How Microsoft Azure can help you transform your business
Microsoft Azure is only 14 years old and yet this teenager currently has more than 2,800 artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) products and services, is used by 56% of organisations globally, and its revenue growth (as of 2024) was 31%. The platform is also considered to offer the best value for money – in a recent Statista survey, Azure led at 31% followed by Google Cloud, AWS, IBM Cloud and Oracle.
Modernising business operations with Azure has proven use cases and benefits and offers organisations entry to a world of Microsoft products, platforms, solutions and capabilities. In addition to those, not unimpressive benefits, Azure provides companies with the tools and services they need to manage growth and scale in a highly competitive global market.
1. Innovate at speed, optimise for productivity
Companies migrating to Azure can accelerate their time to market with an array of fully managed Azure services designed for Platform as a Service (PaaS), containers, low-code apps and databases. You can speed up your application development and delivery with Azure low-code tools, boost your developer productivity with enhanced local and third-party services, and provide teams with access to a community of more than 70 million developers through GitHub and Visual Studio.
2. Achieve scale, embed resilience
The enterprise-grade infrastructure provided by Azure allows for you to plan ahead for disruption. With built-in high availability and disaster recovery options, Azure allows you to take advantage of PaaS capabilities such as security, patching, and autoscaling. You can also containerise your .NET and Java apps, running them in the Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) without needing to make any code changes. You can also use your Azure environment to scale your resources to meet changing business demands without having to extend significant upfront costs – scale up when you need it, scale down when you don’t.
3. Modernise on your terms, create flexibility that fits
You can extend your Azure capabilities to your on-premises environments to allow for consistent application development and DevOps practices within a hybrid approach. Using the right Azure architecture and architects, you can consistently manage and govern Linux, Windows and SQL workloads across your on-premises and multi-cloud environments.
4. Secure your environment, embed compliance
Microsoft Azure not only comes with advanced security features, it comes with constant, ongoing R&D from Microsoft. The company has prioritised security throughout its ecosystem and consistently upgrades and reinvents its Azure platform to meet best practice security expectations. Azure offers multi-layered protection, threat intelligence, compliance with global standards, robust data and application protection, and the peace of mind that comes with the reduced risk of cyberthreats and data breaches.
5. Enjoy a performance refresh, save on costs
The Azure global network of data centres provide low-latency, high-speed connectivity which translate into high performance and reliability. The responsiveness and efficiency of applications within the Azure framework are powered by this reliable infrastructure, and your company benefits from improved experiences (for the business and customers) and operational efficiencies. Costs, of course, are given tighter control and visibility within Azure as you can adopt a pay-as-you-go model and use the Azure cost-management tools to rigorously manage spend and optimise budgets.
Mint can provide you with a solid advisory foundation from which to explore the benefits of Azure and ensure your migration is seamless and relevant. Our longstanding relationship with Microsoft and our track record add up to you getting the right Azure start for your business.
