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Migration to the cloud has become a need rather than a fad. For critical industries, such as banking, finance, government, and energy, the issue is rather more complex. Local rules, regulatory requirements, and data residency laws have discouraged enterprises from using public cloud platforms and solutions. In addition, many firms opt to keep their on-premises IT systems to assure business as usual, while taking use of the revolutionary capabilities of cloud computing platforms like Microsoft Azure. Hybrid cloud designs that expand the capacity of world-class public clouds by using on-premises servers and data centres with internal security procedures may be able to resolve the dilemma. This is undeniably the best of both worlds and an increasingly popular option among multinational businesses.

By 2021

cloud data centres, including hybrid cloud, will process 94% of workloads and compute instances.

Global

expenditure on Hybrid Cloud would reach $128 billion by 2025.

By 2025

there will be more than 41 billion connected devices worldwide, creating over 80 zettabytes of data.

Overcome Azure Hybrid Cloud Migration Obstacles.

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Traditional Obstacles to Cloud Adoption
CDWT's Benefits
  • End-to-end Azure Hybrid cloud managed services and Governance driven by AIOps-enabled cloud operations
  • Industry-best Single SLA at the Application layer - work without anxiety and risk.
  • Autoscaling, process innovation that exceeds ITIL and COBIT, and automated monitoring of asset efficiency to control billing expenses.
  • Microsoft Azure Stack and its solutions portfolio provide an infallible Azure hybrid cloud architecture for datacenters, on-premise IT, and edge devices. Azure Stack Edge, Azure Stack HCI, Azure Stack Hub
  • Core Business Needs were catered to via the Agile Azure Hybrid Cloud Deployment Framework.
  • 24/7/365 assistance and advice from CDWT's Microsoft Azure Certified Professionals
  • On the basis of constant suggestions, operational needs for enhanced cloud returns and cost-optimal high performance of Azure architecture are established.
  • Utilize a single straightforward Azure-powered dashboard to manage global workflows across all of your on-premises IT systems and adopted clouds.
  • Using Azure Resource Manager, you can plan and manage all of your IT resources, including Data, Windows and Linux servers and Kubernetes Clusters on Microsoft Azure.
  • Run Azure services anywhere and utilise innovative cloud-native features like Azure Policy, Azure Lighthouse, and Azure Machine Learning.
  • Microsoft Azure Arc enables the effortless creation of custom apps powered by Azure Cloud.
  • Consistently manage, setup, or deploy applications on your Azure Kubernetes clusters, and grow as needed.
  • Reduce mistakes, integrate your familiar application DevOps environments, building tools, and development expertise on any platform, and you will be able to: Manage DevOps duties centrally with Azure RBAC (Role-Based Access Control)
  • Dedicated Azure DRaaS Enables Streamlined Backup and Disaster Recovery Planning on Azure
  • Enterprise-wide automated backup-recovery, failover-failback
  • Industry-leading uptime, Hyper-scalability, and availability of applications and processes at all times
  • Compliant cloud architecture and intelligent security management with over 40 security controls
  • Continuous monitoring using Azure-native technologies, including Azure Sentinel, automated reporting, and intelligent threat management
  • DevOps-friendly security, accessible dashboards, and dedicated Azure Security Centres to respond to any risk-related questions around-the-clock.
  • On the hybrid Azure Cloud platform, specialised automation solutions for data administration, asset management, workflow governance, and reporting.
  • Tools for governing, analysing, and generating vital business information insights for data-driven decision making
  • AI solutions on the hybrid Azure Cloud platform with edge devices to remove operational redundancies, enhance corporate visibility, and overall IT health and performance.
  • Utilize sophisticated, intelligent Azure hybrid hardware and software infrastructure solutions like Azure Stack, Azure Stack HCI, Azure Stack Hub, Microsoft Azure Arc, Azure Machine Learning, and more.

AIOps-driven managed operations enable you to maximise the advantages of a hybrid Azure environment at little expense. Using Azure Arc, you can achieve uninterrupted synchronisation between your current IT processes, data, apps, middleware, software platforms, and adopted cloud platforms or other heterogeneous IT environments. Utilize Azure Stack to modernise and virtualize your datacenter assets, bring Azure functionality on-premises, and govern Edge environments with analytical insight. Cloud-based automation and modernization of core company functions and procedures.

Bring the sophisticated capabilities of Azure cloud computing solutions to your datacenters, office IT infrastructure, and edge networks. Develop a compliant-ready architecture by conforming to data sovereignty-residency regulations, update IT assets, achieve hyper-scalability and maximum workload availability, and obtain data intelligence at your IoT and edge networks. Obtain the required hardware and infrastructural capability with Azure Stack solutions to combine your on-premises systems, regardless of their size or complexity, with Microsoft Azure for smooth administration and optimum productivity.

Utilize CDWT’s Microsoft Azure Arc managed services to facilitate the migration of your platforms, software, applications, and virtual machines (VMs) to an Azure-managed environment. Re-architect asset segments to maximise Azure cloud resource advantages and connect your IT ecosystem, including adopted cloud platforms, third-party solutions, Kubernetes clusters, Linux-Windows Servers, and database management apps, with Azure Resource Manager. Regardless of the backend platform, support hyperscale workloads and include machine learning capabilities across all deployed architectures. Gain unmatched insight and control over your whole hybrid cloud setup through an easy dashboard.

CDWT is well positioned to enhance and simplify AI capabilities in corporate edge and IoT contexts as one of the first organisations to implement the Azure Percept Development Kit. With Azure Percept, build, train, test, and deploy AI and Machine Learning solutions such as Computer Vision, Speech models onto your edge networks. Utilize and integrate hardware and infrastructure devoted to the deployment of powerful AI applications to achieve unparalleled performance and intelligent data analysis capabilities. Bolster edge security and integrate edge computing as a key vision of your organizational DevOps cycle.

Transition your datacenter and IT assets including applications, networks, workloads, servers, and end-point tools onto the Azure hybrid cloud architecture with ease. Lift and shift, re-host, re-build, re-architect, or replace assets in order to maximise cloud advantages. Utilize virtualized infrastructure and applications to deliver enhanced scalability, agility, and continuity regardless of geographic or temporal differences. Dashboards provide the management of all datacenter and IT activities, including on-premise and other adopted cloud platforms. Obtain comprehensive support services for the uninterrupted modernization of your backend infrastructure.

Compliance standards have often acted as a significant barrier to the digital transformation and cloud expansion of important industrial enterprises such as BFSI, Governance, Manufacturing, and others. In essence, this has been one of the primary motivators for businesses to choose Azure hybrid cloud infrastructures. CDWT supports corporations with an end-to-end compliant-ready Hybrid Azure Cloud Architecture in order to minimise such difficulties and provide businesses throughout the world with world-class regulatory dependability, automated assessment, and security. Compliance certifications include PCI-DSS, NESA, SAMA, GDPR, FedRamp, MSA, IRAP, GxP, CSA, OJK, MEITI, and RBI. Azure Arc provides cloud-native compliance management capabilities.

With Azure cloud at the head of your hybrid IT infrastructure, all security issues will be resolved. Avail yourself of end-to-end security for your third-party systems, multiple cloud environments, databases, datacenters, networks, applications, workflows, servers, computing infrastructure, IoT resources and edge devices, windows virtual desktop, SQL server assets, and windows server assets, among others. Intelligent threat prediction-detection-mitigation capabilities enabled by Microsoft, OSINT, STIX&TAXI, MISP, and other market-leading platforms. Utilize the world-class Cyber Security Incident & Response team of CDWT. Utilize cloud-native tools of the highest calibre, such as Azure Sentinel, Azure Monitor, etc. Integrate with simplicity security solutions that are compatible with your hybrid cloud environment.

On your hybrid cloud architecture, guarantee continued business continuity and fail-safe operations. With various IT environments, heterogeneous systems, and independent cloud platforms, Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Planning suffers a significant setback. Now that all environments are handled securely through the Azure Cloud, keep these problems at bay. Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS) offerings from CDWT include secure colocation services, database backups and recovery, planned runbook creation with DR drills, RTO/RPO and fail-over assistance, uninterrupted network-server infrastructure and architecture support, automated risk management tools, global compliance, and 24/7/365 expert support.

Microsoft Azure Stack and Microsoft Azure Arc provide specialised hardware and software infrastructure features to simplify your hybrid cloud environment. Acquire the required backend horsepower to modernise, virtualize, and link seamlessly across all your datacenters, on-premises sites, adopted cloud platforms, and other settings. Deploy apps on Kubernetes clusters and centrally manage the full DevOps environment, including access control and roles management. Create a uniform DevOps paradigm across the whole IT environment by extending your familiar cloud-native tools, skills, and frameworks to the on-premises setting. Access, use, and operate Azure services anywhere.

Adopt innovative automation solutions, complementing services, and intelligent RPA technologies to improve your Azure hybrid cloud journey and impact. Modernize your top and bottom line operations and automate common administrative procedures across your diverse IT infrastructures, including datacenters, on-premise platforms, and Azure edge settings. Utilize solutions such as Remote Monitoring and Management, Professional Service Automation, Virtual Patching, Automated Backup and Recovery, Threat Intelligence, Malware Protection, Automated Network Security, Self Healing Operations Platform (SHOP), among others. Improve cloud operations by reducing human mistakes and unnecessary expenditures.

Microsoft Azure Cloud Services

Adopt the Intelligent Azure Environment locally:

With Microsoft Azure Stack, Azure hybrid cloud infrastructure hardware headaches are eliminated. Bring the cognitive cloud computing capabilities of Azure to your on-premises infrastructure, datacenters, and edge devices. Create a hybrid cloud IaaS infrastructure across your current private IT resources, other adopted clouds, and Azure.

1. Azure Stack Hub:

2. Azure Stack HCI:

3. Azure Stack Edge:

Run a specialised Azure environment for your on-premises infrastructure assets, including hardware, computers, servers, networks, middleware systems, apps, and data. Utilize it as a private cloud, autonomous cloud IaaS alternative as well, and install and operate consistent Azure services from any office or branch location with unparalleled simplicity and agility. Quickly get started with an autonomous Azure hybrid cloud setup. Azure Stack Hub may be used for the following: IT situations involving connectivity and isolation, including application development Preservation of data integrity and ownership Modernization of apps, platforms, software, and the infrastructure that supports them

IT situations involving connectivity and isolation, including application development
Preservation of data integrity and ownership
Modernization of apps, platforms, software, and the infrastructure that supports them

Modernize and virtualize your data centre assets, including as databases, database management systems, hosting systems, data management apps, and dataflow architectures, by deploying a dedicated Hybrid cloud infrastructure (HCI) on Azure. Use Azure Stack HCI for the aforementioned:

Modernization of assets and storage through hyperscalable virtualisation

Using cloud technology to modernise on-premises infrastructure
Effective networking with distant branch or office sites
Continuous accessibility to high-performance workload

With a dedicated hybrid cloud architecture, you can modernise your edge networks, linked devices, and processes on the Azure cloud. Utilize Azure-managed software and hardware to easily administer edge environments. Utilize cutting-edge, real-time insights derived from sophisticated data analytics and integrate intelligent capabilities at the edge with Cloud IoT and AI Solutions. Utilize Azure stack edge for:

Applications of Machine Learning in the edge environment
Integration of cutting-edge edge computing and IoT
Network and data transmission from the edge environment to the cloud without interruption.

Microsoft Azure Arc

The hybrid cloud is generally developed, deployed, and configured in two ways. Standard industry practise entails abstracting, refining, and integrating on-premise IT infrastructure with a public cloud platform such as Microsoft Azure. This includes asset integration, virtualization, synchronisation of middleware and operating systems, and more. The second, simpler way is re-architecting on-premises software platforms so that they connect smoothly with a chosen public cloud and any other cloud platform.

Azure Stack mimics the former strategy, whilst Microsoft Azure Arc is a monster that facilitates the latter. This provides a revolutionary interface for simplifying software and application administration across all IT and other chosen cloud platforms, achieving quicker application development with unique features, and deploying consistent Azure services wherever.

With Azure Arc, enterprises can project their core IT assets such as data and applications, servers, containers, and Kubernetes clusters onto the Azure Resource Manager, allowing client admins to manage their entire IT environment (private on-premise or multiple clouds) as if it were managed on the Microsoft Azure Cloud. Standardize global visibility, operations, and compliance, and simplify all environmental challenges with unmatched simplicity.

Universally manage your server resources including Windows servers, Linux servers, and Virtual machines (VMs) with Azure portal and Azure Resource Graph. Achieve a uniform server experience across all domains and IT settings with standardised VM agent management extensions. Adhere to all compliance and regulatory standards across assets including applications with Azure Policy. Manage resource access and security with Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) and Azure Lighthouse. systematically organise and manage inventory assets.
With Azure portal and Azure Resource Graph, you can manage all of your server resources, including Windows servers, Linux servers, and Virtual machines (VMs). Achieve a uniform server experience across all domains and IT settings with standardised VM agent management extensions. Adhere to all compliance and regulatory requirements across assets and apps using Azure Policy. Manage resource access and security with Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) and Azure Lighthouse. systematically organise and manage inventory assets.
Run Azure services, including data management, database administration, and application management, with ease on any chosen IT or cloud platform. On any Kubernetes cluster, deploy Azure Arc-enabled SQL Managed Instance and Azure Arc-enabled PostgreSQL Hyperscale. Scale operations with ease based on needs and employ cutting-edge analytics and machine learning technologies to acquire valuable data insights. Utilize optimum uptime and adaptability, offering a uniform Azure experience across all IT assets and adopting multicloud and edge scenarios.

Bring AI to the Periphery

Microsoft Azure Percept empowers Enterprise Intelligence

IDC forecasts that by 2025, there will be more than 41 billion connected devices worldwide producing around 80 zettabytes of data. With the extraordinary pace at which technology is expanding and data is being created, it is difficult for businesses on all levels to catch up. Consequently, this decade has seen a significant change in strategic emphasis toward the use of Big Data Analytics, AI, Edge computing, and IoT computing resources and Network Management.

Effective remote administration of edge networks, monitoring, and, most crucially, integrating information at such granular, broad organisational levels have the potential to revolutionise the digital growth of these businesses. This is particularly true for core industries like healthcare, retail, banking, manufacturing, and logistics, among others.

Nonetheless, there is a catch. Bringing AI capabilities to the Edge requires talented programmers, engineers, and data scientists, as well as eon of time. Azure Percept, Microsoft Azure's freshly announced technology, is changing business edge computing objectives precisely in this location. Obtain a straightforward platform including libraries, architectures, and assets to create, train, and deploy sophisticated AI solutions and Machine Learning at the Edge with Azure Percept.

Eliminate skill issues, edge security vulnerabilities, IoT data analytical silos, task management problems, and device and application integration difficulties with current IT. Microsoft Azure Percept provides your organization's edge environment with cutting-edge AI accelerators, automatic upgrades and maintenance, centralised visibility and administration, and necessary infrastructural horsepower.

Available Services using Azure Perceptive:

Azure Device Update, Azure Machine Learning, Azure Cognitive Services, Azure Custom Speech, Azure Live Video Analytics, Azure Device Provisioning Service, Azure Container Registry, and other Azure services.

Key Distinctive Features:

Edge AI platform with hardware accelerators and integration with Azure AI and IoT services. Avail yourself of pre-built AI models and solution management to begin your proof of concept in minutes. Integrate security measures into your AI-powered edge solution to safeguard your most sensitive and valuable assets.

Key Features and Specifications:

Azure Percept DK carrier board

SoC

NXP iMX 8M quad-core Cortex-A53 processor

System Memory

4GB RAM

USB – 2x USB

A 3.0 port, 1x USB-C port

Security

Nuvoton NCPT750 Trusted Platform

Storage

16GB flash

Connectivity

Ethernet, WiFi, and Bluetooth connectivity via Realtek

Power Supply

19V/3.4A
Azure Percept DK carrier board

Microsoft Azure Percept Vision System of Modules based on Intel Movidius

Both modules have an STM32L462CE MCU that serves as a "security crypto-controller."

Azure Percept Audio SoM including four MEMS microphones (MSM261D3526Z1CM), two buttons, a USB hub, a DAC, and three LEDs.

Myriad X (MA2085) visual processing unit (VPU) with an 8MP RGB camera sensor, in addition to support for an additional camera; 0.7 TOPS AI performance.

Azure Hybrid Cloud – FAQ’s

Microsoft Azure hybrid cloud deployment facilitates the creation of a hybrid IT environment (private cloud-public cloud) using Azure Cloud.

Microsoft Azure hybrid cloud deployment facilitates the creation of a hybrid IT environment (private cloud-public cloud) using Azure Cloud.

Azure may be synchronised with numerous cloud environments in addition to an on-premises private cloud. This involves the implementation of Azure Stack-based dedicated IT infrastructure for office branches, datacenters, and edge networks.

Azure Arc might be used to synchronise existing platforms, software, databases, and Kubernetes clusters with Azure cloud.
Azure Hybrid cloud solutions enable businesses to use the innovative benefits of Azure cloud and comparable public clouds on-premises. Get virtual networks, servers, computing, and storage that are devoted to office settings. Modernize the data management, database administration, and database management systems of your datacenter. Protect your edge infrastructure and use cutting-edge machine learning to unleash enterprise-wide intelligence. Connect your current apps, Kubernetes clusters, servers, software, and platforms from any on-premises or other cloud networks and operate them from a single pane of glass on Azure Cloud. With Azure Hybrid, you can manage your whole IT environment, including its many components, from a single interface.