handVIRTUAL vs. Azure Virtual Network

At handVIRTUAL, we transcend the basic setup and management of virtual machines by dedicating ourselves to understanding your individual needs, allowing us to create a tailored virtual data center that not only aligns with your goals but also minimizes costs and fosters your business's growth. As your enterprise grows, your virtual data center can expand in tandem, facilitating easy resource scaling and the addition of servers without disruption. Our methodology is founded on four essential principles that empower us to provide flexible services customized to your specifications, and it is this dedication to adaptability and a profound grasp of your needs that sets us apart from other cloud service providers. With handVIRTUAL, you will not merely be another number; you will experience the true meaning of collaboration. Our offerings are built on a solid foundation of expertise, experience, and cutting-edge technology. Moreover, the virtual data center solutions from handVIRTUAL are engineered to seamlessly integrate with any current physical devices you wish to maintain, ensuring a holistic and unified infrastructure that addresses all your operational requirements. Expect a personalized journey with us that emphasizes your business's distinct objectives and hurdles, as we strive to build a partnership that lasts. The collaborative spirit we foster will help you navigate the complexities of digital transformation with confidence.

Azure Virtual Network offers a robust and secure framework for the deployment of your virtual machines and applications, ensuring isolation from external networks. Through this service, you can implement private IP addresses, define subnets, and establish access control policies, among various other functionalities. By leveraging Virtual Network, users can exercise a comparable level of control over Azure as they would in a traditional data center environment. Importantly, all traffic between resources within Azure, whether local to a single region or spanning multiple regions, remains confined to the Azure network, thus eliminating the need for Internet reliance for intra-Azure communications. This guarantees that interactions among virtual machines, storage solutions, and SQL services are routed exclusively through Azure's infrastructure, regardless of their physical locations. Furthermore, the secure traffic flow between virtual networks in different regions is also contained within Azure's protected ecosystem. Acting as a seamless extension of your on-premises IT infrastructure, Virtual Network facilitates connectivity similar to that of a remote branch office. For establishing secure connections to a virtual network, options such as IPsec VPN or private link via Azure ExpressRoute can be employed, ensuring that data is safeguarded during transit. This adaptability not only enhances operational efficiency but also permits organizations to enforce uniform security policies across both their on-premises and cloud settings, thereby streamlining governance and compliance. Additionally, as businesses continue to migrate to the cloud, Azure Virtual Network plays a pivotal role in their digital transformation journey.