BizTalk and Azure

hi,
For one of our client we are designing an integration solution with BizTalk Server 2013 R2 and need help to design (with best
practices) corresponding into Azure.
Need help on what we need to consider while moving an existing application/infrastructure to Cloud.
Need help on which approach we should go with as IAAS or PAAS.
Regards, Amit More

HI Amit,
According to your description above, if you want to move an existing application/infrastructure to Azure, you need use IAAS, and you can consider using the Azure BizTalk service, or you can also use the server build-in Azure.
Best regards,
Angie
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