Microsoft Azure
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Microsoft Azure is a recognized leader in both private and public cloud, which provides more than 200 preconfigured services and the choice to integrate your existing infrastructure on Windows. Formerly known as Windows Azure, Microsoft Azure offers an integrated set of Infrastructure-as-a-Service (Iaas) and Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) capabilities, including technologies like Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), Analytics, DevOps, Big data, and security, all of which complement and integrate with on-premises systems. Its cloud infrastructure spans 140 countries and provides 99.95% of SLA to enterprise customers. With more than US$ 1 billion being invested in research and development with 3,500 security experts, Microsoft Azure has evolved from Windows Azure to better protect organizations with multi-layered security across data centers, infrastructure, and operations. More importantly, Azure leads the industry with more than 90 compliance offerings. As Microsoft Top Cloud Solution Providers (CSP), Superhub helps enterprises in Hong Kong and overseas fully exploit the power of Microsoft Azure on Windows with unparalleled & professional consultancy services, and management services regarding security.
Why Microsoft Azure?
Maximize Value from Existing Microsoft Investment
Using Microsoft Azure, enterprises can maximize the value of their existing Microsoft investment while migrating to the cloud in a three-fold way. Firstly, Microsoft offers integrated experience across three cloud platforms: Modern Workplace Services (such as Office 365, Microsoft 365 or Teams Voice), Azure cloud platform, and Business application (like D365 or Power Platform). Secondly, Azure capitalizes your existing Microsoft investment with Azure Hybrid Benefit, which is a licensing benefit that facilitates businesses by running their Microsoft workloads in the cloud. It works by enabling companies to use their on-premises Software Assurance-enabled Windows Server and SQL Server licenses on Azure. And now, this benefit applies to RedHat and AUSE Linux subscriptions too. By migrating EOS Windows server 2008R2 to the cloud, the Azure Hybrid Benefit can protect enterprises against security or compliance issues with extended security updates. Last but not least, Microsoft Azure extends an organization’s existing knowledge and offers a consistent experience across on-premises and cloud technologies through integration with Office 365 and Active Directory.
Saving Scenarios: Maximize Savings by using Azure Hybrid Benefit for both Windows Server and SQL Server workloads.
Windows Server
Only on Microsoft Azure can you:
• Use Windows Server license assignment in the cloud.
• Get 180 days of dual-use rights between on-premises and the clouds
SQL Server
• Use existing SQL Server licenses in platform as a service (PaaS) environments.
• Apply to SQL Server 1 to 4 vCPUs exchange: For every 1 core of SQL Server Enterprise Edition, you get 4 vCPUs of SQL Managed Instance or Azure SQL Database general purpose and Hyperscale tiers, or 4 vCPUs of SQL Server Standard edition on Azure VMs.
Identity & Access Management (IAM)
One of the core differentiations of Microsoft Azure compared to the other clouds in the market is its one-of-a-kind Azure Active Directory (Azure AD), an identity and access management solution that combines single-sign-on (SSO) capabilities to any cloud and on-premises applications with advanced protection. It gives a company’s employees, partners, and customers a single identity to access the applications they want and collaborate from any platform or device. Azure AD is a highly secure identity and access management cloud solution that combines core directory services, advanced identity governance, and application access management that is built on Microsoft’s global presence. Extensive consumer experience is combined with powerful user behavior analysis and advanced machine learning technologies to create the Microsoft Security Intelligent graph that protects enterprises with features like conditional access control policies, identity protection, privilege identity management, and multi-factor authentications. Azure AD empowers businesses without borders and lets them truly experience the plethora of benefits associated with Microsoft Azure, whether on a Windows server or SQL server.
Microsoft Azure AD supports one Identity for thousands of Apps:
A cloud-connected, seamless authentication experiences
With Azure AD Connect, integrate your single or multi-forest Active Directory and other on-premises directories with Azure AD and use one identity to access any app.
Mobile apps
Microsoft Authenticator gives you single sign-on across all platforms for your Azure AD-connected mobile apps that use modern authentication, so your employees only need to log in once.
Remote access to your on-premises apps
Microsoft Azure AD offers secure remote access to on-premises web applications, eliminating the need to use VPN or other legacy publishing solutions.
Bringing your own SaaS
For apps not already in the gallery or your own in-house SaaS apps, simply use one of our simple templates or libraries to turn your app into an Microsoft Azure AD-enabled app.
Thousands of pre-integrated apps
Microsoft Azure AD already works with a huge number of commercial and custom apps you probably use on a daily basis, like Office 365, Saleforce.com, Box, and Workday.
Domain Controller as a Service
We offer domain management services to help you move your traditional apps to Azure IaaS, for Windows and Linux VMs.
Enable Remote Work Anywhere with Productivity
Microsoft Azure’s Windows Virtual Desktop (WVD) offers fully managed desktop virtualization as a subscription service with multitenant in nature. The backend VDI infrastructure includes virtual machines that run desktop operation systems, hosted on Microsoft Azure. WVD then streams the virtual desktop image and applications to the end-users devices, including Windows, Mac, IOS, Android, or new HTML5. The main appeal is separating the computer environment from users’ devices, so the risk of confidential information being left on personal devices is greatly reduced. Windows Virtual Desktop (WVD) delivers the only multi-session Windows 10 experience with optimization on Office 365 ProPlus, and support for remote desktop service environments. Other VDI solutions like Citrix and VMware can also be hosted on Azure to enjoy the best experience on Windows 10 and management planes of their choice. With WVD, enterprises can deploy and scale their Windows and apps on Microsoft Azure in minutes with built-in security and compliance.
Maintain Business Continuity from Disruption
Many companies are taking a closer look at their Business Continuity Planning (BCP) in tandem with their backup and disaster recovery strategy to make sure their data and applications are fully protected from business disruptions. With just a few clicks, Microsoft Azure Backup and Azure Site recovery let customers easily backup their data and applications to the cloud, quickly deploy cloud-based replication, failover, and recovery processes as part of the BCP plan. Offering automated policy-based replication and protection for thousands of virtual machines, businesses will have access to the following features and benefits:
· At-Scale Configuration: Configure protection and disaster recovery networking settings that apply to your applications / datacenter for seamless recovery.
· Quick Recovery: Replicate & failover on-prem / Datacenter VMs to Azure within minutes and benefit from Azure’s 99.9% uptime guarantee
· Quick Recovery: Replicate & failover on-prem / Datacentre VMs to Azure within minutes and benefit from Azure’s 99.9% uptime guarantee
· Data Security and Secure Transmission: Data is encrypted when utilizing Microsoft Azure, which protects against data security risks
Trusted Managed Service Provider for Microsoft Azure
There is a growing trend of using multi-cloud platforms, such as Microsoft Azure, Google, or VMware, to enhance performance, ensure resilience and meet security, compliance, and governance needs. However, the diversity of different cloud platforms and services has posed a challenge for companies adopting cloud due to limited in-house resources and technical expertise. Being the Top Azure Solution Provider and VMware Managed Service Partner of the Year, Superhub has extended its best practices in professional and management services to Microsoft Azure and aims to be a trusted advisor and cloud transformation service partner for customers in Hong Kong and the rest of the world. We help customers choose the right technologies, realize the value of their cloud investments and manage their clouds for operational continuity. Superhub offers Manage+ services that let you migrate to the cloud at your own pace. It empowers corporate customers to #worksmarter without compromising security.
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