Overview Current Environment Contoso uses Windows Server 2012 to run an on-premises server farm. All production workloads are virtualized. The server farm runs entirely on-premises. Current…

Overview Current Environment Contoso uses Windows Server 2012 to run an on-premises server farm. All production workloads are virtualized. The server farm runs entirely on-premises. Current Licensing Solution Contoso is in the first year of an Enterprise Agreement (EA) that includes Microsoft Office Professional Plus, Windows 10 Enterprise E3 per Device, and Microsoft Core CAL Suite. Software Assurance (SA) for the Windows Server licenses was purchased through Select Plus, SA expired nine months ago. Problem Statements Contoso has the following issues:

• The IT department has no experience with cloud services.
• The hardware in the on-premises datacenter is outdated and overloaded.
• The company must implement a compliance and governance policy for employees and customers.
• The company experienced a cyberattack that was not detected until eight months after the breach.
• The sales department and the customer service department require more storage for their customers' data.
• As the company has no experience with Microsoft Azure services, it wants to avoid committing to a specific amount of consumption spend. Required Goals Business Goals Contoso has the following business goals:
• Upgrade its servers to Windows Server 2016
• Outsource the implementation and management of cloud services.
• Improve security by protecting network, data at rest, data in documents, data, and applications.
• Leverage is existing investment in on-premises products to reduce the overall cost of online services. Planned Changes Contoso plans to implement the following changes:
• Evaluate whether to move the sales employees to Microsoft 365 Enterprise in month seven of the EA.
• Extend the server farm to the cloud and deploy Azure Virtual Machines for backup and production purposes. You need to recommend a solution to help Contoso thwart future cyberattacks. The solution must meet the business goals and support the planned changes. What should you recommend?