Azure Cloud Solutions

Is your business keeping up with rapid technological changes?

Microsoft Azure can aid you in managing IT in the cloud.

What is Azure?

Azure is a cloud platform where you can run all your business systems and IT operations. More specifically, Azure is:

A comprehensive suite of services from which you can pick and choose to support your business.

More secure than any infrastructure you could build and manage on-premises yourself.

More available than any infrastructure you might be able to build and manage on-premises yourself, and you will suffer less downtime.

Scales with your business growth and is more flexible than any on-premises infrastructure.

Microsoft Azure comprises over 41,000 services, which is all you need to run all your business systems and IT operations in the cloud. The most popular Azure services are:

Azure Virtual Machines: Dedicated servers, built to your specification, and managed by Microsoft in their data centres.

Azure Virtual Desktop: Enables you to curate and control the desktop experience your users work with.

Azure Storage: Microsoft offers cloud data storage. Highly available, very scalable, and very much more secure than most businesses can achieve on premise.

Azure Logic Apps: Enable application and data integrations across cloud and on-premises environments.

Azure Functions: Orchestrate business workflows.

Azure App Service: Is where web apps are built and hosted.

Azure SQL: Is Microsoft SQL server in the cloud.

Why Should I Choose Azure Rather Than AWS or GCP?

Very simply – if you deal with enormous volumes of data and are into very high-end analytics, Google Cloud Platform might be the way to go.

If you are a software business surrounded by software developers, they might persuade you to go to Amazon Web Services.

If you are a midsized business in the UK – choose Azure. Why? Because Azure is Microsoft’s Cloud platform. As such, it’s thoroughly integrated with everything you will likely use. Just as important, a very wide range of skills are available in the Partner community.

Which Azure Partner Should I Work With?

In selecting an Azure Partner, you should look for three things:

Skills

Microsoft certifies people and accredits Partner organisations. When talking to a Microsoft Partner, ask:

How many people do you employ that have X certificates? Be sure to clarify – are these people full-time employees – or sub-contractors?

Is your business a “Azure Expert Managed Services Provider.” If they don’t have the MSP certification – look elsewhere. This is Microsoft’s highest level of Azure accreditation.

TSG and Azure

We have over 67 certified Azure specialists. We know Azure. We know how to help you make the most of what it has to offer. We know how to help you manage/minimise the costs you incur.

Overall, the transition to the Cloud was seamless and, for the majority of colleagues, almost imperceptible - which is always a good measure for any IT project. We really appreciate the ease and simplicity of logging on to and using the Azure Virtual Desktop. Working remotely has never been easier.

Chris Watkins, IT Lead

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TSG is an Azure Expert Managed Service Provider (AEMSP)

This Microsoft accreditation independently confirms our expertise and the high quality of our cloud transformation services. Whether it's planning, design, migration, optimisation, or continuous improvements across the Azure platform, we've got every step covered. This endorsement from Microsoft is a testament to their trust in TSG. It shows that they see us as an integral part of their team, capable of delivering outstanding Azure and managed services from beginning to end.