Switching from Azure to AnubizHost Offshore Hosting
Azure is Microsoft's enterprise cloud - powerful, expensive, and US/Microsoft jurisdictional. For workloads that don't need Azure-specific integrations, moving to AnubizHost offshore can cut costs significantly while shifting jurisdiction. This guide is the full roadmap.
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Why Leave Azure
Azure's strength is enterprise integration with Microsoft software (AD, Office, SharePoint). Its weakness is pricing complexity and US jurisdiction. If your workload doesn't require deep Microsoft integration, offshore VPS is dramatically cheaper and gives jurisdictional flexibility.
Service Mapping
Virtual Machines → AnubizHost VPS or dedicated. Blob Storage → MinIO. SQL Database → SQL Server on Linux or PostgreSQL. App Service → Docker on VPS. Functions → containerized services. Cosmos DB → MongoDB or ArangoDB. Service Bus → RabbitMQ. Azure CDN → Cloudflare or BunnyCDN.
Migration Sequence
Stand up offshore infrastructure first. Replicate data with rclone (Blob) and dump/restore (SQL). Update connection strings in application config. DNS cutover. Decommission Azure resources in order: VMs first, then disks, then storage accounts, then resource groups.
Hybrid Strategies
Keep Azure AD for SSO if your team is heavily Microsoft-integrated - it works fine from non-Azure hosts. Move compute and storage to AnubizHost offshore. This hybrid approach captures most cost savings while preserving identity continuity.
Cost Comparison
Azure VM B2s + 100GB managed disk + outbound bandwidth often $40-80/mo. AnubizHost VPS II at $17.90/mo with included bandwidth. Typical savings 50-70% for steady-state workloads. Related reading: Azure VM migration, Azure Blob migration, switching from AWS.
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