This case study examines the migration of a critical application from physical onsite servers to Azure, addressing challenges such as scalability, redundancy, and high availability. The ageing hardware and end-of-life server operating systems presented significant security vulnerabilities and an unreliable backup regime, highlighting the need for a comprehensive solution. 

The approach involved migrating and consolidating all digital assets into Azure, enhancing efficiency and streamlining operations. The project was managed in collaboration with third-party development teams and service providers, including the decommissioning of redundant services and hardware.

The outcome was a significant reduction in the risk of data loss, improved backup and disaster recovery capabilities, enhanced security posture, and cost savings from scalable services on-demand. The consolidation of application servers and systems reduced latency and optimised performance across the digital infrastructure.

Key products used in the migration included Azure Migrate, Azure Virtual Machines, Azure Backup, and Azure Network Watcher. The migration was complex, involving multiple systems and coordination with various third-party providers, successfully moving five servers into the Azure cloud with no downtime or impact on the application or users.

The case study highlights the benefits of cloud migration, including cost reduction, improved security, and operational efficiency, providing a robust and scalable digital infrastructure. 

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"This was a highly complex migration involving several disparate systems, hosted onsite and in private cloud. There was a great deal of complexity involved in interacting with numerous 3rd party providers and development teams to successfully migrate a total of 5 servers into Azure cloud (including multiple databases servers), with no downtime or effect on the application or users."

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