Azure Cloud Migration

miahtech partnered with another third party IT Consultancy firm to help a client migrate their aging on-premise server infrastructure to Microsoft Azure. The goal was to improve scalability, enhance security, and reduce IT operational overhead.

The Challenge

The client's existing infrastructure was struggling to keep up with business demands, leading to performance issues and high maintenance costs. A key concern was ensuring system up time and keeping running costs as affordable as possible. In addition to the legacy infrastructure, there was also outdated technology being used such as outdated technology stack e.g .NET Framework. This meant that the .NET Framework app had to be upgraded too, in addition to the infrastructure to help make the application compatible in Azure.

Our Solution

• Conducted a thorough assessment of the existing infrastructure and developed a phased migration strategy.
• Several legacy application such as windows services and .NET Framework applications were upgraded to .NET 8 to ensure compatibility with Azure.
• Deployed Azure Virtual Machines and Azure App Services to host the client's applications, ensuring high availability and scalability.
• Implemented and configured a new SQL Database to seperate the staging environment database from the production environment, ensuring data integrity and performance.
• Migrated the client's data to Azure Blob Storage for cost-effective and scalable storage solutions.
• Migrated the client's email and collaboration tools to Microsoft 365, enhancing productivity and security.
• Set up CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps to automate deployments and updates, replacing their manual approach.

The Results

The migration to Azure resulted in an increase in System performance and reliability significantly improving the application, and the new cloud-based disaster recovery solution provided enhanced business continuity. The client also benefited from the scalability of Azure, allowing them to adapt quickly to changing business needs.