Your existing systems
on
Azure.
Production running the whole time.
We migrate Microsoft workloads to Azure using the right path for your stack. NAV 2016 to Business Central. On-premises SQL to Azure SQL. Legacy monolith to managed microservices. Your IT team stays in control, and production never goes down.
Live migration in progress
Each service migrated independently. Production stays live.
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On-premises infrastructure
carries a real monthly cost.
Most IT leaders cannot see it until they add it up.
On-premises costs that never appear on a single invoice. Here they are, line by line.
Azure's pay-as-you-go model cuts total infrastructure spend by 25 to 40% within 18 months of migration. That is the range Redefine clients land in.
Pain · IT manager reviewing on-premises server cost reports
"We were burning 3 days a month on patches and server maintenance. After moving to Azure, the engineering team spent that time building instead."
Based on patterns from Redefine Azure client onboarding sessions
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Four migration paths.
One fits what you are
running today.
Pick the approach that matches your current infrastructure and your tolerance for change. Each path uses different Azure services. Each has a different timeline and risk level. The assessment tells you which one fits your situation.
Lift-and-Shift
Low riskMove your current servers and applications to Azure with minimal code changes. You reach Azure in the shortest timeline. Cost savings from hardware elimination start immediately. Performance optimization continues after go-live.
Azure Migrate assessment output
Replatform
Medium riskMove to Azure-managed services without rewriting your application. SQL Server moves to Azure SQL Managed Instance. On-premises apps move to Azure App Service. Your business logic stays intact. The infrastructure becomes Azure's responsibility.
NAV to Business Central migration plan
Refactor
Medium-high riskRewrite the infrastructure layer to use Azure Functions, Service Bus, and Cosmos DB. Your business logic stays in place. The infrastructure becomes serverless and auto-scaling. This path delivers the highest infrastructure cost reduction, typically 50 to 70%.
Serverless refactor: order processing module
Rearchitect
Highest ROIBreak your monolithic application into independent services running on AKS and Azure Container Apps. Each team deploys on its own schedule. No deployment freezes. No one team blocking everyone else. This path carries the highest investment and the strongest return on that investment.
AKS cluster: post-rearchitect status
Six Azure practice areas.
Each scoped, built, and
handed over.
Value · Azure architecture planning session, whiteboard with cloud diagram
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VMs set up with Availability Sets and autoscale rules so demand spikes don't take the app down. App Service deployment slots give your team zero-downtime releases for every code push. AKS clusters handle horizontal autoscaling automatically. Every compute resource stays visible in Azure Monitor dashboards, so your team knows what is happening.
Azure SQL Managed Instance preserves full SQL Server compatibility so your existing code and queries run unchanged. Cosmos DB gives globally distributed access for applications serving users across regions. Azure Data Factory moves data from on-premises sources without writing migration scripts. Point-in-time restore and geo-replication protect every database from the day it goes live.
Microsoft Entra ID gives your team single sign-on across Azure, Microsoft 365, and third-party SaaS from one login. Conditional Access policies block access based on device, location, or risk, without adding friction for normal users. MFA enforced across the board. Customers get their own identity layer through Azure AD B2C. On-premises Active Directory syncs automatically so users keep their existing credentials.
Azure Pipelines run multi-stage builds and deployments with environment gates so a failed test never reaches production. Branch strategies keep feature development from blocking release schedules. Infrastructure is defined as code using Azure Bicep or Terraform, so every environment is reproducible and auditable. Rollback pipelines trigger automatically on a health check failure.
Microsoft Defender for Cloud starts with a security score baseline so your team can see where you stand on day one. Azure Key Vault stores secrets, certificates, and encryption keys out of reach of application code. Network Security Groups and Azure Firewall control what can reach what, without requiring manual firewall rule management. Compliance dashboards track ISO 27001, SOC 2, and GDPR readiness. Audit logs flow to Azure Monitor automatically.
Azure Monitor dashboards show infrastructure health so your team spots degradation before users feel it. Application Insights traces every request end to end, so finding the source of a slow response takes minutes, not hours. Log Analytics stores and queries operational data with custom alerting. Alerts fire before SLA thresholds are breached. Power BI connects directly to Azure SQL so operational reports update in real time without manual exports.
Production never stopped.
NAV 2016 moved to Business Central
on Azure in full operation.
Proof · Team reviewing Azure Business Central dashboard after migration
WP Inova
Azure liveB2B Operations · Azure Cloud · Business Central
WP Inova was running NAV 2016, which couldn't handle order centralization across platforms or scale with their growth. Customization was limited by the old C/AL codebase. The team was maintaining a system that was holding the business back.
Business Central on Azure replaced NAV 2016 with no production downtime. Orders now centralize across all platforms in one system. Compliance controls are built into the Azure environment. The ERP scales as the business grows, without the constraints the old codebase imposed.
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Migration milestones
Azure foundation built — subscriptions, VNet, Entra ID, and Active Directory sync completed
Azure subscription, resource groups, VNet, Entra ID tenant configured. On-premises Active Directory synced.
Migration plan validated — C/AL to AL conversion complete, data volumes mapped, NAV still running
C/AL code converted to AL extensions. Data migration plan validated against production data volumes. NAV continues operating.
Data moved — Azure Integration Runtime transferred on-premises SQL to Azure SQL, both systems running in parallel
Data migrated using Azure Integration Runtime. Parallel operation between NAV and Business Central during validation period.
Business Central goes live — orders process on BC, NAV decommissioned the following week, zero downtime throughout
Traffic cutover completed. Business Central handling all order workflows. Azure Monitor dashboards live. NAV decommissioned week after validated go-live.
Lanrover — Dynamics 365 Business Central on Azure
Legacy ERP retired, replaced with Business Central. Azure infrastructure design and Entra ID identity management deployed from scratch. Finance, sales, and customer data now live in one system, with compliance controls built in.
Five patterns that determine whether an Azure project ships or stalls.
These are the gaps we see every time we take over an Azure project from another implementation partner.
What IT leaders ask before starting an Azure migration.
Timeline, downtime risk, and full ownership. Answered directly, without the sales pitch.
The assessment comes before any cost discussion. What you pay depends on your current infrastructure, the migration path chosen, and your project timeline.
The written proposal breaks cost down by phase. You approve everything before any work begins.
Which of these sounds like your IT environment right now?
Azure modernization is the right call for some IT environments and the wrong timing for others. The assessment costs nothing. Starting the wrong project at the wrong time does.
Running on-premises servers with hardware refresh due in 12 to 24 months
Moving to Azure before the hardware refresh typically costs less than the refresh itself. The migration pays for itself.
Operating Dynamics NAV, CRM, or a legacy ERP without a clear upgrade path
Business Central and Dynamics 365 on Azure are the clear upgrade paths for legacy ERP systems. The data migration is the hard part. We have done it.
No Entra ID and teams accessing internal systems without SSO or MFA
Setting up Entra ID, SSO, and MFA is typically the fastest Azure modernization with the most immediate security impact. One sprint. Measurable improvement in access control and compliance readiness.
No CI/CD pipeline and deployments taking a full day or requiring manual steps
Azure DevOps Pipelines cut deploy time from hours to minutes and eliminate the risk of manual deploy-day errors.
Probably not the right moment for Azure modernization if:
Your infrastructure is already on Azure and running well on a supported stack
Azure optimization or new feature development may be the right next step, not modernization.
You have under 3 months of runway and need to ship revenue features
A modernization project during a short runway pulls engineering focus away from revenue-generating features. Wait until the runway is clear.
Tell us what you are running. Get a written Azure migration plan in 3 days.
No commitment. No pitch. Submit your infrastructure brief today and receive a written Azure migration proposal within 3 business days.
Submit your infrastructure brief
Tell us what you are running today: server types, ERP version, identity setup, deployment process. No need to prepare a document.
Azure assessment call within 48 hours
One of our Azure migration consultants joins the call. We map your current stack and identify the right path for your environment.
Written Azure modernization proposal in 3 days
Recommended path, Azure services, migration sequence, timeline, and phase-by-phase cost estimate.
First Azure resources live in Sprint 1
Environment setup, Entra ID, and first migrated workload in your first sprint. Production still running throughout.
No sales calls. No commitment. Assessment in 48 hours. Written proposal in 3 days.