7 Advantages of Migrating to Microsoft Azure

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Seven Advantages of Switching to Microsoft Azure

1. Azure Is Secure Securityisoneofthemostcrucialfactorstoconsider wheneverwediscusscloudcomputing.Acertified cloudmanagedserviceproviderofsecuritytoolsand built-infeaturesfortheprotectionofyourdatais MicrosoftAzure.
Features of Azure Security NetworkSecurity:Azurenetworksecurityprotectsyour cloud-baseddatafromcyberattacks,includingthe well-knownandharmfulransomwareattacks. InfrastructureSecurity:AzureishousedinMicrosoftrundatacenters,whichadheretosecuritystandards likeISO/IEC27001:2013andNISTSP800-53. Virtualmachinessecurity:Azurevirtualmachine securityassistsyouinguardingagainstvirusesandis highlyadeptatidentifyingharmfulthreats.

2. Azure Is Cost-Effective

AzureenablesyoutomoveyourITinfrastructuretothecloudsatareasonablecost.The mainreasonbusinessesadoptcloudcomputingisitsaffordability.Microsoftofferstheir mostaffordablestorageoption,AzureArchivestorage,toassistyoubackupyourdata thatcan'tbekepton-premisesservers.

Inadditiontobeingmoreaffordablethanthepay-as-you-gooption,AzureReserved Instancesalsoallowsyoutosaveupto72%.BusinessescanuseallofAzure'scapabilities andfeaturesbysubscribingtoaone-orthree-yearplan.

WhencombinedwithAzureHybridBenefits,WindowsServercustomerswithsoftware assurancecangetthemostoutofAzureVMRIsandsaveupto82%ofthecost comparedtopay-as-you-go.

3. Azure is conveniently accessible

Thefeelingofhavingeasyaccesstoyourdata whereveryouareisthemostsatisfyingfeelingthereis. Youcanhavecontinuousaccesstoyourdataby movingtheITinfrastructureofyourcompanytothe Azurecloud.

4. Azure Improves Scaling

Beingabletomanagetrafficonwebapplicationsisreferredto asscaling.Dependingontheworkloadortraffic,Azure migrationservicesautomaticallyscaleupordownforyou. Thismakesitpossibleforbusinessestoexpandtheirserver capacityinordertostorelargeamountsofdatathatcannot bestoredonlocalservers.Thislowersthecostofbuildingthe necessaryinfrastructureandhiringthestafftorunit.

Whenconsideringmovingtothecloud,thefollowingquestionpopsintoourminds: Whataboutoutdatedsoftwareandsystemsthataren'tcloud-compatible? Youneedn'tworry,though,astheMicrosoftAzurecloudisadaptableenoughtoworkwithyour on-premisesservers.Itdoesn'tlimityoutoacloud-onlystrategylikeAmazonWebServices does. MigrationtoAzureCloudmigrationservicesenableappsonWindowsorSQLserverstobenefit fromthreeyearsoffreesecurityupdates,givingbusinessesthetime,theyneedtoupdatetheir layoutsforlegacysystems.
5.AZUREISFLEXIBLE

6. Azure Enhances Mobility

Thedevelopmentofcloud-poweredappsismade easierbytheAzureMobilityservices.Bymovingapp datatothecloud,appdevelopersmaytakefull advantageofcloudcomputing.Thescalingand integrationofappsaremadeeasierbytheAzure Mobilityservices.

7.AZUREENHANCES COMPLIANCE Withcompliance-effectivetoolsandfeatures,Microsoftgivesenterpriseprofessionalsthe abilitytolegallycontroltheirbusiness. Azuregivesbusinessesthetools,butitistheirresponsibilitytomanagetheenvironmentby abidingbyallcloudcomputingregulations. Companiescaneasilydemonstratetocustomershowtheycomplywithindustrycompliance standardsbyprovidingcompliancecertifications. SincetheAzurecompliancecapabilitiesweredevelopedwiththehelpof1400lawyers,public policyexperts,andcomplianceexecutivesfromMicrosoft,organisationscanfullytrustAzure forthesecurityandprotectionoftheirdata.

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