Scale your business in the cloud with Microsoft Azure

Yes, absolutely. This is known as a hybrid cloud. It is very common for companies to choose to run certain sensitive or performance-critical systems on-premises while leveraging Azure's scalability for other applications, backups, and development. Azure offers industry-leading support for seamlessly connecting these environments.

Unlike traditional on-premises IT, you avoid heavy investments in your own hardware that risks sitting idle. With Azure's pay-as-you-go model, you only pay for the capacity you actually use by the minute or hour. Furthermore, we at Norteam can help you commit to predictable resources through reserved instances, which can lower your costs for virtual machines by up to 80%.

We work in a structured, three-step process based on Microsoft best practices:

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1. Plan: We analyze your current IT environment (current state), identify dependencies, and establish a roadmap.
2. Migrate: We often start with a smaller pilot environment to ensure everything works perfectly before we migrate the remaining applications and data.
3. Optimize: Once you are in the cloud, we fine-tune performance and costs so that you don't pay for resources you don't need.

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Azure is built on a global network of data centers that ensures high availability and secure operations. Through the Microsoft Azure Portal, you gain access to hundreds of services for creating resources such as virtual machines and databases. These can then be combined into complete IT environments. In addition to Microsoft's own services, software from third-party providers is also available on the platform.

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Azure offers one of the strongest security solutions on the market, featuring multi-layered protection, advanced encryption, and built-in threat detection tools. Furthermore, Microsoft meets stringent regulatory requirements, such as GDPR and ISO certifications. You can choose to have your data stored within specific geographic regions, such as Sweden or within the EU, to ensure compliance with your regulatory requirements.

Being a certified partner means that Microsoft has validated our technical expertise in Azure. For you, this ensures a secure move to the cloud. We support your business throughout the entire journey – from initial strategy and architecture to the execution of the migration itself, followed by ongoing operations and optimization.

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The cloud is dynamic and constantly changing. After a successful migration, Norteam can take over the ongoing operation, monitoring, and support of your Azure environment through our managed services. We ensure that your systems are always up to date, secure, and cost-effective, allowing you to focus entirely on your core business.

• IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service) means you rent virtual machines and networks in the cloud. You have full control, but you are also responsible for operating systems and updates yourself.
• PaaS (Platform as a Service) means you build or run your applications directly on Azure's ready-made platform without having to worry about the underlying servers.
  Our job at Norteam is to help you find the right balance and combine these models based on your specific needs.

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