Microsoft & SNP Technologies bring the power and ease of PaaS to your open-

source, Content Management System (CMS) workloads.

Azure Web Containers + Azure Database for MySQL (or PostgreSQL) PREVIEW offer

fully managed services built on the proven PaaS foundation which has delivered

Web Apps on Windows + Azure SQL Database to millions of applications

worldwide.

Be Ready for General Availability

If your organization has CMS workloads on-

premises or on virtual machines (IaaS), engage

SNP for a proof of concept (PoC) for Azure Web

App on Containers + Azure Database for MySQL

(or PostgreSQL) PREVIEW . Let SNP demonstrate the

performance, security, scalability and cost savings

for your use case.

When GA arrives for MySQL (and PostgreSQL), the

PoC will provide the confidence to take the next

step with SNP and Azure and garner the benefits

of PaaS.

Azure PaaS Hosting for Open Source CMS Workloads Drupal, WordPress and more

SNP Technologies is a cloud-only service provider, building secure and reliable solutions for businesses of the future. Our global team of experts is highly skilled in cloud managedservices, helping bridge the gap between your business needsand the latest cloud technologies available.

Features

✓ PHP 7.x and 5.6 ✓ MySQL 5.6, 5.7 and PostgreSQL 9.5,

9.6✓ Bring you own Docker image✓ Deploy from a Git repository✓ Rules based auto-scaling✓ Performance testing✓ Application monitoring

Benefits

✓ Eliminate hardware costs and reduce administrative costs

✓ Pay-as-you-go✓ Scale up and out✓ Security and privacy built right into

the Azure platform

Contact SNP to schedule your kick-off meeting or to ask any questionsPrakash Parikh, prakash@snp.com (203) 287-9114

Phases of the SNP PoC Process

WEEK 1 WEEK 2

Assessment

SNP studies the application system, current infrastructure and usage trends from technical and functional perspectives.

All tiers - .e.g. UI, API, Database – are taken into consideration in our preparation for the design phase.

Discovery

Overview of the CMS hosting process

Overview of the Azure open source platform

Understand the customer’s workloads and dependencies

Identify an application suitable for the PoC.

PoC

Initial hosting of the CMS workloads to demo &validate the functionality the migration to Azure PaaS.

A successful PoC sets stage for evolution into a production ready deployment.

Design

SNP creates a solution blueprint with a recommended architecture and implementation approach for Hosting of the CMS workloads to the chosen application, e.g. Drupal, WordPress, etc.

Deliverables in Week 1

✓ Platform recommendations

✓ Architecture diagram

✓ Migration plan walkthrough

✓ Azure subscription setup

Deliverables in Week 2

✓ Application deployed to Azure

✓ Data migration to Azure MySQL (or

PostgreSQL)

✓ Implementation documentation