Microsoft Azure Cloud Migration Services
Migrating to Azure can transform your organization's IT infrastructure and lower overall maintenance costs. Leverage the flexibility and reliability of the Microsoft Azure cloud by contacting us today.
What is Microsoft Azure?
Azure is Microsoft’s cutting-edge cloud computing platform. Over 95% of Fortune 500 companies use Azure, and with over 90 certifications, it has the most comprehensive set of compliance offerings of any cloud service provider. To keep you secure and protected, Microsoft invests over $1 billion annually into cybersecurity research and employs over 3,500 security experts. With 200+ cloud products, Azure provides your organization with everything it needs to succeed in the cloud.
Our Approach For Cloud Migration
Discovery
Migrating your existing hybrid or on-premises data center to the cloud can be an overwhelming process. How do you know which Azure features are right for you? Datalink Networks will do intensive discovery within your current data center to understand your core business needs, required productivity tools, critical applications, and what drives your organization.
Planning
After understanding your business requirements, our expert engineers provide you with a phased approach to your Azure cloud migration, including recommendations for features to utilize, security steps to take, and more. Through extensive testing, you can be assured that the services you choose are compatible with your critical applications and business processes to keep you up and running for years to come.
Implementation
Following the discussed and approved plan, the actual migration begins. Your IT team is kept up to date throughout this entire process, so you never have to wonder how the project is going. During migration, testing is done frequently to ensure there are no gaps in security, the tools remain user-friendly, and your organization can focus on what you do best.
Optimization
Continued monitoring of your workloads—such as compute, memory, and storage—provides insight into further optimizing your cloud-hosted data center. These optimizations help you become more productive, lower overall costs, and increase security.
Maintenance and Support
Whether your data center is newly migrated or has existed in the cloud for years, maintaining and supporting it is vital to your organization’s success. Technology is rapidly changing, and having a dedicated team to support, update, and optimize your data center with these new technologies will keep your data secure and your team productive. Datalink Networks supports your cloud-based data center with 24x7 response and a 1-hour or less SLA, so your team has one less worry.
Contact us to request your complimentary Azure Migration Readiness Assessment
FAQ’S
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What is the payment structure for Azure cloud services?
Pricing for Microsoft Azure runs off a consumption-based payment structure. This ensures your organization only pays for what you use, providing you an opportunity to save. Additionally, pricing depends on various factors such as products and services used, allotted time, capacity, and more. Our expert engineers will provide budgetary estimates and cost analysis for your new data center during the discovery and planning phases for your Azure cloud migration.
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Is Microsoft Azure secure and compliant?
Yes, Azure is exceptionally secure and can be made compliant with any industry standard. Datalink Networks strategizes ways to strengthen your security posture and ensure your compliance with your industry’s specifications as part of planning and implementation. Additionally, Azure has Security Centers that assess your environment, raise threat prevention recommendations, and address urgent security challenges.
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What’s the benefit of migrating to Azure?
The benefits of migrating to Azure are substantial and include:
- Optimizes costs from resources, maintenance, and physical footprint
- Easily scalable as your organization grows
- Enhanced security
- Assists in meeting compliancy requirements
- Simplified and centralized management
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Would migrating to the cloud affect my other applications?
While many applications are compatible with Azure, there is a chance that some applications may not be. During the discovery and planning phases of your Azure migration, extensive testing is done to ensure that all business-critical applications are compatible within Azure or are otherwise useable. Through the included proof of concept, you can be confident that all tools needed to keep your team running remain available and reliable.
