Azure Cloud Services
Azure Cloud Services for UK organisations that need cloud done right.
A UK Microsoft Solutions Partner that designs, migrates and runs your Azure estate end-to-end. Architecture, FinOps, security baselines, 24/7 cover and ISO 27001 governance, all under one fixed monthly fee.
30-min consult · UK-based architects · ISO 27001 · No lock-in
Azure health · liveMicrosoft Solutions Partner, Azure designations
UK Azure estates designed and operated
UK-based architects and operations
Median Azure spend reduction after FinOps review
WHERE AZURE ESTATES BREAK DOWN
When your Azure Cloud Services bill should be predictable, not a surprise
Most UK organisations migrate to Azure for agility and find themselves paying for shadow resources, drift, and security gaps within twelve months. We fix that.
Costs spiral 20-40% above forecast
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Orphaned VMs, oversized SKUs, untagged resources and forgotten staging environments quietly inflate the bill. By the time finance asks, it has compounded.
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Quarterly FinOps reviews against Azure Cost Management baselines, right-sizing, reserved-instance planning, and shadow-resource cleanup.
Security baselines drift after go-live
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NSGs, RBAC, Defender for Cloud policies and Conditional Access settings drift from baseline within weeks. Nobody notices until an audit or incident exposes it.
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Monthly hardening reviews against Microsoft Cloud Security Benchmark and CIS, with drift remediated before audit or incident.
Architecture decisions block future change
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Lift-and-shift VMs, hard-coded regions, and missing landing-zones lock you into one Azure region and one architecture pattern. Modernisation stalls and refactor costs spike fast.
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Azure landing-zone refactor, multi-region readiness, and an evergreen architecture review that opens up modernisation paths.
WHAT WE COVER
Our Azure Cloud Services cover the full estate
From landing-zone design to 24/7 operations, with FinOps baked in. One UK team. One fixed monthly fee.
Architecture & landing zones
WAF-aligned
Azure landing-zone design aligned to the Microsoft Well-Architected Framework: networking, identity, governance, security, observability.
- rapid median phone answer
- AI auto-resolution for 23% of L1 volume
- Phone · portal · Teams · email · chat
Migration & modernisation
6Rs methodology
Lift, lift-and-modernise, refactor and replatform. Parallel-run cutover with zero downtime for production workloads.
- SOC integration on every L1 ticket
- ISO 27001 chain of custody · GDPR-ready
- Identity-aware access provisioning
Operations & security
ISO 27001
24/7 monitoring, patching, backup, DR testing, Defender for Cloud policy enforcement, and audit-ready evidence packs.
- 40% reduction in repeat-cause tickets
- Automated patch waves · 0 rollbacks
- Monthly trend & root-cause review
FinOps & cost optimisation
Quarterly
Quarterly cost reviews, reserved-instance planning, right-sizing, shadow-resource cleanup, and FinOps reporting against Azure Cost Management.
- Elastic per-user fee · agreed notice
- M&A & multi-region rollout playbooks
- Named service-delivery manager
HOW WE TAKE OVER
Three phases from Azure audit to long-term value
A predictable transition path: we audit the estate, harden the security and FinOps baselines, then run it under one accountable team.
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2-3 weeks
Audit & baseline
Full Azure estate assessment: architecture, security posture, cost baseline, identity hygiene, known issues. Output: a costed remediation plan you keep regardless of next steps.
02
3-6 weeks
Harden & transition
Implement landing-zone refactor, Defender for Cloud baselines, NSG and RBAC hardening, FinOps tagging. Cut over to 24/7 operations without disrupting workloads.
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Ongoing
Run & improve
24/7 operations, monthly security reviews, quarterly FinOps audits, ongoing modernisation sprints. Continuous improvement against agreed KPIs.
WHY UK ORGANISATIONS PICK US
A Microsoft Solutions Partner the board can trust with Azure
You get a UK-based team with Microsoft Solutions Partner Azure designations, ISO 27001 governance and a 30-year track record running enterprise IT for British organisations.
PARTNER STATUS
Microsoft Solutions Partner
Azure Infrastructure and Modern Work designations earned through validated UK customer outcomes. Direct access to Microsoft FastTrack for complex migrations.
UK-BASED
Architects in London
Your estate is designed and operated by named UK Azure architects, not offshored to a multi-tier overseas contact centre. ISO 27001 certified throughout.
FIXED FEE
Predictable monthly billing
One fixed monthly fee covers architecture, operations, security reviews, FinOps and on-call hours. No surprise change-control invoices.
NO LOCK-IN
documented exit clause
Hand the estate back at 30 days notice with full runbooks, credentials transfer and architecture handover. Audit-ready throughout.
WHO TRUSTS US WITH AZURE
UK organisations running their Azure estate with Transputec
London publisher · Azure cloud migration · multi-region
UK property data firm · Azure + Active Directory forest
UK hospitality · Azure AD identity governance + Intune
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Azure Cloud Services FAQ
What's included in Azure Cloud Services?
End-to-end Azure estate ownership: landing-zone architecture (Well-Architected Framework), migration (6Rs methodology), 24/7 operations, Defender for Cloud baselines, FinOps reviews against Azure Cost Management, and ISO 27001 audit evidence packs. We’ve done this for UK clients like Incisive Media who migrated their full publishing platform to Azure with zero downtime.
How quickly can you take over our existing Azure estate?
Transition takes 6-9 weeks end-to-end. Weeks 1-3 we audit the estate against the Microsoft Well-Architected Framework and produce a costed remediation plan you keep regardless of next steps. Weeks 4-7 we implement landing-zone refactor, NSG and RBAC hardening, Defender for Cloud baselines, FinOps tagging. Weeks 8-9 we cut over to 24/7 operations. Read more in our guide to UK cloud security.
Are you an authorised Microsoft Partner?
Yes. Transputec is a Microsoft Solutions Partner with Azure Infrastructure and Modern Work designations, earned through validated UK customer outcomes. We hold ISO 27001 certification and have direct access to Microsoft FastTrack for complex migrations. See the full list of accreditations on the Why Transputec page.
How does Azure pricing work and how much will we save?
Our fixed monthly per-subscription fee covers architecture, operations, security reviews, FinOps and on-call hours. The Azure consumption charges are passed through at cost. Median savings on Azure consumption after our quarterly FinOps reviews is 30%, paying for the management fee multiple times over. We align hardening reviews to UK guidance such as the NCSC Cloud Security collection and Cyber Essentials.
What about data residency and UK sovereignty?
UK South and UK West Azure regions keep your data and processing within UK borders, which simplifies UK GDPR, ICO and (for public-sector) NHS DSPT compliance. Our landing-zone design defaults to UK South primary + UK West DR. If you need cross-region for global workloads, we add EU/US regions but maintain a UK-anchored architecture. Full data-residency documentation is included in the handover pack.
Should we host in Azure UK South or UK West for our workloads?
Both are within the UK data boundary, both ISO 27001 + Cyber Essentials Plus + G-Cloud assured, both held by Microsoft to identical SLAs. UK South (London) is the larger of the two and gets new Azure services first; default for most workloads where latency to London-based users matters. UK West (Cardiff) is the paired region for resilience; default for the DR copy of UK South workloads (Microsoft ZRS and GZRS storage replicate automatically between the pair). For regulated UK organisations the standard pattern is production in UK South, DR + backup in UK West, with traffic manager or Front Door fronting both. See the Microsoft Azure UK region documentation.
READY TO HAND OVER AZURE?
Book an Azure health check.
A 30-minute call with one of our UK Azure architects. No sales script. We review your estate, flag the top three risks and cost-savings opportunities, and suggest the most efficient way to fix them.
- Azure FinOps audit with savings forecast
- Indicative monthly fixed fee with FinOps embedded
- Landing-zone blueprint within 14 days
- Prompt reply. ISO 27001 secure handling.