The document discusses moving workloads to the cloud using Microsoft Azure. It defines Azure as a set of cloud services that allow building, managing and deploying applications. It provides considerations for different cloud models like SaaS, IaaS and PaaS. It also outlines potential hurdles in moving to the cloud like network topologies, identity management and security. Finally, it discusses planning the migration and provides Azure resources for architecture guidance.

1. Cloud First: Be Prepared
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Nov 2018

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3. About me
• Twitter: @al_eardley
• LinkedIn: Alan Eardley
• Helping clients adopt Microsoft 365
• MCSE: SharePoint 2016
• MCSE: Productivity
• MCSE: Cloud
• ProSci Practitioner
• ScrumMaster
• PRINCE2 Practitioner

4. What will I cover?
• What are objectives of moving to the cloud?
• What is Azure?
• Sample scenario
• Hurdles to overcome
• Considerations
– SaaS
– IaaS
– PaaS
• Summary

5. What are objectives of moving
to the cloud?

6. Business drivers
Changing ways of working
Expectations of customers
Expectations of external partners
Cost benefits

7. Hardware
Less hardware
Different user devices
Fewer data centres
Reduced support cost
Increased high availability

8. Software
New features
Increased security
Easier integration
Cheaper scale
Global distribution of resources

9. What is Azure?

10. Microsoft Azure is an ever-expanding set of cloud
services to help your organization meet your
business challenges. It’s the freedom to build,
manage, and deploy applications on a massive,
global network using your favourite tools and
frameworks.
- Microsoft

11. … as a Service
Applications
Data
Runtime
Middleware
O/S
Virtualisation
Servers
Storage
Networking
On-Premises
Applications
Data
Runtime
Middleware
O/S
Virtualisation
Servers
Storage
Networking
Infrastructure …
Applications
Data
Runtime
Middleware
O/S
Virtualisation
Servers
Storage
Networking
Platform …
Applications
Data
Runtime
Middleware
O/S
Virtualisation
Servers
Storage
Networking
Software …

12. How is it structured?
• Region
• Data centre
• Services

14. Sample scenario

15. Acme.com
Global company
Growing rapidly
Data centres need to be increased in capacity
Existing solutions at end of life

16. Solution objectives
New end user devices
Better security
Consolidated platform
New capabilities
Retire existing server hardware
Increased speed of delivery of enhancements

17. Current state
Windows 7 VDI
On-Premises file shares
SharePoint 2010 and SharePoint 2013
Existing data must be migrated
Continuous reporting across both platforms during migration period

18. Functionality
Document management and governance
Project scheduling and resource management
Identity management and compliance
Data warehouse for reporting
Import legacy data from on-premises application
Report on data using existing tools
Report on data using PowerBI

19. Technology vision
Office 365

20. Technology vision
Office 365

21. Technology vision
Office 365

22. Technology vision
Office 365

23. Hurdles

24. Network topologies
USA UK Asia USA UK Asia USA UK Asia

25. Network
On-Premises
to Azure
• VPN
• Bandwidth
Data Centre
vulnerability
• Routing to
single DC
• DC goes
down
• Speed
Global
connectivity
• Designed for
local break-
out

26. Identity
On-Premises
• acmealea01
• alan.eardley@acme.com
Cloud
• alaneardley@acme.com
• alan.eardley@acme.com
Other
• Other systems
• Other solutions
• Other products
• Other devices
External collaboration
• Authentication
• Permissions
• Invite process

27. Security
Identity management
Threat detection
Device management
Manage permissions to resources
Conditional access
Azure is a data centre
Expose endpoints direct from Azure

28. SaaS - Considerations
• Follow best practices for customisation
• APIs for access to data can be constraining
• Identity impersonation
• Licences
• Throttling
• Environments and testing
• Disaster recovery

29. IaaS - Scenarios
Dev/Test
Labs
Backup/Recovery
High Power Computing
Big Data Analysis
Web Apps

30. Components
Virtual
Machines
• OS
• Server
software
Storage
• Disks
Network
• IP addresses
• VNET
• Load
balancer
• Security

31. IaaS - Concepts
Update domains
Fault domains
Availability sets
Availability zones

32. PaaS - Considerations
• Choose your tools
• Stay focused
• Start with familiar patterns
• Practice first

33. PaaS - Components
• Storage
• Data
• Compute
• Integration
• Notifications
• Logging
• Networking
• Security
• Monitoring

34. Azure DevOps
Azure Boards
Epics
Stories
Tasks
Bugs
Azure Repos
GIT
repositories
Azure Pipelines
Connect to
GIT
Build
Test
Deploy
Azure Test Plans
Automated
Manual
Azure Artefacts
Maven
npm
NuGet

35. Planning
System integrations
Data consistency
Reporting
Pilot – Phased migration
User adoption

36. Resources

37. Azure Architecture Centre
• Architecture guidance
• Example scenarios
• Reference architectures
• Design patterns
– 32 patterns
• Build an adoption strategy

38. Thank you
• Twitter: @al_eardley
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alaneardley/