Cloud Migration Consulting
for UK Businesses

Strategic cloud migration planning and execution for SMEs moving to AWS or Azure. We handle the complexity so your business keeps running while we modernise your infrastructure.

More Than Lift-and-Shift

Cloud migration is not just about moving servers. A poorly planned migration trades on-premise problems for cloud-based ones — with a bigger bill attached. We develop a cloud migration strategy tailored to your business goals, whether you need to reduce infrastructure costs, improve scalability, meet compliance requirements, or all three. Every migration starts with understanding where you are, where you need to be, and the most pragmatic path between the two.

Migration Approaches

Not every workload should be migrated the same way. We assess each component and recommend the right strategy based on business value, risk, and cost.

Lift-and-Shift (Rehosting)

Move workloads to the cloud with minimal changes. The fastest path when you need to exit a data centre or reduce hosting costs quickly. We handle the infrastructure mapping, network configuration, and cutover planning to minimise downtime.

Re-Platforming

Make targeted optimisations during migration — moving to managed databases, container orchestration, or serverless compute. This approach captures cloud-native benefits without a full rewrite, offering the best balance of effort and return for most SMEs.

Cloud-Native Re-Architecture

For systems that need to scale significantly or where the current architecture is fundamentally limiting, we redesign applications using microservices, event-driven patterns, and cloud-native services. This is the most transformative approach — we use the strangler pattern to deliver it incrementally rather than as a risky big-bang rewrite.

Hybrid Cloud & Multi-Cloud

Not everything belongs in the cloud. We help design hybrid architectures that keep sensitive workloads on-premise while leveraging cloud scalability where it matters — particularly important for UK businesses navigating GDPR and industry-specific compliance requirements.

What We Deliver

  • ✔ Cloud readiness assessment and migration strategy
  • ✔ AWS or Azure architecture design and cost modelling
  • ✔ Infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, CloudFormation, Bicep)
  • ✔ CI/CD pipeline design for cloud-native deployments
  • ✔ Data migration planning with zero or minimal downtime
  • ✔ Security hardening, IAM configuration, and compliance alignment
  • ✔ Monitoring, alerting, and disaster recovery setup
  • ✔ Cloud cost optimisation and FinOps practices
  • ✔ Team training on cloud operations and best practices

AWS & Azure Expertise

Amazon Web Services

EC2, ECS/Fargate, Lambda, RDS, Aurora, DynamoDB, S3, CloudFront, API Gateway, SQS/SNS, and more. We design cost-effective AWS architectures that scale with your business and leverage managed services to reduce operational overhead.

Microsoft Azure

App Service, AKS, Azure Functions, SQL Database, Cosmos DB, Blob Storage, Front Door, Service Bus, and the full Azure ecosystem. Particularly strong for businesses already invested in the Microsoft stack or requiring Azure AD integration.

Cloud Cost Optimisation & FinOps

Cloud bills have a way of growing faster than the business they support. Whether you are already in the cloud and overspending, or migrating and want to get it right from the start, we apply FinOps principles to keep your cloud costs aligned with business value.

Cost Audit & Right-Sizing

We analyse your current cloud spend, identify over-provisioned resources, unused capacity, and missed savings opportunities (reserved instances, savings plans, spot instances). Most SMEs find 20-40% savings in the first review.

Cost-Aware Architecture

We design architectures that scale costs with usage — serverless for bursty workloads, auto-scaling for predictable growth, and tiered storage for data lifecycle management. The cheapest resource is the one you do not run.

Related Services

🛠️ Legacy Modernisation

Cloud migration often goes hand-in-hand with modernising legacy applications. We help with both.

🎯 Fractional CTO

Strategic technology leadership to oversee your cloud migration and ensure it aligns with business goals.

🤝 Team Building

Upskill your team on cloud-native development and operations as part of the migration journey.

Ready to Move to the Cloud?

Book a free consultation to discuss your cloud migration strategy. We will assess your current infrastructure and recommend the most pragmatic path forward.

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