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This approach is much more lightweight and far cheaper than creating a VPN or ExpressRoute connection. It has lower performance capabilities than those options, but is more than suitable for the traffic involved in data imports from school SMS systems. As well as implementing it with EdSmart, in previous contract roles I have implemented it at large enterprise organisations such as Linfox and Country Road. It passed their security audits, and it is an approach recommended by Microsoft for scenarios like this.
There is an associated cost of $200 per annum, which is essentially us passing on the cost we get charged by having our Azure infrastructure connect to your HCM instance. This cost is under $20 per calendar month; approximately $200 per annum.
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