The IT specialist You keep the machine running. Every byte of data, every key stroke hinges on you. To the untrained eye you might just fix the internet, but everyone knows that without the IT specialist, your office comes to a screeching halt.

You should be focused on bigger things than setting up email, like how to adapt your infrastructure to the demands of the Digital Age.

Creating a flexible IT platform that can handle: • Big data• Internet of things• Mobile accessibility• Cloud computing

New demands = more resources, more time, and more money.

4 steps for a flexible IT environment:

4 steps for a flexible IT environment: • Low-risk applications

Step 1:Low-risk apps

Step 2:Dev-test apps

Step 3:Big data and IoT

Step 4:Current systems

Step 1:Low-risk apps

Step 2:Dev-test apps

Step 3:Big data and IoT

Step 4:Current systems

4 steps for a flexible IT environment: • Low-risk applications• Dev-test apps

Step 1:Low-risk apps

Step 2:Dev-test apps

Step 3:Big data and IoT

Step 4:Current systems

4 steps for a flexible IT environment: • Low-risk applications• Dev-test apps• Big data and IoT operations

Step 1:Low-risk apps

Step 2:Dev-test apps

Step 3:Big data and IoT

Step 4:Current systems

4 steps for a flexible IT environment: • Low-risk applications• Dev-test apps• Big data and IoT operations• Current production systems

Low-risk applicationsSTEP 01

Low-risk applicationsSTEP 01

Reclaim up to 70% of your on-site storageThese backups are necessary, but are only occasionally for compliance. Transferring this data to the cloud is easy and won’t interrupt your day-to-day operations.

Dev-test applicationsSTEP 02

Dev-test applicationsSTEP 02

Free your hardwareMigrating Dev-test applications frees internal hardware from rarely utilized support and production tools. In the cloud they’re still immediately accessible, and won’t slow down your processes.

Big data and IoTSTEP 03

Maximize new tech initiativesCloud flexibility is perfect for housing big data and IoT needs. Greater storage capacity and computing power allows for powerful analytics and data visualization.

Big data and IoTSTEP 03

Current production systemsSTEP 04

Find financial reliefFinally, transferring mission critical applications relieves significant internal and financial strain when transferred to the cloud. Azure meets your exact needs by operating in a pre-configured environment that eases the burden on your core IT.

Current production systemsSTEP 04

Microsoft Azure creates a hybrid IT environmentPlug into the latest technology without the financial commitment.

Flexibility means total integration, global accessibility, and adaptable cost.

This new approach to IT simplifies data management without discarding your existing hardware or cutting into your budget.

Microsoft Azure invites you to tinker in a scalable, low-risk environment.

Test new theories, revisit old ambitions, and usher your organization into the future with an affordable hybrid IT model that won’t sacrifice existing hardware or hurt productivity.

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