Cloud Migration Questions

Usually the only way to go serverless is to have an RDS server in the cloud for those applications that need locality to the database or fileshares.

I find the most common setup has at least a DC and usually a fileserver locally, the rest in the cloud.

I figured as much, I just couldn't see how that would be possible not to have a local DC.

It's possible , you can use the router for DHCP and have a site2sitr VPN to the cloud using the cloud DC for auth.

Well I see all these other MSP's offering cloud solutions for everything I just cant get my head around giving up a local FS and DC. I don't see how migrating to the cloud for Application server and FS server is good for small companies when they can run most of that on one local server, especially sense they have to have a local DC anyways. Most of our clients are focused on cost and BDR. Just curious what others are doing... The only thing I have moved offsite is email.

Me too, I do a lot of 1 server and a good BDR appliance.

Where I really see the all cloud taking off is with small companies with a large LOB app like ERP or finance (accounting firms, manufacturers, etc...) so we put a DC, FS, SQL, RDS in the cloud and nothing onsite.

So if you do that then your allowing your router to handle DHCP and creating a VPN to the colo for authentication? What about wan connectivity, if that goes down does the client not have access to DC, FS, SQL, RDS ? How do you get around that?

Thank for your time by the way.

Thank for all your help.