opportunity to use Microsoft's products and services in an integrated way.
  
  

Easy migration with Azure Database Migration Service

In the event of a change, we all want it to be easy and preferably take a short time for the actual implementation. With the Azure Database Migration Service, you can have an easy move to the cloud. It works just as smoothly if you have already migrated to the cloud but want to move to the Azure Cloud instead. Azure Database Migration Service supports several important database scenarios such as SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL, and MongoDB.

It is always desirable for things to go quickly with all types of moves and migrations. With the Azure Database Migration Service, you can save both time and effort by automating the move using PowerShell. Thanks to the migration service, you can perform a migration with the help of guidance that explains step-by-step how to do it. Best of all, you can do this with almost no downtime.

Downtime is something no one wants to experience because it affects the entire business. It would be a dream to say that there would be absolutely zero downtime, but unfortunately, short downtimes are unavoidable.

Flexibility is an important advantage

An important advantage of the Azure Database Migration Service is flexibility. The service can be used for both individual databases but also for large-scale migrations. The service can be used both for lift and shift migrations but also for modernization migrations. This shows that the service is scalable and can be scaled up or down depending on your needs.

And what about security?

Azure Database Migration Service is definitely a secure service that uses standard features like virtual networks and identity management to protect your data.

This means that you should not have to think that moving to the Azure Cloud would be insecure. An important part of moving to the cloud is that it must be secure.

Would it be nice to get help with migrating the data platform to the Azure Cloud?

Get help from us at Cegal, we make sure that you get exactly the help you need for a successful database migration.