Microsoft Azure solutions
The natural cloud for organisations already running on Microsoft identity, licensing and tooling.
Cloud platform
Chosen per project
Maintainable handover
Azure’s decisive advantage is integration. If your organisation already uses Microsoft 365, Active Directory and Windows infrastructure, Azure connects to all of it with far less work than any alternative — particularly around identity, which is where most cloud projects spend unexpected effort.
Hybrid arrangements are also well supported, which matters when some systems have to remain on-premise for the foreseeable future.
What we build with Microsoft Azure
Applications requiring Entra ID or Active Directory authentication
Hybrid deployments spanning on-premise and cloud
Organisations with existing Microsoft enterprise agreements
.NET applications and Windows-dependent workloads
Where it fits — and where it does not
Good fit when
Microsoft identity is already the organisation’s standard
Existing licensing makes Azure commercially attractive
Some systems must stay on-premise for now
The application stack is .NET-centred
Consider something else when
Organisations with no Microsoft footprint at all
Workloads needing a service Azure does not offer as strongly
Very small deployments where the platform is more than required
Identity at the centre
In a Microsoft organisation, identity is the hub everything else connects through. Designing around it is what makes the rest of an Azure deployment straightforward.
App Service
Managed application hosting with slots.
Azure SQL
Managed relational database with failover.
Storage
Blob storage with lifecycle management.
Microsoft Entra ID
One identity across cloud and on-premise systems.
Azure DevOps
Pipelines, approvals and release gates.
Microsoft 365
Existing mail, files and collaboration.
On-premise
Hybrid connectivity to systems that stay.
How we work with Microsoft Azure
Identity first
Entra ID integration designed at the start, because retrofitting single sign-on is disproportionately painful.
Managed services
App Service and Azure SQL in preference to virtual machines, unless there is a specific reason not to.
Networking
Virtual networks, private endpoints and hybrid connectivity planned before deployment.
Pipelines
Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions with environment approvals and staged rollout.
Our typical Microsoft Azure setup
| Concern | What we use |
|---|---|
| Compute | App Service, Container Apps or AKS depending on scale |
| Database | Azure SQL, or PostgreSQL flexible server |
| Identity | Microsoft Entra ID with conditional access policies |
| Storage | Blob storage with tiering and retention rules |
| Pipelines | Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions with staged approvals |
| Monitoring | Application Insights and Azure Monitor alerts |
Frequently asked questions
Azure if your organisation already runs on Microsoft identity and licensing — the integration saving is real and immediate. AWS if you have no Microsoft footprint or need a service it offers more strongly. Both are capable; the decision is about context.
Yes. Hybrid connectivity is one of Azure’s stronger areas, so systems that must stay on-premise can integrate with cloud services rather than being isolated.
No. Linux containers, Node.js, Python, Java and PHP are all fully supported. The Microsoft integration is an advantage, not a restriction.
Topics people search for
Services built with Microsoft Azure
Cloud Solutions
Hosting designed around what your application actually needs, with the monitoring and backups that make it safe to rely on.
Enterprise Software Development
Systems for organisations where several departments, sites and approval chains all have to work from the same data.
Custom Software Development
Software shaped around the way your business already works, instead of a packaged product you have to reorganise around.
Digital Transformation
Moving a business off paper and spreadsheets without stopping the business to do it.
Tell us what you are trying to build
Describe the problem in plain language and we will tell you what it would take to solve it — the approach, the moving parts and the sensible order to build them in. No obligation either way.