Highlights:

  • The top digital services company earns SQL Server and Windows Server Migration to Microsoft Azure Advanced Specialization.
  • Collaboration between Microland and Microsoft is since 1995, and Microland has realized nine Gold Competencies in Windows and SQL migration.

SQL Server and Windows Server Migration

Microland, a top digital services company, recently publicized that it has earned the SQL Server and Windows Server Migration to Microsoft Azure Advanced Specialization. This is possible only because of its extensive experience, in-depth knowledge, and expertise in migrating SQL Server and Windows Server-based workloads to Azure. The company is also recognized as a ‘Leader’ in the 2020 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Managed Network Services.

Behind the scenes

Partners play an important role in recognizing the company by meeting all the essential criteria around consumer success and staff skilling while passing a third-party audit of their migration practices. Moreover, it positions Microland as a partner of choice for businesses searching to streamline their applications and take complete advantage of the benefits that cloud computing can deliver. This is much more relevant today in the context of the new end-of-support for Windows Server 2008 R2 and SQL Server 2008 R2.

The real credit goes to Microland’s enhanced skills and its capability to collaborate with clients to transfer their present workloads to the cloud by offering end-to-end lifecycle services comprising assess, plan, design, and migrate.

Sivakumar Thiyagarajan, Senior Vice President – Strategic Alliances and Tech Industry at Microland Limited, commented: “Our partnership with Microsoft continues to strengthen, and we are pleased to have been accredited Azure advanced specialization for our skills in migrating Windows and SQL workloads to the cloud. Microland is a trusted name in the Azure space with wide ranging skills and competencies in hybrid cloud management. This specialization reinforces our commitment to bring advance Azure capabilities to our clients as part of our delivery excellence framework.”

Little dose of history

The collaboration between Microland and Microsoft is since 1995, and Microland has realized nine Gold Competencies in Windows and SQL migration. Microland has worked widely with worldwide consumers in migrating their applications to Azure using Azure App Service, Azure Kafka, Service Environment, Data Bricks, SQL Managed Instance, Data Lake, AppFabric, App Insights, and Data Factory.

Gavriella Schuster, Corporate Vice President, One Commercial Partner at Microsoft, commented: “The Windows Server and SQL Server Migration to Microsoft Azure advanced specialization highlights the partners who can be viewed as most capable when it comes to migrating Windows-based workloads over to Azure. Microland clearly demonstrated that they have both the skills and the experience to offer their clients a path to successful migration so that they can start enjoying the benefits of being in the cloud.”

Microland is supporting consumers from several sectors, including:

  • Banking, financial services, and insurance (BFSI)
  • Life Sciences
  • Retail
  • Pharma
  • Hi-tech

Microland, with its combined applications and infrastructure cloud transformation service capabilities, allows consumers from various sectors to truly optimize and hinge with their cloud investments.

The company helps its clients reduce expenses and administrative costs while improving reliability, performance, and security. This is because of Microland’s profound knowledge of cloud technology trends and hybrid cloud estate management.

The company has also invested in its proprietary solutions, including its AIOps platform and established centers of excellence for migration services for various Microsoft solutions. Apart from Hybrid Cloud Migration and Operation services, Microland’s solution portfolio comprises Data Center Transformation, Cloud Economics, DevOps, and Disaster Recovery Services.