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2. 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.

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

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

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

6. 4 steps for a flexible
IT environment:

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

11. Low-risk applications
STEP 01

12. Low-risk applications
STEP 01
Reclaim up to 70% of your
on-site storage
These 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.

13. Dev-test applications
STEP 02

14. Dev-test applications
STEP 02
Free your hardware
Migrating 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.

15. Big data and IoT
STEP 03

16. Maximize new tech initiatives
Cloud 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 IoT
STEP 03

17. Current production systems
STEP 04

18. Find financial relief
Finally, 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 systems
STEP 04

19. Microsoft Azure creates
a hybrid IT environment
Plug into the latest technology without
the financial commitment.

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

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

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

23. 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.

24. Building a Blueprint for Flexibility
Modern IT Environment
The DIY Guide to a
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to download our eBook, The DIY
Guide to a Modern IT Environment:
Building a Blueprint for Flexibility
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