Up to now 12 months, organizations more and more turned to the cloud to outlive potential enterprise disruptions. At Microsoft, we partnered with companies of all sizes, to assist them make the most of the scalability, distant work enablement, and value efficiencies of migrating to the cloud. As we plan for the long run collectively, we anticipate clients will proceed to leverage cloud investments to refine and reimagine their digital methods with a watch on distant productiveness, sustainability, and safety.
“To run airports throughout a pandemic is difficult. The Azure Migration Program (AMP) has helped us to efficiently carry out a lift-and-shift throughout probably the most urgent scenario Swedavia has ever been in giving us entry to top-of-the-line specialists and recommendation through the challenge.”—Joakim Eriksson, IT Director, Swedavia Airways
At the moment at Microsoft Encourage, we’re asserting new and expanded packages, provides, and product investments—serving to clients to speed up their migration and modernization journey with Azure.
Azure Migration Program (AMP) is now Azure Migration and Modernization Program (AMMP)
Over the past 24 months, the Azure Migration Program (AMP) has helped 1000’s of consumers unlock the advantages of the cloud, with the right combination of knowledgeable steering and greatest practices emigrate to Azure. The College of Leicester and the British Council are two such examples. We’re additionally supporting organizations in addressing their sustainability objectives, serving to AMMP clients turn out to be as much as 93 % extra vitality environment friendly by migrating to Azure.
As we labored with these clients, in addition they requested for our assist in modernizing their purposes. Based mostly on this suggestions, we’re completely happy to announce that Azure Migration Program is evolving to turn out to be the Azure Migration and Modernization Program (AMMP) with help for app modernization eventualities. We’re additionally increasing AMMP with new help for Azure Spring Cloud and Azure Cosmos DB. Be taught extra and be part of AMMP—to confidently transfer ahead, collectively.
“We leveraged AMMP to modernize three mission-critical purposes for a serious healthcare firm. AMMP not solely jumpstarted our buyer engagement but additionally helped us drive progress and land greatest practices for the cloud-like planning, discovery, and Touchdown Zone creation.”—Todd Advantageous, Chief Technique Officer, Atmosera
Home windows Server and SQL Server run greatest on Azure: Saying free prolonged safety updates for 2008/R2 and 2012 servers—solely on Azure
At the moment, we’re asserting Prolonged Safety Updates for Home windows Server 2012 and 2012 R2, and SQL Server 2012, free solely on Azure. Prospects operating these releases of Home windows Server and SQL Server on-premises can have the choice to buy Prolonged Safety Updates.
As well as, for patrons who want extra time to improve and modernize their Home windows Server and SQL Server 2008/R2, we’ll now present one further 12 months of free prolonged safety updates for 2008/R2 servers solely on Azure.
Prospects can make the most of revolutionary Azure-only capabilities and ease the operational burden whereas modernizing Home windows Server and SQL Server environments. For instance, Azure Automanage improves workload efficiency and uptime by means of simplified administration for Home windows Server and Linux VMs. Azure VMware Resolution permits clients emigrate shortly whereas persevering with to make the most of their VMware investments. Azure Digital Desktop helps clients modernize their Home windows Server Distant desktop providers (RDS) primarily based Digital desktop infrastructure (VDI) environments. Equally, the SQL Server IaaS extension delivers automated administration, patching, and backups for SQL Server VMs on Azure. Learn extra about our finish of help provides and the newest in Home windows Server and SQL Server innovation.
Enhanced Azure migration and modernization instruments
We proceed to spend money on a variety of deployment choices for container-based app modernization. In March, we previewed the App Containerization software that helps you shortly containerize and deploy your .NET and Java apps onto Azure Kubernetes Service. At the moment we’re asserting that App Containerization helps container deployments to Azure App Service as nicely.
Azure Arc-enabled Azure SQL (general-purpose tier) shall be typically obtainable on July 30, 2021. This allows clients to persistently handle their hybrid SQL Server environments throughout and after the transfer—on their phrases. Azure Arc now integrates with Azure Lighthouse, giving companions further alternatives to handle assets throughout the sting, datacenters, and multi-cloud environments.
Be taught extra
• Attend my Microsoft Encourage session to find out about our Azure migration and modernization investments.
• Reap the benefits of our AMMP investments—turn out to be an Superior Specialised associate or an Azure Professional Managed Companies Supplier (MSP).
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