Cloud & Microsoft

Microsoft-first architecture, executed by senior engineers.

Design, deploy, secure and govern the full Microsoft stack — plus AWS and Google when they're the right fit. Cloud that is architected for value, not just billed by consumption.

Cloud & Microsoft Division

Design, deploy, secure and govern the full Microsoft stack — plus AWS and Google when they're the right fit. Cloud that is architected for value, not just billed by consumption.

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M365

Solutions Partner accredited

-32%

Avg cloud spend after optimisation

500+

Copilot users onboarded

Zero

Trust reference architectures

The problem

Most Microsoft estates are over-licensed, under-configured and under-governed.

You are paying for capability you never turn on. Teams, SharePoint and OneDrive have grown organically. Azure spend creeps 20% a year with nobody accountable. Copilot licences sit dormant. There is a better way — and it doesn't require ripping anything out.

  • Overlapping licences across M365, Teams Phone, Defender and Purview nobody has rationalised.
  • SharePoint and Teams that grew organically — with no information architecture or lifecycle.
  • Azure spend growing 20%+ a year with no FinOps discipline.
  • Copilot licences purchased but not deployed with governance, prompts or training.
  • Entra ID configured to defaults, with legacy auth and permissive conditional access.
  • Power Platform and Power BI sprawl with no data governance or ownership model.

What we deliver

The full Microsoft stack — architected, secured and governed.

From identity and productivity through security, data and AI — one accountable partner across the platforms your business runs on.

Microsoft 365 & Teams

Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive, Exchange and Teams Phone — designed, migrated and governed.

  • Information architecture and site provisioning
  • Teams telephony, meeting rooms and Copilot
  • Migration from Google Workspace or legacy M365

Azure Architecture

Landing zones, networking, workloads and FinOps — with reference architectures that scale.

  • Enterprise-scale landing zones
  • Hybrid connectivity, ExpressRoute, VPN
  • FinOps and monthly cost optimisation

Entra, Intune & Defender

Identity, endpoint and threat protection built as one integrated defence layer.

  • Entra ID conditional access, PIM, passkeys
  • Intune, Autopilot and compliance policies
  • Defender for Endpoint, Identity, Cloud, O365

Microsoft Copilot

Enterprise Copilot rollouts with governance, prompt libraries and adoption tracking.

  • Copilot for M365, Sales, Service, Studio
  • Purview data readiness and DLP alignment
  • Adoption programme and value reporting

Power Platform & Power BI

Governed low-code applications, automation and enterprise reporting on your Microsoft data.

  • Power Apps, Power Automate, Power Pages
  • Enterprise Power BI models and workspaces
  • CoE Kit, data governance and ALM

Purview & Data Governance

Sensitivity labels, DLP, retention, insider risk and data catalog — ready for AI and audit.

  • Sensitivity labels and DLP policy design
  • Records, retention and insider risk
  • Data catalog and Copilot readiness

How we deliver

A cloud engagement model built for outcomes, not tickets.

Architecture-first, evidence-driven, cost-aware. Every project ends with documented outcomes your CIO and CFO can both defend.

  1. 01

    Phase 01 · Assess

    Cloud & Microsoft Assessment

    We benchmark your tenant, licences, spend, security posture and adoption — and identify the top-value moves.

    • Licence rationalisation and savings plan
    • Azure FinOps baseline and optimisation targets
    • Security posture and Copilot readiness scores
  2. 02

    Phase 02 · Architect

    Reference Architecture & Roadmap

    We design landing zones, identity, security, data and productivity architectures aligned to Microsoft best practice — and lock in a 12-month roadmap.

    • Approved reference architectures
    • Migration, uplift and Copilot roadmap
    • Business case with hard-dollar outcomes
  3. 03

    Phase 03 · Deliver

    Engineered Rollout

    Senior engineers deliver migrations, security uplift, Copilot rollouts and Power Platform builds with tight change control.

    • Zero-downtime migrations and cutovers
    • Security controls deployed and tuned
    • Copilot pilot → enterprise rollout
  4. 04

    Phase 04 · Optimise

    FinOps, Governance & Continuous Value

    Monthly FinOps, security and adoption reviews — so the cloud stays optimised and Copilot delivers measurable productivity.

    • Monthly FinOps and cost reporting
    • Quarterly security and governance review
    • Copilot adoption and value dashboards

Cloud & Microsoft · Delivery lifecycle

Assess → Architect → Migrate → Modernise → Optimise.

Every cloud engagement moves through the same disciplined lifecycle — governed by cost, security and adoption gates. No lift-and-shift dead ends. No AI-ready without an identity-ready foundation first.

  1. 01

    Assess

    Inventory workloads, licences, dependencies, cost baseline and risk profile.

  2. 02

    Architect

    Landing zone, identity, networking, security and cost guardrails designed as code.

  3. 03

    Migrate

    Rehost, re-platform or refactor — with rollback and zero-downtime cutovers.

  4. 04

    Modernise

    Copilot, AI, automation and PaaS wired into your day-to-day operations.

  5. 05

    Optimise

    FinOps, security posture and adoption reviewed monthly against measurable KPIs.

Microsoft 365

Turn the licences you already pay for into a real productivity platform.

Most organisations use 30% of what Microsoft 365 already gives them. We rebuild the tenant, identity model and adoption playbook so every seat pulls its weight — and Copilot lands on a foundation that actually returns value.

60–70%

of enterprise-security value already in your E5

3x

Copilot adoption vs baseline rollouts

1

governed tenant to run the business

M365 optimisation review
M01

M365 productivity

Exchange, Teams, SharePoint and OneDrive hardened, tuned and adopted.

M02

Copilot foundation

Data readiness, licensing model and Copilot Studio patterns to unlock real productivity.

M03

Identity & devices

Entra ID, Intune, Autopilot — zero-touch provisioning and conditional access.

M04

Power Platform

Governed Power Apps, Automate and Pages for citizen-built, IT-safe apps.

Microsoft Azure

Azure done properly — secure, cost-controlled, and ready for AI workloads.

Landing zones, workloads and platforms engineered against Microsoft's Cloud Adoption Framework and Well-Architected pillars. Not a marketplace of templates — a governed environment your CTO, CFO and CISO can defend.

Landing zones as code

Enterprise-scale reference architecture, Bicep/Terraform, policy and cost guardrails.

AI & data platforms

Azure OpenAI, AI Foundry, Fabric, Synapse — production-grade, private by default.

App modernisation

AKS, Container Apps, Functions, PaaS databases. Rehost, re-platform or refactor with intent.

FinOps & governance

Cost anomaly detection, tagging, reserved capacity strategy and monthly optimisation.

Purview & governance

A single control plane for compliance, data protection and AI boundaries.

Sensitivity labels, DLP, Insider Risk, records management and Copilot data boundaries — deployed as one governance capability. Because Copilot is only as safe as the data it can reach.

  • Sensitivity labelling & auto-classification
  • DLP across M365, endpoints and Copilot
  • Insider Risk & adaptive protection
  • Records management & retention
  • Compliance Manager evidence
  • AI & Copilot data boundaries
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Measured outcomes

What Microsoft-first, executed properly, actually delivers.

-32%

Cloud spend

average reduction on optimised Azure estates.

3.5x

Copilot ROI

when rollout includes governance and training.

-60%

Licence waste

typical rationalisation on M365 estates >200 users.

ML2+

Essential Eight

achievable using Microsoft licences you already own.

“Every previous partner sold us more licences. These are the first engineers who reduced our bill and doubled what we get out of Microsoft.”
Chief Information Officer · ASX-listed Professional Services

Tooling & partners

We build on enterprise-grade platforms, not novelty stacks.

Productivity

  • Microsoft 365
  • Teams
  • SharePoint
  • OneDrive
  • Exchange Online

Cloud & identity

  • Azure
  • Entra ID
  • Intune
  • Azure Arc

Security & data

  • Defender XDR
  • Sentinel
  • Purview
  • Priva

AI & apps

  • Copilot Studio
  • Power Platform
  • Fabric
  • Azure OpenAI

Frequently asked

Executive-level questions we hear most.

We already have a Microsoft partner. Why change?+

Most 'partners' resell licences. We architect, secure, migrate, govern and optimise. If your current partner isn't reducing your bill and lifting your posture, they aren't earning their margin.

Can you help us move off Google Workspace or a legacy tenant?+

Yes. We run structured M365 migrations with zero-downtime cutovers, coexistence, data preservation and end-user comms — including complex mergers of multiple tenants.

Is Microsoft Copilot worth it?+

For the right roles, deployed with governance, training and prompt libraries — decisively yes. Deployed without them — no. We are honest about which cohorts get value and which don't.

Can Microsoft licences alone meet Essential Eight ML2?+

For most mid-market clients, yes — provided the licences are the right SKUs and configured correctly. Our assessment shows exactly what you can unlock without buying anything new.

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