Help For 2008 server Onpremise to Azure Migration

[Frost Metal]

Hi,

My SMB company wants to move their IT to Azure.We have an AD server,a File server (Both windows 2008 r2) and 16 tb NAS for file sharing and Tape drive for backup.Inorder to migrate what all will I need in the cloud?Two VMs for servers and a storage account for NAS ? Can someone guide me pls.

[#2]

Hi,

How many users you have?

What is the use of AD - any application depends on it? Do you use Group Policies.

Do you have permissions defined on NAS?

Did you consider moving to Office 365 & Azure AD instead?

I can think of following 2 approaches. You can choose what best suits you.

Option1: Move all users to Office 365. Use Azure AD only (join all machines to Azure AD). Use One Drive and SharePoint for file storage along with Azure File Share.

Option2: Create VPN to Azure from your network. Create 2 VMs (or multiple for HA), for DC and File Server and use Azure Backup.

Let us know if you need more information.

[#3]

Thanks for the prompt reply my friend. Im replying late coz I didnt get any notification regarding your reply.Weird :o.

I recently joined this company.We have almost 40 users.All are already on Office 365.We use AD for a couple of things.Group policy is one,then Accounting software runs on it.As of now all files on the NAS are accessible to everyone.but I am planning to put permissions on Folders and restrict access to respective departments only. But instead of 1drive and sharepoint ( Both of which we already have but most users prefers the old mapped NAS drive cos it saves them a few clicks) can I allocate storage on Azure and then MAP them as Network Drives?So that people can just use them as they use the local NAS drive.?

[#4 · Accepted solution]

Hi,

In that case, you can consider below.

1. Create VPN with Azure.

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/vpn-gateway/vpn-gateway-howto-site-to-site-resource-manager-p...

2. Create 1 VM for AD.

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/active-directory-deploying-ws-ad-guidelines

3. Create 1 VM for File services & Accounting Software.

4. Configure backup.

You could use Azure File share as network drives but so far Azure files do not have option to restrict access based on permissions. So, a file server should do the job.

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/files/storage-how-to-create-file-share

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/files/storage-how-to-use-files-windows

https://feedback.azure.com/forums/217298-storage/suggestions/8341212-azure-files-access-share-by-azu...

You need to have a good & reliable/redundant internet connection for this to work.

[#5]

Thanx man.Thats all I needed.You rock.