How to Save Cost with Infrastructure-As-A-Service
How to Save Cost with Infrastructure-As-A-Service (IaaS) Cost Savings Scale IT Pros say this a lot about Azure and AWS. It’s true that Infrastructure-As-A-Service (IaaS) is the most expensive way to use cloud services. Conversely, Software-As-A-Service (SaaS) and Platform-As-A-Service (PaaS) keep costs lower due to economies of scale. Simply lifting and shifting infrastructure and VMs […]
Should You Back Up Your Data in Microsoft Office 365?
Should You Back Up Your Data in Microsoft Office 365? In one word? “Maybe” It is a business decision that may depend on a diverse set of factors including: What are your business objectives, requirements, policies, etc? How do your retention policies align with your objectives? Do you have to backup for auditing purposes? If […]
Azure Backup Server Installation
Azure Backup Server Installation The final two deployment options for Azure Backup are System Center Data Protection Manager (DPM) and Microsoft Azure Backup Server (MABS). Since both are very similar this article will review how to deploy MABS. Except for the small monthly Azure costs, MABS is completely free. Customers do not need any System Center or SQL […]
Getting Started with Azure Storage
Getting Started with Azure Storage Microsoft Azure Storage is a cloud-based storage solution that provides easy access and secure, high availability for all storage needs. Azure Storage has many different options to configure based on the type of storage that is required. This can provide a great alternative for tasks like backups or file shares and may even be able to […]
Azure Pricing
Azure Pricing In our last article we discussed the four (4) different ways to use Microsoft’s Azure Backup services. With Azure Backup, regardless of the way you deploy, the cost of Azure Backup is the same. You pay per protected instance and storage consumption. For storage, Azure Backup uses Block Blob storage and you can choose […]
Four Primary Ways to Use Azure Backup
Four Primary Ways to Use Azure Backup Azure Backup is the Microsoft’s cloud-based service you can use to back up and restore your data in Microsoft Azure. Azure Backup can replace your existing backup solution with a pure cloud-based solution that is reliable, secure, and competitive in cost and functionality to all major enterprise backup solutions. Azure Backup […]
