AzureThe cloud under your ERP. Sized for a mid-sized company.
Your ERP database, the integrations around it and the AI agents on top all need somewhere to run. QServices sets up Azure for companies on Dynamics GP, Business Central, SYSPRO, Epicor and Sage: a landing zone that fits, hosting your ERP can live with, and a bill you can explain.
Day counts update when the page loads. Anything already ended is running without security fixes unless you pay for them.
Extended Security Updates are paid, even on Azure VMs, for up to three years.
Extended Security Updates for up to three years, through Azure Arc or volume licensing.
New reservations can't be exchanged once a savings plan covers the service, such as VMs or Azure SQL.
Mainstream support runs to April 2028. Microsoft names Logic Apps Standard as the successor.
Available only in the Microsoft Defender portal after this date.
Security patches until 30 April 2031. Microsoft's path is Business Central.
The ERP vendor's support statement decides more than the price does. We check it first.
Dynamics GP, SYSPRO, Epicor or Sage, where you need full control of SQL Server.
Your SQL Server, agent jobs and the vendor's support statement.
You still patch Windows and SQL Server. Memory-optimised sizes are Microsoft's starting point for SQL.
ERPs whose vendor supports it, and teams that want backups and patching handled.
SQL Agent, cross-database queries and linked servers.
Check vendor support first. Business Critical costs about 2.7 times General Purpose.
Desktop clients like GP, SYSPRO or SAP Business One that need to sit next to the database.
The client your team already knows, published as a single app.
You size and patch the session hosts. Users outside your company pay a monthly fee each.
You're changing ERP anyway, for example GP to Business Central.
Your data, moved with the vendor's migration tools.
This is an ERP project, not a hosting change.
The pieces that move data between your ERP, bank, store, CRM and agents.
| Use it for | US East list price | |
|---|---|---|
| Logic Apps Standard | ERP, bank and EDI workflows inside your own network | WS1 about $182, WS2 about $365 a month |
| Logic Apps Consumption | Low-volume workflows | $0.000125 per standard connector call; 4,000 built-in actions free |
| Service Bus Standard | Queues between the ERP and other systems | $10 a month, with 13 million operations included |
| API Management Basic v2 | One front door for ERP APIs and AI agents | About $150 a month |
| Azure Functions Flex Consumption | Small pieces of custom code | Free monthly grant, then $0.40 per million runs |
| On-premises data gateway | Reaching SQL Server that stays on-premises | No charge for the gateway itself |
Azure Retail Prices API, US East, pay-as-you-go list prices, 27 October 2026. Your agreement and region change these.
Microsoft's landing zone guidance is written for every size. We keep the parts a mid-sized ERP shop needs.
Entra ID with multi-factor sign-in, which Azure now requires for admins. Conditional Access needs Entra ID P1, $7 per user a month.
New virtual networks get private subnets by default, so outbound access is planned, not left open. Site-to-site VPN to your office.
Defender for Servers Plan 1 at about $4.91 per server a month, with Key Vault for secrets and managed identities instead of passwords.
Azure Backup from $10 per VM a month ($25 for SQL Server in a VM), plus Site Recovery for the ERP server, free for the first 31 days.
Budgets and anomaly alerts in Cost Management, Azure Hybrid Benefit applied, and Azure Advisor reviewed monthly.
Azure Arc for patching and inventory of the servers you keep, so everything is managed from one place.
An assessment of what you run today, a right-sized landing zone, hosting for the ERP and its SQL Server, the integrations around it, security and backup, cost controls, and support after go-live. AI agents can then run on the same foundation.
Yes: usually on an Azure VM with SQL Server, with the desktop client published through Azure Virtual Desktop. GP support ends on 31 December 2029, so for GP we treat Azure as a bridge to Business Central.
Your ERP vendor's support statement decides first. Managed Instance keeps SQL Agent, cross-database queries and linked servers and handles backups for you; a VM gives full control and fits more ERPs today.
Extended support ended on 14 July 2026. You can buy Extended Security Updates for up to three years, which are paid even on Azure VMs, move to Azure SQL, or upgrade to a supported SQL Server.
Not automatically. Moving servers as they are often costs more. Savings come from right-sizing, Azure Hybrid Benefit (up to 85% off SQL Server licensing), reservations (up to 72%) and switching off what isn't used.
Microsoft's Azure Accelerate program combines partner funding, Azure credits and Microsoft engineering help. Customers can't apply directly: a qualifying partner nominates the project, and Microsoft decides.
You need its foundations: identity, network, security, backup and cost controls. You rarely need everything Microsoft's enterprise templates deploy. We build the parts that fit your size and grow it later.
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