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Hello,<br />
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Currently i have an in house MS CRM server. The database for this CRM is on an in house SQL server.<br />
I am looking to move things out to 'the cloud.'<br />
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I have some MS people telling me that we could take the SQL database and run it off of Azure out in the cloud.<br />
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Sounds great on paper...but is there anyone out there currently doing this?<br />
If so: pros, cons, lessons learned???<br />
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Anyone out there with an in house CRM server and the database for this server out in the cloud on Azure?
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Hello,

Currently i have an in house MS CRM server. The database for this CRM is on an in house SQL server.
I am looking to move things out to 'the cloud.'

I have some MS people telling me that we could take the SQL database and run it off of Azure out in the cloud.

Sounds great on paper...but is there anyone out there currently doing this?
If so: pros, cons, lessons learned???

Anyone out there with an in house CRM server and the database for this server out in the cloud on Azure?

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