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Why a Secure Azure Migration Strategy Matters

When migrating some or all company resources from on-premise to the Azure public cloud, it is critical to plan appropriately so as to prevent misconfigurations, improper public cloud designs, and poor security configurations. Even the most experienced IT professionals will find there are many fundamental differences between “traditional networking” and network/security in Azure public cloud environments. An improper migration plan can cost your company money, introduce delays/re-work, and create network design bottlenecks that affect production traffic with your Azure cloud.

Layer8 Consulting can serve as a guide for our clients during all phases of their Azure cloud journey, helping to avoid costly pitfalls and performance issues within their environment.

What’s Included in Our Azure Cloud Migration Package

Pre-migration planning
Security Network Virtual Appliance (NVA) sizing and redundancy planning
Azure Express Route planning
Single and multi-region designs
Network migration
Monitoring, alerting, and documentation

How We Simplify Azure Adoption While Enhancing Protection and Avoiding Common Pitfalls

Many newcomers to the Azure public cloud will find a whole host of new vocabulary terms, Azure objects and services, and options that may seem overwhelming at first. Layer8 Consulting is here to help demystify and explain the Azure ecosystem to those who are new to it. We aim to guide clients in making the most informed decisions, ensuring they do not over or under-purchase cloud resources.

Common Azure Migration Security Pitfalls:

Assuming On-Prem Active Directory Security Transfers Seamlessly
Over-Reliance on Default Azure Security Baselines
Improper Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) and Privilege Inheritance
Migrating Without Securing Data in Transit and at Rest
Misconfigured Hybrid Networking and Exposure of Management Ports
Limited Visibility and Logging Gaps Post-Migration
Compliance Controls Not Mapped to Azure Services

Layer8 will help you avoid these pitfalls and can assist with a security-first design capable of providing north/south as well as east/west security between Azure vNETS.

Schedule an Azure Security Posture Review—identify inherited risks before you migrate.

Built for Compliance, Scale, and Long-Term Success

Layer8 Consulting’s Azure cloud migration, design, and maintenance services will ensure a solid foundation in the Azure cloud in the near, medium, and long-term. Too often, we have been brought in to review existing environments that were not built with the future in mind or did not follow security best practices. We strive to set our clients up for long-term success at the beginning and eliminate costly mistakes and unbudgeted expenses.

Azure Migration: Network & Security Pre-Migration Planning Checklist

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