At some point, I will explore reasons for migrating to a cloud platform. For now, I am just focusing specifically on Microsoft Azure out of curiosity:
Cost efficiency – Pay-as-you-go pricing model – Reduced capital expenditure
Scalability – Azure on-demand scalability, swiftly allowing scale up or down per workload
Security and Compliance – Leverage with Azure Security Center – Enterprise level security with multiple compliance certs i.e. GDPR, HIPAA, ISO 27001- At rest and in transit data encryption
Integration with Microsoft Products – Solid integration with Microsoft ecosystem such as Office 365, Dynamics 365, and Windows Server
Disaster Recovery (DR) – Azure built-in disaster recovery solutions with i.e. Geo-redundant storage (GRS) and backup services for business continuity
Hybrid Cloud Capability – Azure enables seamless integration with on-prem infrastructure – Using Azure Arc to manage on-premises and multi-cloud enviro centrally
Integration with Azure DevOps, GitHub – Modern methodologies Dev Support such as CI/CD, containers, and microservices
Big Data Analytics & AI, Machine Learning – AI, machine learning, and analytics, i.e. Azure Cognitive Services, Azure Machine Learning, and Azure Synapse Analytics
Reliability and Availability – Azure offers a 99.95% uptime SLA, ensures high availability for business-critical apps
Advanced Networking – Azure Virtual Network (VNet), VPN Gateway, and ExpressRoute for secure, high-speed network
