Azure Application Modernisation

As organisations strive to stay competitive in today’s fast-paced digital environment, modernising applications is no longer an option—it’s a necessity. By upgrading to native Microsoft Azure services, businesses can unlock new levels of performance, security, scalability, and cost efficiency.

Why modernise your applications in Azure?

The journey to cloud modernisation is driven by the need to enhance capabilities, reduce costs, and ensure business continuity. Modernising applications with native Azure services allows organisations to:

• Increase agility: Azure’s cloud-native services provide the flexibility to deploy, scale, and update applications quickly, enabling rapid response to changing business needs.
• Improve performance and reliability: Built for the cloud, Azure’s services offer superior performance, reliability, and reduced downtime, leading to better user experiences and business outcomes.
• Enhance security and compliance: Native Azure services come with built-in security and compliance features, ensuring that your applications are protected and aligned with regulatory requirements.
• Optimise costs: By transitioning to Azure’s pay-as-you-go model and leveraging cost-optimised services, organisations can minimise overhead and improve financial predictability.
• Accelerate innovation: Azure’s cloud-native services support modern development approaches, such as microservices, containers, and serverless computing, enabling faster innovation and time-to-market.

What are native Azure services?

Native Azure services refer to the cloud-first solutions that are designed, managed, and optimised to run seamlessly within Azure’s cloud environment. Key offerings include:

• Azure App Services: A fully managed platform for building, deploying, and scaling web apps and APIs quickly and securely.
• Azure Functions: A serverless computing service that enables rapid event-driven development without the need to manage infrastructure.
• Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS): A managed container orchestration service that simplifies the deployment and management of microservices-based applications.
• Azure SQL Database: A fully managed, scalable, and intelligent database service that automates maintenance, scaling, and patching.
• Azure Logic Apps: A cloud service designed to automate workflows and integrate applications, data, and systems across your organization.
• Azure Synapse Analytics: An integrated analytics service that enables large-scale data analysis, real-time analytics, and AI model deployment.

By adopting these services, organisations can take full advantage of the Azure ecosystem, driving operational efficiency and supporting cloud-native development.

Modernising applications is a step-by-step process that can be tailored to your organisation’s specific needs. Here’s how to get started:

1. Assess your existing applications: Identify which applications will benefit most from modernisation and map out the transition path.
2. Plan the migration: Develop a migration strategy that includes selecting the right native Azure services, optimising workflows, and ensuring data integrity.
3. Adopt cloud-native development: Begin building or refactoring applications to leverage microservices, serverless computing, and automated CI/CD pipelines.
4. Optimise and manage: Utilise Azure’s cost management and monitoring tools to optimise application performance, ensure compliance, and manage expenses.