Migrating to the cloud can provide businesses with numerous benefits such as cost savings, increased efficiency, and improved scalability. Microsoft Azure is a popular cloud platform that offers businesses a wide range of services, including storage, networking, and analytics. It is a secure and reliable platform that is trusted by businesses of all sizes, from small start-ups to large multinational corporations. By migrating to Azure, businesses can take advantage of the latest technologies and services to help them grow and succeed in today’s digital economy.

Microsoft Azure key features

One of the most significant benefits of migrating to Azure is cost savings. Azure allows businesses to reduce infrastructure costs by eliminating the need to invest in expensive on-premises servers and data centers. Instead, businesses can take advantage of Azure’s virtualized infrastructure and pay only for the resources they use. Azure also eliminates the need for businesses to hire and maintain a dedicated IT staff to manage on-premises hardware and infrastructure, resulting in lower maintenance costs. Additionally, Azure’s pay-as-you-go pricing model allows businesses to only pay for the resources they use, which helps them control IT expenses and predict costs more easily.

Azure’s scalability is another significant advantage for businesses. It allows businesses to easily adjust their usage and costs as their business grows, which means that businesses can start small and scale up as needed without incurring additional costs. Azure’s scalability also improves efficiency by enabling businesses to quickly respond to changes in demand, automatically scale resources based on predefined rules and expand into new markets easily. Moreover, Azure’s scalability can improve performance by adding resources as needed and reducing downtime caused by resource constraints.

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Azure also offers a range of built-in security features, such as Azure Active Directory, Azure Security Centre, Azure Key Vault, Azure Policy, Azure DDoS Protection, and Azure Advanced Threat Protection. These features help protect businesses’ data and applications from security vulnerabilities, threats, and attacks.

Microsoft Azure also offers a wide range of automation and management tools that help businesses simplify and streamline the deployment, management, and scaling of their resources. These tools include Azure Resource Manager, Azure Automation, Azure Monitor, Azure Backup, Azure Site Recovery, Azure Advisor, and Azure Arc.

 

Do more with less with Microsoft Azure

At FITTS, we have helped numerous businesses migrate their on-premises systems to Azure using reliable and repeatable migration strategies. By migrating to Azure, businesses can do more with less, become more innovative and resilient, and adapt more quickly to evolving markets.

To learn how we can help you plan for your Azure migration, contact us today for a complementary cloud workshop.