Blog

Embracing Change and Innovation

18 Mar 2024

Businesses are challenged with inflation, rising energy costs, and technological complexities, with this constant market change businesses require a flexible IT infrastructure that grows with them. Microsoft Azure offers a robust solution, enabling businesses to adapt to these dynamic market conditions by migrating and modernising on-premises workloads for enhanced efficiency and cost-effectiveness.

The Power of Azure

Microsoft Azure presents a compelling solution for businesses looking to transform their IT landscape. By securely migrating and modernising on-premises workloads to Azure, businesses can achieve significant efficiencies, reduce costs, and benefit from a productive and intelligent app development platform.

Key Benefits of Azure Migration and Modernisation:

  • Efficiency and Cost Reduction: Azure enables businesses to lower their operational costs significantly. For example, running Windows Server and SQL Server workloads on Azure can reduce costs by up to 40% with built-in security.

  • Speed of Development: Azure's fully managed cloud services can increase the speed of app development to production by up to 50%, enabling faster market responsiveness.

  • Enhanced Productivity: Automating cloud management tasks can improve the efficiency of IT teams by up to 53%, freeing them up to focus on more strategic initiatives.

Maximising Value with Azure

Adopting a cloud-first approach is becoming increasingly essential. By optimising cloud investments, businesses can control their Azure spend, improve workload performance, and make their workloads more sustainable.

  • Cost Management: Efficient use and monitoring of resources can lead to a reduction in Azure spend by up to 34%.

  • Performance Optimisation: Resolving workload performance issues can boost team productivity and satisfaction.

Emerging Stronger with Azure's Technological Edge

Azure not only helps businesses keep pace with the market but also provides tools to differentiate and innovate. Key innovations include:

  • App Modernisation: Azure facilitates the quick development of secure, cloud-native apps, increasing development speed by up to 50%.

  • AI Integration: Azure AI and Machine Learning services enable businesses to infuse intelligence into their cloud apps, driving efficiency and market differentiation.

  • Developer Productivity: Tools like GitHub Copilot enhance developer productivity, with reports of up to 88% higher job satisfaction and 55% faster task completion.

Turn Your Vision into Impact with Azure

Microsoft Azure offers a comprehensive, trusted cloud platform that enables businesses to not just adapt to changing markets but to emerge stronger and more competitive. Whether it's through efficient migration and modernisation, maximising value, or embracing technological innovation, Azure empowers businesses to turn their vision into impactful business outcomes.

Ready to start your journey?

Discover how we can help you uncover and leverage the power of Azure to help transform your business today.

Ready to start your journey?

Discover how we can help you uncover and leverage the power of Azure to help transform your business today.

More from the blog:

Network News

We're Sponsoring the Sussex Azure User Group

Network News

Enhance Your Enterprise Security with Azure
This image displays a pattern of three-dimensional hexagons in varying shades of blue. The hexagonal shapes are arranged in a tessellated manner, forming a continuous surface with some hexagons appearing slightly elevated, creating a sense of depth and contrast through lighting and shading. The overall effect is a visually striking geometric design with a cool, futuristic feel due to the blue color palette and structured composition.

People

Leadership Appointments: Des McGuire Promoted to CEO, Declan Gildea Appointed COO