Azure Infrastructure & App Migration Services in Dubai, UAE & USA
The ERP runs on a VMware host that is out of warranty, the SQL server is on 2014 and the hosting contract renews in ninety days. Moving those workloads to Azure is the obvious answer; moving them without breaking the business is the hard part.
M365 Enterprise Hub delivers Azure infrastructure and application migration services for organizations in Dubai, across the UAE and in the USA. We migrate virtual machines, SQL databases, web applications and line-of-business systems from on-premises or other clouds into Azure, right-sized, secured and backed up from day one. See all our cloud migration services or call +971 50 743 7958.
What Is an Azure Infrastructure & Application Migration?
An Azure migration moves the servers and applications that cannot be replaced by Microsoft 365 into Microsoft Azure. That includes Windows and Linux virtual machines, SQL Server and other databases, web applications, file and print servers, domain controllers and legacy line-of-business systems.
Sources range from VMware and Hyper-V hosts in your office, to co-located hardware, to workloads on AWS or another cloud. Azure Migrate discovers and assesses them; our engineers decide whether each one is rehosted, replatformed or refactored.
The Azure project usually follows the Microsoft 365 stages of an on-premises to cloud migration, once identity is in Entra ID and users already work from the cloud.
Azure Migration Strategies We Deliver
Every workload is assessed against the Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework options. Choosing the cheapest strategy per workload, rather than lifting everything as-is, is what keeps the Azure bill under control.
Why Migrate Infrastructure and Applications to Azure?
Windows Server 2012 and SQL Server 2014 are out of support, and extended security updates are free only in Azure. Hardware refreshes, hosting contracts and data-centre power in Dubai or Dallas all cost more each year while delivering nothing new.
Azure gives you a 99.99% availability SLA, built-in backup and disaster recovery, Defender for Cloud security and the Azure Hybrid Benefit that reuses your existing Windows and SQL licences. UAE organizations can keep workloads in the Microsoft UAE North and Central regions for data residency.
Our Azure Infrastructure & Application Migration Services
From a single ERP server in Dubai to a multi-rack data centre in the USA, our Azure migration services cover discovery through to optimized operations:
Discovery & Azure Assessment
Azure Migrate discovery, dependency mapping, performance-based sizing and a total cost of ownership comparison for every server and application.
Landing Zone & Network Design
Subscriptions, management groups, virtual networks, ExpressRoute or VPN, identity integration and policy guardrails built to Microsoft best practice.
Server, Database & App Migration
VMs replicated and cut over, SQL and other databases migrated with Azure Database Migration Service, and web applications moved to App Service or containers.
Security, Backup & Cost Optimization
Defender for Cloud, Azure Backup, Site Recovery, monitoring and cost management configured, with reservations and hybrid benefit applied.
Azure Migration Risks We Prevent
Azure projects fail on dependencies, networking and cost rather than on the migration tooling itself. Our cloud engineers design these risks out before replication starts:
- Applications breaking after cutover: Dependency mapping captures every server-to-server, database and service-account link so workloads move together.
- Latency and connectivity problems: Network design, ExpressRoute or VPN sizing and DNS changes are tested with the pilot wave, not discovered after go-live.
- Runaway Azure costs: Right-sizing from real performance data, reserved instances, hybrid benefit and auto-shutdown schedules are applied from day one.
- Unprotected workloads in the cloud: Backup, disaster recovery, Defender for Cloud and network security groups are configured before production traffic arrives.
Our Step-by-Step Azure Migration Process
- Discovery & Assessment: Servers, applications, databases, dependencies and performance data collected with Azure Migrate and ranked by migration strategy.
- Landing Zone Build: Azure subscriptions, networking, identity, governance policies and security baselines deployed and reviewed against the Cloud Adoption Framework.
- Pilot Migration: A non-critical workload group is replicated, tested and cut over to validate networking, performance and the runbook.
- Wave Migration & Cutover: Workloads replicate continuously and cut over in planned waves with rollback, user communication and post-cutover validation.
- Optimize & Hypercare: Right-sizing, reservations, monitoring and cost alerts applied, documentation handed over and two weeks of hypercare delivered.
On-Premises Servers vs Microsoft Azure
Area
On-Premises / Co-Located Servers
Azure with M365 Enterprise Hub
Availability & DR
Single site, manual failover, untested backups
99.99% SLA, Azure Backup and Site Recovery with tested failover
Security
Perimeter firewall and ad-hoc patching
Defender for Cloud, network security groups and automated patching
Scalability
Fixed capacity bought years in advance
Scale up or down on demand, pay only for what runs
Licensing & Cost
Hardware refresh, hosting contracts and separate licences
Azure Hybrid Benefit, reservations and free extended security updates
Why Choose M365 Enterprise Hub for Azure Migration
Our Azure engineers have migrated ERP systems, SQL estates, web platforms and complete data centres for trading, healthcare, education and professional services organizations in the UAE and the USA. We bring the Cloud Adoption Framework discipline that keeps workloads secure and the monthly bill predictable.
Related services: Microsoft 365 implementation, Microsoft Azure security, managed Azure Sentinel, on-premises to cloud migration and Entra ID migration.
- Zero Data Loss Cutovers: Continuous replication, validated restores and rollback plans for every wave.
- Cost-First Design: Performance-based right-sizing, reservations and Azure Hybrid Benefit modelled before you commit.
- Secure by Default: Landing zone guardrails, Defender for Cloud and backup configured before production traffic arrives.
- Application-Aware: Dependency mapping for ERP, SQL, web and legacy line-of-business workloads.
- Fixed-Scope Pricing: Clear scope, timeline and cost agreed before work starts.
- Microsoft Solutions Partner: Certified Azure Infrastructure and Security engineers on every project.
Azure Migration FAQs
A handful of servers and one database can be assessed and migrated in four to six weeks. Larger estates with dozens of servers, several databases and complex networking typically run over three to six months in waves, with each wave cutting over in its own maintenance window.
Rehosting moves a server to an Azure virtual machine with no change to the application. Replatforming moves the workload to a managed Azure service, such as Azure SQL Managed Instance or App Service, which removes patching and licensing overhead but needs more testing. We recommend per workload based on cost and risk.
Yes. SQL Server 2008 through 2022 databases are migrated with Azure Database Migration Service to Azure SQL Managed Instance, Azure SQL Database or SQL Server on Azure VMs, with minimal downtime and full validation of data and performance.
Yes. Azure has UAE North (Dubai) and UAE Central (Abu Dhabi) regions. We deploy workloads there when UAE data residency is required. US organizations use US regions with the same approach.
Workloads are sized from real performance data rather than existing hardware specs, reserved instances and the Azure Hybrid Benefit are applied, non-production servers get auto-shutdown schedules, and budgets with alerts are configured in Azure Cost Management before go-live.
Yes. Azure Migrate supports discovery and replication from AWS and other environments. We handle the networking, identity and licensing differences and cut workloads over in waves exactly as we do from on-premises.
Yes. M365 Enterprise Hub delivers Azure migrations for organizations in Dubai and across the UAE as well as for US companies, with cutovers scheduled around each region’s business hours.