Microsoft Azure Cloud

Microsoft Azure is a growing collection of integrated cloud services that developers and IT professionals use to build, deploy, and manage applications through global network of datacenters, using the tools, applications, and frameworks of your choice.

Azure stack & Use Cases: Infographic

Bobby Varghese

 

What is Azure Stack?

Azure stack is an integrated platform of software and hardware that lets you use Azure public cloud services in a local data center allowing the organization to construct hybrid cloud. Both Infrastructure as a service and Platform as a service is available on Azure stack for companies that develop web apps.

 

Azure Stack shares its code, APIs and management portal with Microsoft Azure for a common platform to address hybrid cloud issues, such as inconsistency between cloud and on-premises environments.

 

Benefits of Azure Stack

  • Increased productivity by enabling developers to develop and run applications in the same way, irrespective of whether apps are run in Azure or Azure stack
  • Azure Stack uses the same application model, self-service portal, and APIs that were activated via Azure Resource Manager.
  • Shared DevOps tools mean that you benefit from continuous deployment and continuous integration using Jenkins and Visual Studio Team Services, as well as automation features offered with the Chef and Azure PowerShell DSC add-ons.
  • Open source: A wide range of open source technologies such as Java, Python, Node.js, PHP, Docker-integrated containers, Mesosphere DC/OS, and Cloud Foundry can all be used.

 

For companies that develop web-apps, Azure stack offers both Infrastructure-as-a-service and platform-as-a-service. The code, APIs and management portals are shared with Azure for a collective platform to address hybrid cloud issues, such as inconsistency between cloud and on-premise environments.

 

The infographic below illustrates some of the prevalent challenges and the solutions to overcome these hurdles.

 

azure stack

 

Microsoft has decided to make Azure stack available through approved vendors and implementation partners because of the following reasons:

  • Azure Innovation

Customers are ready to compromise at the infra layer to gain faster time to value and need to stay updated with the latest innovations in Azure

  • Quality and system reliability

A recent customer survey clearly changed Microsoft’s belief in quality and reliability. Customers are looking for an end-to-end solution that works just fine, not only in terms of deployment time but also for adaptability when new updates are introduced.

Azure stack can accelerate your data center with power and versatility, helping enterprises to modernize on-premise assets, develop cloud skills, and simplify infrastructure.

Get a technical consultation with an Azure stack expert from Sysfore now and get:

  • Azure stack architecture solution review
  • Assistance in planning the architecture of your solution
  • Assistance in price and guidance
  • Use these materials as rudimentary deployment plan

 

Sysfore, a Microsoft Gold partner, uses leading network, technology, and service expertise to deliver our service anytime, virtually anywhere, quickly and efficiently. Contact one of our experts today and we will help you find the perfect solution for your business. Write to us at info@sysfore.com or give us a call at +91 (80) 4110 5555.

Case Study: Data Center transformation leads to 17% increase in productivity

Bobby Varghese

Real-time and interruption-free access to infrastructure resources simplifies life and business of a healthcare IT enterprise

 

A platform with the ability to scale based on business requirements and spin up infrastructure resources within a shorter span of time was the prime requirements of a healthcare IT and RCM company.

The team of Sysfore Technologies Pvt. Ltd. took heed of its requirements and addressed the requirement with a cutting-edge solution powered by Microsoft technologies.

 

Our solution comprising Azure IAAS VM-Windows-Application and Azure SQL as a Service enabled our customer to gain the capability to scale up and down according to business requirements and without any hassles and provide its users with real-time access to the dashboard and other functionalities without any interruptions.

 

Our solution led to a 17% increase in productivity and 26% reduction in time required than earlier.

data center transformation

 

A deep dive into the problem

Our client is a  Healthcare IT and RCM (Revenue Cycle Management) company, developing secure and cloud-based automation software and providing services to physician groups, hospitals/healthcare systems, ambulatory surgery centers, diagnostic imaging centers, DME centers, and RCM companies across the US.

Our customer was on the lookout for a platform that could scale basis its business requirements and is able to spin up infrastructure resources within a shorter span of time.

Azure stole the limelight based on its flexibility feature

The solution provided by us caters to our customer’s requirements, end to end. The major component of the solution includes Azure IaaS VMs, which have the flexibility to scale up and down depending on business requirements. With this solution come some major services, comprising:

  •      Azure IaaS VMs – Windows – Application
  •      Azure SQL as a Service – Database- Used for data redundancy and scale as when required, with zero downtime                          

With a flexible solution, our customer is riding high on benefits

With the introduction of Azure VMs to its business, our customer gained the capability to scale up and down according to its requirements without any hassles. Our client was able to up its game by providing its users with real-time access to the dashboard and other functionalities without any interruptions. Furthermore, a fast turnaround enabled its users to spend more time on the application.

 

Our solution was implemented to develop secure, Cloud-based automation software and provide services to Physician Groups, Hospitals/Healthcare Systems, Ambulatory Surgery Centers, Diagnostic Imaging Centers, DME Centers, and RCM Companies across the US.

 

Slideshare: Data center Transformation; first step to Digital Transformation

 

This service can be further expanded to other and the remaining exhaustive branches under a healthcare system. The scope of further expansion lies in the solution being expanded under the same vertical to other vast geographical regions across the globe, including India.

 

The concept or the core use case of the application, however, can be transferred to build a similar engine for other insurance verticals like automobile, financials etc.

 

Sysfore, a Microsoft Gold partner, uses leading network, technology, and service expertise to deliver our service anytime, virtually anywhere, quickly and efficiently. Contact one of our experts today and we will help you find the perfect solution for your business. Write to us at info@sysfore.com or give us a call at +91 (80) 4110 5555.

Top 4 Ways Startups Can Leverage Cloud Computing

Bobby Varghese

2017 saw the addition of over 1000 new start-ups, strengthening India’s position as the 3rd largest start-up ecosystem across the world. This takes the total number of technology start-ups in India to 5,200 (Nasscom start-up report 2017).

 

With this rapid increase of enterprises in the technology sector, competition also has become greater. Every other company is striving to distinguish themselves from others by increasing productivity or cutting down cost or an unconventional combination of both.

 

One way for tech companies to get a leg on the rest of the industry is by migrating to cloud. While cloud computing is immensely useful for all the companies, they are remarkably useful for start-ups, which need all the help they can get to hit the ground running.

 

Let’s look at 4 ways in which start-ups can leverage cloud computing:

 

  1. Save Money

 

4 out of 7 companies are now moving their company to cloud and it is no secret, cloud has become a vital component of company’s tech budget. You can do more with less funding on the cloud. The cloud offers an easy way to store your company’s data without the need to pay for expensive licenses or difficult software training courses. You can take the money you would spend on software and allocate it elsewhere.

 

  1. Going Mobile

 

The amount of work put into getting a start-up off the ground requires serious effort and working a lot of hours, which means day in and day out you will be checking work emails and accessing business documents, even at nights and on the weekends too. For an easy and convenient way to access your work using a mobile device like a tablet or smartphone, the cloud will surely be a boon to your business.

 

  1. Pay As You Go model

 

Start-ups can’t afford wastage. One of the major advantages of pay-as-you-go model is that there are no wasted resources. Rather than allotting for a certain amount of resource that may or may not be used, you pay only for the service procured.

 

  1. Growth promotion

 

Starting a new business is always a challenge, but hiring people in the early stages of a new company is a bigger challenge. The phase where you need to widen your focus to add more responsibilities, and also find the funding to pay new employees. This is where start-ups can leverage cloud adoption because the cloud requires less money and manpower than traditional software solutions, you’ll free up additional resources that you can put toward hiring.

 

 

With cloud computing, you will not only save resources but will also be able to invest your valuable time in the growth of your business. Sysfore, Microsoft Gold partner, uses leading network, technology, and service expertise to deliver our service anytime, virtually anywhere, quickly and efficiently. Contact one of our experts today and we will help you find the perfect solution for your business. Write to us at info@sysfore.com or give us a call at +91 (80) 4110 5555.