Cloud Migration
Migrate on-premises workloads to Azure with minimal disruption. Assessment, planning, and hands-on execution.
Migration Methodology
A proven approach to minimise risk and disruption
Assess
Discover and assess your on-premises environment. Identify dependencies, compatibility, and right-sizing opportunities.
Plan
Design the target Azure architecture. Create migration waves, prioritise workloads, and plan for minimal downtime.
Migrate
Execute the migration with tested runbooks. VMs, databases, applications - moved safely with rollback plans.
Optimise
Post-migration optimisation. Right-size resources, implement cost controls, and modernize where beneficial.
What We Migrate
Virtual Machines
Windows and Linux VMs via Azure Migrate or ASR
Databases
SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL to Azure managed services
File Servers
To Azure Files, NetApp Files, or Storage Accounts
Applications
Web apps, APIs, and custom applications
Data Centre Migrations
Physical infrastructure moves and hybrid transitions
Colo-to-Colo
Relocate between data centres with minimal downtime. Full project management and Smart Hands support.
Colo-to-Cloud
Migrate from colocation to Azure. Hybrid options available for gradual transition.
Cloud-to-Colo
Repatriate workloads from cloud to colocation for cost optimisation or compliance requirements.
Migration Insights
Expert guidance on cloud migration best practices
Azure Managed Redis Would Not Place in West Europe: 24 Refusals, and the Workaround That Costs 3.4ms
Azure Cache for Redis is retiring and Managed Redis is the replacement. On 29 September it would not place in West Europe or North Europe at any size we tried, while five nearby regions placed first time. Here is the full ledger, why the obvious fallbacks do not help, and what a cross-region private endpoint actually costs once you measure it.
Azure's RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell VMs Beat Their Own Spec Sheet: 184 Gbit/s VM to VM
Two NCv6-series Blackwell VMs moved 184 Gbit/s between them on a NIC rated at 180, across peered VNets in two different subscriptions. Here is the method, every reading, and the routing mistake that quietly costs you half of it.
Physical Data Transfer vs Cloud Upload: The Break-Even Point
There's a crossover point where physically transporting your data beats uploading it over the internet. Here's the maths to find exactly where that line sits for your situation.
290 GB across 11,000 km in 35 seconds: testing the Azure backbone the hard way
Moved 290 GB across 11,000 km of Azure backbone in 35 seconds of active transfer. 67 Gbit/sec sustained, a 25 GB Blu-ray every 3 seconds. The wall isn't QoS, it's the storage account request throttle. Plus the real bill: £112 of cross-region egress, mostly Asia outbound at £0.080 per GB.