Azure Public Cloud

"Pay-as-you-consume cloud services across globally redundant data centres, with the benefits of our expertise and management"

Why Choose MICROSOFT AZURE?

Microsoft's public cloud solution may be ideal for you if:


Your workloads fluctuate or are unpredictable	You’d like the ability to turn things up – or scale them back – and pay only for what you consume	You want access to an ever expanding set of integrated applications and services

MICROSOFT AZURE

Did you know that Microsoft Azure has the most comprehensive set of compliance offerings of any cloud provider and was the first to obtain ISO 27018 cloud privacy standard? Across our broad portfolio of solutions and services, IT Lab is firmly supplier agnostic. But when it comes to the public cloud, we’re openly pro-Azure.

Why? We believe Azure delivers more than any other cloud provider across business-critical areas including:


Security, Privacy, Compliance and Transparency. Visit Microsoft’s Trust Center for more info	Connectivity: flexible options giving you the best performance	Seamless integration with other Microsoft services such as Microsoft 365	Business insights through AI and machine learning

Your Optional Azure Management Wraparound

Enjoy all the benefits of the Azure cloud without the burden of day-to-day management. Through our collaborative approach, we’ll become an extension of your team, filling any gaps in your existing skillset. And because of our size, you’ll never be reliant on a handful of people, risking single points of failure.

So, whether you’ve yet to migrate to the cloud, or are already in Azure and want to offload your management of it – take the journey with us. We also help organisations who are contemplating moving from a private cloud to Azure.

Our management wraparound is entirely customisable and aligned with the needs of your business. Above all, our service adds value across every element of your business – explore your options below.

Our Azure Managed services

Managed Service	What You Get	Business Benefits	Why Choose IT Lab?
Advanced Monitoring	A logical and intuitive dashboard of your entire IT estate. Includes all your devices regardless of type, platform and location. Devices grouped under the relevant business services or line of business applications Overnight device discovery and remapping. Red, amber, green classification. Instant alerts, with optional SMS. 24/7/365 monitoring, triaging and rapid, expert remediation.	A single pane of glass view of the health of your infrastructure. See the big picture and drill into granular level detail – all in real-time. A contextual view: when something isn’t working, see the business impact too. Simplifies reporting, analytics and root-cause analysis. Maintain compliance with data protection laws: know where your systems are.	Our sophisticated technology maps your estate in under an hour. We use one enterprise-level monitoring platform. Many of our competitors use modules to bolt everything together, which is a costly approach. From light touch to hands on: rent our monitoring technology and fix things yourself or leave the triaging and remedial work with us. More than a just a ‘set it and forget it’ monitoring service; we’ll collaborate with your IT team and work to deliver extra value to your business.
Capacity Management	We monitor and measure your use of Azure over time to predict and control your consumption and costs.	A hassle-free way to optimise your investment in Azure. Pay only for the compute power and capacity you need, scale up and down as required. Avoid unnecessary or unexpected costs. Prevent avoidable outages and loss of service.	Our service is more than ‘keeping the lights on’ - our proactive approach ensures nothing is ever under-utilised or over-committed.
Backup Management	Our continuous management of your backups across Azure and your other systems, e.g. on-premise. Your backups are correctly configured and completed.	Remove the burden and management overhead of your backups. Avoid gaps in your backup strategy, minimise failures.	Total transparency; we’ll provide you with a backup plan and updates. If you want us to change the frequency or content of your backups, we’ll take care of it immediately. For maximum efficiency, we’ll regularly fine-tune your backup schedule.
Patch Management	Full patch management with pre and post checks. Includes preventative maintenance for patches known to cause problems.	Pain-free upgrading; we absorb your risks. No need to find maintenance windows for your IT team, tying them up over unsociable hours.	Seamless updates delivered by a qualified and experienced team. Our pre-checks and post checks ensure you’re always up-to-date and secure.

Why Choose IT Lab as Your Azure Partner?

We're helping numerous organisations embrace the power of Azure and provide ongoing support to ensure everything runs smoothly.

And if you’re just beginning your journey, our Cloud Viability Assessment identifies which of your applications are best suited to a public cloud.

Our accredited consultants and experienced managed services team are committed to Microsoft and count among the finest Azure specialists in the world. Together, IT Lab and Azure are helping our clients innovate faster and adopt best practice in the cloud.

IT Lab is in the top 1% of Microsoft Certified Partners. We hold eight Microsoft competencies including: