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Build the platform <span>you need next.<\/span><\/h1>\n        <p class=\"hero-copy\">CPI Consulting helps organisations leave ageing datacentres, end-of-support platforms and unmanaged cost behind. We assess the full IT estate, choose the right Azure path for each workload, and deliver a migration your teams can operate.<\/p>\n        <div class=\"actions\">\n          <a class=\"button button-primary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cloudproinc.com.au\/index.php\/contact\/\">Book a migration conversation <span aria-hidden=\"true\">&#8594;<\/span><\/a>\n          <a class=\"button button-ghost\" href=\"#services\">See how we help<\/a>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"estate-card\">\n        <h2>One estate. One plan.<\/h2>\n        <div class=\"estate-row\"><strong>Infrastructure<\/strong><span>Windows Server, Linux, VMware, Azure Local and datacentre exit.<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"estate-row\"><strong>Applications<\/strong><span>.NET, Java and Python, from lift-and-shift to containers and cloud-native.<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"estate-row\"><strong>Data<\/strong><span>SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle and open-source databases.<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"estate-row\"><strong>Security<\/strong><span>Identity, network, Defender for Cloud and operational governance.<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"estate-row\"><strong>What comes next<\/strong><span>Analytics, Microsoft Fabric and AI-ready platforms, not a dead-end migration.<\/span><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <div class=\"trust-bar\">\n    <div class=\"trust-inner\">\n      <div class=\"trust-item\"><span class=\"trust-mark\"><\/span> Microsoft Partner<\/div>\n      <div class=\"trust-item\"><span class=\"trust-mark\"><\/span> Assessment before migration<\/div>\n      <div class=\"trust-item\"><span class=\"trust-mark\"><\/span> Security designed in<\/div>\n      <div class=\"trust-item\"><span class=\"trust-mark\"><\/span> Built for Australian organisations<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <section class=\"section challenge\">\n    <div class=\"section-inner\">\n      <p class=\"section-label\">Why estates move now<\/p>\n      <h2 class=\"section-title\">Migration is rarely just a technology project.<\/h2>\n      <p class=\"section-intro\">Most moves to Azure start with a date, a contract or a risk the business can no longer carry. The organisations that get value from the move treat it as a chance to reduce cost, free scarce IT capacity and prepare data and applications for analytics and AI.<\/p>\n      <div class=\"driver-grid\">\n        <article class=\"driver\"><strong>Datacentre contracts<\/strong><span>Exit, consolidate or stop renewing facilities that no longer match the workload.<\/span><\/article>\n        <article class=\"driver\"><strong>End of support<\/strong><span>Windows Server and SQL Server dates are forcing a decision, not a delay.<\/span><\/article>\n        <article class=\"driver\"><strong>Cost shape<\/strong><span>Shift suitable spend from capital refreshes to consumption you can right-size.<\/span><\/article>\n        <article class=\"driver\"><strong>Security pressure<\/strong><span>Close exposure on unsupported platforms and put protection closer to the workload.<\/span><\/article>\n        <article class=\"driver\"><strong>Thin IT teams<\/strong><span>Stop spending senior people on patching, hardware and one-off recovery plans.<\/span><\/article>\n        <article class=\"driver\"><strong>AI readiness<\/strong><span>Agents and analytics fail on estates that cannot scale, secure or find their data.<\/span><\/article>\n        <article class=\"driver\"><strong>Application debt<\/strong><span>Decide what to rehost, what to replatform and what should not move at all.<\/span><\/article>\n        <article class=\"driver\"><strong>Hybrid reality<\/strong><span>Some workloads belong in Azure. Some need to stay close, disconnected or sovereign.<\/span><\/article>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <section class=\"section urgency\" id=\"support-dates\">\n    <div class=\"section-inner urgency-layout\">\n      <div class=\"deadline\">\n        <p class=\"section-label\">A decision with a date on it<\/p>\n        <h3>Unsupported platforms are already a migration trigger.<\/h3>\n        <p>Extended support for SQL Server 2016 ended on 14 July 2026. Extended support for Windows Server 2016 ends on 12 January 2027. Waiting turns a planned move into an emergency, with higher risk and fewer good options.<\/p>\n        <p style=\"margin-top:16px;\">CPI maps what you still run, which workloads can take Extended Security Updates as a bridge, and which should move to Azure Virtual Machines, Azure SQL or a managed database before the next renewal.<\/p>\n        <div class=\"actions\" style=\"margin-top:24px;\">\n          <a class=\"button button-primary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cloudproinc.com.au\/index.php\/contact\/\">Request an estate assessment<\/a>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"timeline\">\n        <div class=\"time-item\"><strong>14 July 2026<\/strong><span>Extended support for SQL Server 2016 ended. Year 1 Extended Security Updates are the bridge, not the destination.<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"time-item\"><strong>12 January 2027<\/strong><span>Extended support for Windows Server 2016 ends. Datacentre and branch servers need a landing plan now.<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"time-item\"><strong>Through 2027\u20132029<\/strong><span>SQL Server 2014 and 2016 Extended Security Updates run out. A pause today becomes another forced project later.<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"time-item\"><strong>Stay or move<\/strong><span>Where a full cloud move is not the right first step, SQL Server 2025 and Azure Arc can modernise in place and keep a path to Azure open.<\/span><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <section class=\"section outcomes\">\n    <div class=\"section-inner\">\n      <p class=\"section-label\">Why Azure<\/p>\n      <h2 class=\"section-title\">A cloud that can hold the estate you already run.<\/h2>\n      <p class=\"section-intro\">Azure is built for mixed estates: Windows and Linux, SQL and open source, VMware and containers, plus the identity, security and data services around them. CPI uses that breadth so you are not forced into a single migration pattern.<\/p>\n      <div class=\"stat-grid\">\n        <article class=\"stat\"><strong>78%<\/strong><span>faster time to respond to and carry out business change, in IDC research on Azure migrations.<sup>1<\/sup><\/span><\/article>\n        <article class=\"stat\"><strong>75%<\/strong><span>of technology leaders said moving to Azure reduced barriers to AI at scale, in Forrester research.<sup>2<\/sup><\/span><\/article>\n        <article class=\"stat\"><strong>344%<\/strong><span>three-year ROI reported by IDC for organisations migrating and modernising to Azure.<sup>3<\/sup><\/span><\/article>\n      <\/div>\n      <p class=\"fine\">These are Microsoft-cited research findings, not a CPI guarantee. Actual results depend on the estate, licensing, region and how the move is run. We use them to frame the business case, then replace them with your numbers.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <section class=\"section services\" id=\"services\">\n    <div class=\"section-inner\">\n      <p class=\"section-label\">Azure modernization services<\/p>\n      <h2 class=\"section-title\">From first inventory to a platform you can run.<\/h2>\n      <p class=\"section-intro\">We stay with the work. Strategy, landing zone, migration and the operating model are delivered by the same senior team, not handed between sales and a distant factory.<\/p>\n      <div class=\"service-grid\">\n        <article class=\"service-card\">\n          <p class=\"service-number\">01 \/ ASSESS<\/p>\n          <h3>Estate discovery and business case<\/h3>\n          <p>See what you have, what it depends on, and what it is worth moving.<\/p>\n          <ul>\n            <li>Server, application and database inventory<\/li>\n            <li>Dependency mapping and end-of-support exposure<\/li>\n            <li>Azure Migrate assessment, right-sizing and TCO<\/li>\n            <li>Quick wins, retire candidates and wave priorities<\/li>\n          <\/ul>\n        <\/article>\n        <article class=\"service-card\">\n          <p class=\"service-number\">02 \/ DECIDE<\/p>\n          <h3>6R roadmap for every workload<\/h3>\n          <p>Not every application deserves the same treatment. We choose the path that matches business value and risk.<\/p>\n          <ul>\n            <li>Rehost, replatform, refactor, rebuild, replace or retire<\/li>\n            <li>IaaS, PaaS, containers or managed database targets<\/li>\n            <li>VMware, Azure Local and hybrid decisions<\/li>\n            <li>Licensing, Azure Hybrid Benefit and savings-plan options<\/li>\n          <\/ul>\n        <\/article>\n        <article class=\"service-card\">\n          <p class=\"service-number\">03 \/ LAND<\/p>\n          <h3>Landing zone and migration architecture<\/h3>\n          <p>A move fails when identity, network and security are invented during cutover.<\/p>\n          <ul>\n            <li>Cloud Adoption Framework landing zone<\/li>\n            <li>Entra ID, network, backup and management design<\/li>\n            <li>Defender for Cloud and governance baselines<\/li>\n            <li>Infrastructure as code for repeatable deployment<\/li>\n          <\/ul>\n        <\/article>\n        <article class=\"service-card\">\n          <p class=\"service-number\">04 \/ MOVE<\/p>\n          <h3>Infrastructure and VMware migration<\/h3>\n          <p>Get workloads out of the datacentre without pretending every server should be rewritten first.<\/p>\n          <ul>\n            <li>Windows and Linux virtual machines<\/li>\n            <li>Azure VMware Solution where speed and skills matter<\/li>\n            <li>Azure Local for edge, disconnected or residency needs<\/li>\n            <li>Test migrations, cutover planning and rollback<\/li>\n          <\/ul>\n        <\/article>\n        <article class=\"service-card\">\n          <p class=\"service-number\">05 \/ MODERNIZE<\/p>\n          <h3>Applications and data platforms<\/h3>\n          <p>Use the migration to reduce the platforms your team has to babysit.<\/p>\n          <ul>\n            <li>.NET and Java upgrades toward App Service or AKS<\/li>\n            <li>Azure SQL, SQL Managed Instance, PostgreSQL and MySQL<\/li>\n            <li>Oracle and open-source paths, assessed not assumed<\/li>\n            <li>SQL Server 2025 where cloud is not the first move<\/li>\n          <\/ul>\n        <\/article>\n        <article class=\"service-card\">\n          <p class=\"service-number\">06 \/ RUN<\/p>\n          <h3>Secure operations and AI readiness<\/h3>\n          <p>The project is finished when the estate is observable, supportable and ready for what comes next.<\/p>\n          <ul>\n            <li>Cost, backup, patching and resilience baselines<\/li>\n            <li>Microsoft Sentinel and Defender for Cloud operations<\/li>\n            <li>A data path toward Microsoft Fabric and Azure AI<\/li>\n            <li>Team handover, not a black-box environment<\/li>\n          <\/ul>\n        <\/article>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <section class=\"inline-cta\">\n    <div class=\"section-inner\">\n      <div>\n        <h2>Start with the estate, not a tool demo.<\/h2>\n        <p>Tell us what is expiring, what the board is asking, and where the team is stuck. We will tell you what is worth assessing first.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <a class=\"button button-primary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cloudproinc.com.au\/index.php\/contact\/\">Contact CPI Consulting <span aria-hidden=\"true\">&#8594;<\/span><\/a>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <section class=\"section pathways\" id=\"pathways\">\n    <div class=\"section-inner\">\n      <p class=\"section-label\">Pathways that fit the workload<\/p>\n      <h2 class=\"section-title\">Modernize in the order the business can absorb.<\/h2>\n      <p class=\"section-intro\">Azure gives you more than one destination. CPI sequences them so quick exits do not block the deeper modernization that creates lasting savings.<\/p>\n      <div class=\"path-grid\">\n        <article class=\"path\">\n          <em>Rehost<\/em>\n          <h3>Move servers without a rewrite<\/h3>\n          <p>Lift Windows, Linux and SQL Server onto Azure Virtual Machines when the deadline is the datacentre, not the application design. Fastest time to value, with a plan for what still needs managing.<\/p>\n        <\/article>\n        <article class=\"path\">\n          <em>Replatform<\/em>\n          <h3>Change the platform, not the business logic<\/h3>\n          <p>Move suitable .NET and Java apps to App Service or Azure Kubernetes Service, and SQL workloads to Azure SQL Managed Instance or Azure Database for PostgreSQL, with configuration-level change rather than a rebuild.<\/p>\n        <\/article>\n        <article class=\"path\">\n          <em>Refactor<\/em>\n          <h3>Keep what is valuable. Retire what is brittle.<\/h3>\n          <p>For applications that still matter, we use a staged redesign: containers, integration, APIs and, where it helps, GitHub Copilot to speed code and infrastructure updates. Not every app earns this investment.<\/p>\n        <\/article>\n        <article class=\"path\">\n          <em>VMware<\/em>\n          <h3>Exit, extend or gradually leave the stack<\/h3>\n          <p>Azure VMware Solution preserves skills and tooling for a fast datacentre exit. Native Azure IaaS and PaaS remove the VMware subscription over time. We recommend the path that matches the contract, not the slogan.<\/p>\n        <\/article>\n        <article class=\"path\">\n          <em>Data<\/em>\n          <h3>Make databases ready for more than reports<\/h3>\n          <p>Agentic workloads expose weak databases: latency, concurrency, weak audit and no path to vector or AI features. We modernize SQL and open-source data with minimal downtime options, including Arc-assisted SQL migration where it fits.<\/p>\n        <\/article>\n        <article class=\"path\">\n          <em>Hybrid<\/em>\n          <h3>Keep control where the workload must stay<\/h3>\n          <p>Azure Local and Azure Arc suit sites that need local compute, disconnected operation, data residency or a slower move. You still get Azure management, security posture and a route to public cloud services.<\/p>\n        <\/article>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <section class=\"section approach\">\n    <div class=\"section-inner\">\n      <p class=\"section-label\">How an engagement runs<\/p>\n      <h2 class=\"section-title\">Discover, decide, land, move, then govern.<\/h2>\n      <p class=\"section-intro\">The method follows Azure Essentials: Cloud Adoption Framework, Well-Architected review and a security baseline, applied to your estate rather than a generic workshop.<\/p>\n      <div class=\"steps\">\n        <article class=\"step\"><p class=\"step-number\">01<\/p><h3>Discover<\/h3><p>Inventory servers, apps and databases. Capture dependencies, utilisation and support risk.<\/p><\/article>\n        <article class=\"step\"><p class=\"step-number\">02<\/p><h3>Decide<\/h3><p>Build the 6R treatment, wave plan, cost model and the workloads that should be retired.<\/p><\/article>\n        <article class=\"step\"><p class=\"step-number\">03<\/p><h3>Land<\/h3><p>Prepare identity, network, landing zone and security so the first wave has somewhere safe to go.<\/p><\/article>\n        <article class=\"step\"><p class=\"step-number\">04<\/p><h3>Execute<\/h3><p>Rehost and replatform for early wins. Refactor only the workloads that justify the change.<\/p><\/article>\n        <article class=\"step\"><p class=\"step-number\">05<\/p><h3>Govern<\/h3><p>Cost, backup, detection and handover. Then point the platform at analytics and AI, if that is the goal.<\/p><\/article>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <section class=\"section security\">\n    <div class=\"section-inner security-layout\">\n      <div>\n        <p class=\"section-label\">Security is part of the move<\/p>\n        <h2 class=\"section-title\">A migrated estate that is still exposed is not modern.<\/h2>\n        <p class=\"section-intro\">Azure is operated with security controls at every layer. CPI designs those controls into the landing zone so protection is not a project that starts after go-live. For organisations that also run workloads outside Azure, Defender for Cloud can extend posture and threat protection across the estate.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"layer-list\">\n        <div class=\"layer\"><strong>Identity<\/strong><span>Entra ID, multifactor authentication and role-based access, designed before servers move.<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"layer\"><strong>Data<\/strong><span>Encryption, Key Vault and database protection matched to the sensitivity of the workload.<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"layer\"><strong>Network<\/strong><span>Private connectivity, segmentation and a clear path for hybrid sites.<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"layer\"><strong>Threat protection<\/strong><span>Defender for Cloud across servers, containers, data and, where relevant, multicloud.<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"layer\"><strong>Operations<\/strong><span>Log Analytics and Microsoft Sentinel so detection and response have an owner.<\/span><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <section class=\"section why-cpi\">\n    <div class=\"section-inner\">\n      <p class=\"section-label\">Why CPI Consulting<\/p>\n      <h2 class=\"section-title\">A Microsoft Partner that stays on the tools.<\/h2>\n      <p class=\"section-intro\">CPI Consulting is a Melbourne practice working with mid-size and enterprise organisations. You get a senior architect on the engagement, Australian operating context, and a delivery style that prefers a working landing zone over a slide deck.<\/p>\n      <div class=\"proof-grid\">\n        <article class=\"proof\"><strong>Partner<\/strong><span>Microsoft Partner guidance across Azure, Microsoft 365, identity and security, used together rather than as separate products.<\/span><\/article>\n        <article class=\"proof\"><strong>Hands-on<\/strong><span>The person who scopes the move helps design and implement it. Documentation and handover are part of the work.<\/span><\/article>\n        <article class=\"proof\"><strong>Funding-aware<\/strong><span>Where a project qualifies, we help you explore Microsoft programs such as Frontier Accelerate, assessments, credits and savings plans. Eligibility is Microsoft\u2019s, not a promise.<\/span><\/article>\n        <article class=\"proof\"><strong>Cleared<\/strong><span>NV-1 security clearance and experience in government, financial services, healthcare and other regulated environments.<\/span><\/article>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <section class=\"section contact\" id=\"contact\">\n    <div class=\"section-inner\">\n      <div class=\"contact-panel\">\n        <div>\n          <p class=\"section-label\">Talk to CPI<\/p>\n          <h2 class=\"section-title\">Bring us the constraint. We will bring a path.<\/h2>\n          <p>A datacentre renewal, a Windows or SQL support date, a VMware decision, or a board request to get ready for AI. Start with a conversation. If an assessment is the right next step, we will say so.<\/p>\n          <p class=\"contact-note\">CPI Consulting Pty Ltd &bull; Melbourne &bull; Microsoft Partner<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"contact-actions\">\n          <a class=\"button button-navy\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cloudproinc.com.au\/index.php\/contact\/\">Contact us <span aria-hidden=\"true\">&#8594;<\/span><\/a>\n          <a class=\"button button-light\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cloudproinc.com.au\/index.php\/contact\/\">Request an Azure estate assessment<\/a>\n          <a class=\"button button-light\" href=\"#support-dates\">Review the support dates<\/a>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <section class=\"footer-note\">\n    <p><strong>CPI Consulting Pty Ltd<\/strong> trading as CPI Consulting &bull; Microsoft Partner &bull; Azure migration and modernization &bull; 2\/242 Hawthorn Rd, Caulfield North VIC 3161, Australia<\/p>\n    <p>1. IDC, as cited by Microsoft. 2. 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