IG CloudOps
Microsoft Azure · UK Cloud Engineering

Azure Migration Services for UK Businesses

Move to Microsoft Azure with less risk, better cost control and a migration plan your team can trust. IG CloudOps helps SaaS, technology and growing UK businesses assess, plan and deliver Azure migrations with practical engineering support.

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UK-based Azure specialists
Certified cloud engineers
Migration readiness assessments
Landing zone & governance support
Cost, security and resilience planning

Azure migrations fail when treated as a copy-and-paste exercise

Moving workloads to Azure can unlock flexibility, scalability and access to Microsoft's cloud ecosystem. But poorly planned migrations often create new problems rather than solving old ones.

An Azure migration should not start with moving servers. It should start with understanding business risk, application dependencies, cost exposure, security requirements and operational readiness.

  • ✕Applications moved before dependencies are understood
  • ✕Azure costs increase after migration
  • ✕No clear landing zone or governance model
  • ✕Weak identity, access and security controls
  • ✕Poor monitoring and support after go-live
  • ✕Rushed timelines with no rollback plan

What our Azure migration services include

Six connected workstreams that move your business to Azure without unnecessary disruption.

Azure migration assessment

We assess your current infrastructure, workloads, dependencies, risks, operating model and migration goals before recommending the right migration route.

View Azure migration assessment

Landing zone preparation

We help prepare the Azure foundation your workloads depend on — identity, networking, subscriptions, policies, security, monitoring and governance.

Prepare your Azure landing zone

Cost and governance planning

Prevent uncontrolled Azure spend by designing tagging, budgets, policies, ownership, reporting and cost review processes before migration.

Plan Azure cost governance

Application modernization

Where lift-and-shift isn't enough, we identify practical opportunities to modernise applications, databases, pipelines and hosting models.

Explore Azure modernization

Migration timeline & delivery

Build a realistic migration timeline based on business priorities, technical dependencies, testing requirements and risk tolerance.

See migration timeline

Risk management

Identify migration risks early — downtime, data loss, security gaps, performance, compliance and rollback limitations.

Reduce migration risk

Who this Azure migration service is for

Experienced Azure support without turning the migration into an overcomplicated enterprise programme.

  • SaaS companies moving customer-facing platforms to Azure
  • Technology businesses modernising legacy infrastructure
  • UK SMEs replacing on-premises servers
  • Internal IT teams that need extra Azure expertise
  • CTOs preparing a board-level cloud migration plan
  • Businesses worried about cloud cost, security or uptime
  • Teams already in Azure planning a second-stage migration

Our Azure migration approach

A practical six-step model that aligns engineering delivery with business risk.

  1. 01

    Discover

    Review your current environment, applications, dependencies, users, data, risks, costs and operational requirements.

  2. 02

    Assess

    Identify workload suitability, migration blockers, quick wins, security concerns, governance gaps and cost risks.

  3. 03

    Prepare

    Prepare the Azure landing zone — subscriptions, identity, networking, monitoring, policies and access controls.

  4. 04

    Plan

    Create a practical migration roadmap with phases, priorities, timelines, responsibilities and rollback options.

  5. 05

    Migrate

    Support workload migrations using the right approach — rehost, replatform, refactor, replace or retire.

  6. 06

    Optimise

    Improve cost, resilience, monitoring, security, DevOps workflows and operational handover after go-live.

Azure migration readiness checklist

Before moving workloads, your team should be able to answer these questions clearly.

Discovery

  • All applications and workloads inventoried
  • Business-critical dependencies understood
  • Target Azure architecture defined

Foundation

  • Azure landing zone prepared
  • Identity and access controls defined
  • Networking and connectivity planned

Resilience

  • Backup and recovery documented
  • Security and compliance mapped
  • Rollback plan agreed

Operations

  • Cost budgets and ownership in place
  • Monitoring and alerting ready
  • Post-migration support confirmed
Lead magnet

Get the Azure Migration Readiness Checklist

A practical checklist covering environment, dependencies, security, networking, data, cost, landing zone, monitoring, timeline and rollback.

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Avoid moving cost problems into Azure

One of the biggest Azure migration mistakes is assuming cost control can wait until after go-live. In reality, cost governance should be part of the migration design — subscription structure, tagging standards, budgets, reporting, ownership, sizing and reservations. Learn more about Azure migration cost governance →

Subscription & management group design
Tagging standards
Budget alerts
Cost reporting
Reserved instance planning
Waste identification

Local Services

Azure consultant support across the UK — talk to a specialist closest to you.

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Why use IG CloudOps for Azure migration?

UK cloud engineering team

Practical, senior engineers across Azure and AWS.

Certified specialists

Architecture, security, cost and operations expertise.

CloudOps platform

Monitoring, alerting and operational visibility.

Flexible support model

Project, advisory or ongoing — without lock-in contracts.

Planning an Azure migration?

Before you move workloads, check the risks, dependencies and operating model. A short readiness review helps you avoid costly mistakes.

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Azure migration services FAQs

What are Azure migration services?+
Azure migration services help businesses assess, plan and move workloads, applications, data and infrastructure into Microsoft Azure. This usually includes discovery, readiness assessment, landing zone preparation, migration planning, risk management, testing and post-migration support.
How long does an Azure migration take?+
The timeline depends on the number of workloads, application complexity, data volume, integrations, testing needs and business risk. A small migration may take weeks, while complex multi-application migrations can take several months.
Do we need an Azure landing zone before migration?+
In most cases, yes. A landing zone gives your Azure environment the right foundation for identity, networking, security, governance, monitoring and cost control before workloads are migrated.
Can you help with Azure migration risk assessment?+
Yes. IG CloudOps can review your current environment and identify migration risks including downtime, dependency gaps, cost exposure, security issues, performance concerns and rollback limitations.
Can you support SaaS platform migrations to Azure?+
Yes. We support SaaS and technology businesses that need careful migration planning around uptime, customer impact, performance, cost, resilience and operational handover.
Do you only do Azure migration or ongoing support as well?+
IG CloudOps can help with both migration and ongoing cloud operations. After migration, we can support monitoring, optimisation, governance, incident response and improvement work.