The Path to Azure: Why a Phased Migration is the Smartest Route

The fear of having to move everything in one weekend is the biggest hurdle for SMBs. The solution? Hybrid adoption. We migrate specific workloads while the rest of your infrastructure remains running locally.

1. The Foundation: Entra ID and VPN

First, we build the digital highway with a Site-to-Site VPN. With Microsoft Entra Connect, we synchronize user accounts, allowing employees to log in securely from anywhere with the same credentials (SSO).

2. Automation with PowerShell and Azure Automation

For SMBs, PowerShell is the Swiss Army knife for data import and export:

• Azure Automation Runbooks: Automate the retrieval of .CSV or .XML files from legacy systems.
• Hybrid Runbook Workers: Run scripts in the cloud that perform actions on your local servers. Ideal for bulk imports without manual intervention.

3. Process Automation with Logic Apps

Link your "digital islands" together with Azure Logic Apps. Use AI models (Document Intelligence) to automatically scan incoming invoices and push them to your accounting package, validated by PowerShell scripts for complex data transformations.

4. Data Orchestration with Azure Data Factory

For large data volumes, we use Azure Data Factory (ADF). This manages the entire ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) pipeline between your local SQL environment and the Cloud, without you having to worry about synchronization errors.