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SQL on Azure: Build a Profitable Data Practice

Grow your revenue with access to the most secure server infrastructures in the industry.

Help customers get the most out of a secure, cost-effective data migration

Data is the cornerstone of digital transformation. With 1 in 3 on-premises databases running SQL Server1 and many still on SQL Server 2008, which reached end of service (EOS) in 2019, your SMB customers need a cost-effective way to modernize their data and take advantage of the flexibility, power, and scalability of the cloud.

Migrating customers’ data estates to Azure prepares them for the future, modernizes their operations, drives cost savings, and increases innovation. In fact, companies that embrace data estate migration reported nearly double their operating margins2 along with a 50% higher average net income on revenue.3

We’ll show you how to leverage your customers’ data and build a new high-margin data practice for your business.


1 https://db-engines.com/en/system/Microsoft+SQL+Server

2 Keystone Strategy 2016

Unlock the value in your customers’ data

Learn how to help your customers successfully migrate their SQL Server workloads to the cloud and build a modern data practice.

WEBINAR 1

SQL Server in Azure and the Cloud Adoption Framework

How do you start a data modernization conversation with your customers and help build a path to the cloud for older SQL Server instances? In this webinar, we’ll help you assess security and performance risks for customers using SQL Server 2008 and help you develop an optimal data modernization plan. We’ll also cover:

  • How the cloud can help you modernize your customers’ data estates
  • Building a cloud adoption plan with clients
  • Choosing the right path forward for legacy workloads like SQL Server 2008
  • The difference between Azure SQL Managed Instance and Azure SQL Managed Database

Resources to help you begin building your practice

Presentation Deck

Get the companion deck for webinar 1 covering how to use the Cloud Adoption Framework for SQL Server migrations.

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Strategy and Plan Template

Get started with the Cloud Adoption Framework by downloading the Strategy and plan template here.

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Azure Setup Guide

This guide makes it easy to get started in Azure by helping you set up the basics.

Set up Azure 

Leverage the Cloud Adoption Framework

Learn everything you need to know about how to use the Cloud Adoption Framework to migrate data workloads.

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Webinar 2

Planning Your SQL Server Migration to Azure

Help your customers find the right path to cloud adoption and achieve a smooth migration.

We’ll review how to assess your customers’ current SQL environment, determine the best way to move to Azure, and set the requirements for the resources they’ll need. We’ll also cover:

  • Determining the best migration path for end of service (EOS) products like SQL Server 2008
  • Azure SQL advanced features and whether they need a managed instance
  • Understanding DTU vs. vCORE

Resources to help you plan your SQL Server migration to Azure

Presentation Deck

Get the companion deck for webinar 2 in our series about using SQL Server to plan your SQL Server migration to Azure.

Download presentation 

SQL Server Migration Resources

Learn more about your SQL Server migration options, and how to start migrating customers.

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Azure SQL Database DTU Calculator

Need to understand more about your database’s resource utilization?

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FastTrack for Azure

Have a large Azure SQL migration coming up? Microsoft’s FastTrack is a complimentary program offering tailored guidance for those that qualify.

Learn more 

Webinar 3

SQL Migration and Configuration

Dive into this hands-on lab to learn what it takes to evaluate your customers’ SQL Server workloads and successfully migrate them to Azure SQL. Walk through a migration step by step and learn how to configure a database for optimal performance with Azure App Service. This on-demand webinar will also dig into:

  • Evaluating feature parity with Azure SQL Database Assessment
  • Using the Data Migration Assistant
  • Migrating to an Azure SQL Database Managed Instance
  • Using tools like Azure Cloud Shell and SQL Server Management Studio

More resources for migrating and configuring SQL Server workloads

Presentation Deck

Get the companion deck for webinar 3 in our series about using SQL Server to learn about SQL migration and configuration.

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Hands on Lab: Migrating SQL Databases to Azure

Follow along with the demo and get your hands dirty with this workshop.

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Azure EOS Hub

Get the resources you need to start driving customer demand for EOS products like SQL Server 2008.

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Webinar 4

Innovation with Advanced Azure Data Solutions

Digital transformation has never been more crucial or as rapid. Discover how to employ SQL Server migration to start customers down the path to data estate modernization, showing them how to effectively manage and leverage their data infrastructure. With Azure’s full suite of tools, you can build a robust service offering for every size client. Learn how to:

  • Seize the partner opportunity for SQL Server migration to Azure
  • Future-proof customers with SQL on Azure’s advanced data and analytics tools
  • Understand the data offerings available in Azure and build a strategy around them
  • Unlock the value of customers’ data with analytics tools like Power BI and the Microsoft Power Platform

More resources to build your data practice offering

Presentation Deck

Get the companion deck for webinar 4 in our series about using SQL Server to innovate with advanced Azure data solutions.

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Build a Data Practice for SMBs with Azure

Start the data conversation with customers and build a profitable data practice. Get tools and resources to help customers find the best path forward to the cloud with Azure.

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A data-led approach to digital innovation for managed services partners

Learn how to take a data-centric approach to innovation to help customers become more data-driven.

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Meet your Microsoft Azure team

Our experts are ready to lend their expertise as you start building an SQL Server data practice with Microsoft Azure

TJ Turner

A Design Sales Engineer at SYNNEX, TJ has worked in IT for more than 20 years, with a focus on infrastructure and automation.

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Greg White

Greg is the Manager of Cloud Sales Engineering at SYNNEX Corporation. Prior to joining SYNNEX, Greg worked for Microsoft supporting Enterprise customers in the Southeast U.S. In addition, Greg has more than 20 years’ experience as a field sales engineer.

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Jason Winecoff

Jason is on the Microsoft Cloud team at SYNNEX, overseeing the Microsoft new partner onboarding and enablement team. Jason has been working with Microsoft software for over five years, and has a background in VL and Cloud.

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“It’s much easier to optimize your time once your customers are in the cloud. You can focus on building better, more profitable solutions.”

More resources

Explore these materials to help you create a profitable SQL Server data migration practice with Azure and SYNNEX

Data Practice Building Hub

Ready to start building your data practice? Get everything you need to get started.

Get started
Azure EOS Solution Hub

Get the latest sales and technical resources to help customers modernize their infrastructure from SQL Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 to Azure.

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Building an Azure Migration Practice Webinar Series

In these on-demand webinars, learn to use the Cloud Adoption Framework to migrate SQL Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 workloads.

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How SQL Server migrations help partners build high-margin data practices

See what John Turk, Partner Marketing Advisor at Microsoft, has to say about why SQL Server to Azure migrations are a smart way for partners to accelerate their data practices.

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Migrating to Azure SQL

Learn the benefits of building a partner practice around customer migration to Azure SQL and how best to explain the customer advantages.

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Top Azure SQL migration questions

Answers to the top 10 questions partners and their customers have about modernizing their data infrastructure and migrating to Azure SQL.

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Get ready to build your Azure data practice

The Microsoft-certified engineers at SYNNEX are experts in Microsoft Azure and complex, hybrid SQL Server migrations. Connect with us today to start building your Azure data practice.