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5 steps to prepare developers for cloud modernisation

by Spanish Point - Aug 11, 2022
5 steps to prepare developers for cloud modernisation

Cloud adoption increased significantly during COVID-19 and continues for many companies. However, an enormous migration and modernization opportunity remains as ISVs continue their digital transformation. We are hearing key themes from our customers that reinforce this, including:

  • Cloud has become the catalyst for innovation. Customers are moving beyond operational efficiency to create new products and offerings, leveraging the unique capabilities of cloud to differentiate themselves.
  • Customers are not just looking for technology, they’re looking for a trusted partner. They need an expert to help them navigate these tough issues as they move toward hybrid, multi-cloud, and edge environments, facing new complexities and opportunities.
  • Security, data privacy, and compliance are top of mind for customers in every industry as cyberattacks continue to rise.

The purpose of modernising applications is to better align them to current and future business needs. By deploying applications to the cloud, ISVs can innovate, improve security, scale to meet demand, manage costs, and deliver rich and consistent customer experiences globally.

With Microsoft Azure, you’ll find not only the tools and technologies that you need to move to the cloud, but also extensive developer support for cloud modernisation.

Modernise application and data estates

According to Microsoft estimates, the opportunity for data exceeds $42 billion today, and will grow to $85 billion by fiscal year 2025. No matter where our customers are in their modernisation journey, Azure offers flexibility between control over managing infrastructure and the level of productivity desired. Microsoft highly recommend partner advisory services and technical expertise when on this journey with Azure.

Migrate and modernise infrastructure and mission-critical workloads

ISVs often face time-sensitive decisions with datacenter contract renewals or software end-of-support. As a result, many are looking to shift large parts of their IT spend to the cloud with infrastructure as a service (IaaS) seeing the biggest increase. 

This year also brings timely migration opportunities for Windows Server and SQL Server. Microsoft offer the best value at every stage of cloud migration. As an example, it’s up to 80 percent less expensive to run Windows Server VMs and Azure SQL Managed Instance on Azure than it is with Microsoft’s main competitor.  And it’s not just about costs— Microsoft offer unique capabilities like Azure Automanage to simplify VM management and the broadest SQL Server compatibility to ease the move.

According to Microsoft estimates, the opportunity for data exceeds $42 billion today, and will grow to $85 billion by fiscal year 2025. No matter where our customers are in their modernisation journey, Azure offers flexibility between control over managing infrastructure and the level of productivity desired. Microsoft highly recommend partner advisory services and technical expertise when on this journey with Azure.


SMART AIM for ISVs

Spanish Point is part of Microsoft’s selective group of technology partners that deliver deep insights to help ISVs make informed IT decisions.

SMART AIM (Application Innovation & Migration) by Spanish Point is an engagement model which accelerates the ISV journey to the cloud. It offers real benefits, from cost savings and operational improvements to a future-proof platform that allows you to quickly take advantage of the benefits of the cloud.