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Move to Microsoft Azure with a clear migration plan shaped around your environment, workloads, risk profile and business goals. BCN provides Azure migration services that help organisations reduce risk, improve cost visibility, strengthen resilience and build a cloud foundation ready for optimisation, modernisation and future innovation.
AZURE MIGRATION PLANNING
Every Azure migration starts from a different place. Your current estate, workloads, application dependencies, security needs, licensing position, cost pressures and business priorities all shape the right route into Microsoft Azure. BCN helps you assess those factors before decisions are made, so migration is planned around evidence rather than assumptions.
We look at what should move, what may need to change first, what risks need to be managed and what the target Azure environment should support over time. Our cloud migration services and support give IT, infrastructure and finance leaders a clearer view of readiness, cost and value before migration begins, while helping the business move forward with less disruption.
We assess your estate, dependencies, risks and goals before recommending a migration path, so the plan reflects your environment rather than a standard cloud model.
We help you understand readiness, cost, workload suitability and potential risk early, giving stakeholders the insight needed to approve the right next step.
MIGRATION SERVICES EXPLAINED
Azure migration services help organisations assess, plan and move workloads, applications, data and infrastructure into Microsoft Azure. They give IT, infrastructure and finance leaders a clear view of readiness, risk, cost and the right migration route before delivery begins.
This includes reviewing the current estate, mapping dependencies, modelling costs, designing the target Azure environment and planning how workloads should move. The aim is to migrate in a way that reduces disruption, supports governance and creates long-term business value.
BENEFITS
Organisations often move to Azure when their current infrastructure is becoming harder to manage, more expensive to maintain or less able to support growth. With the right planning, Azure can help reduce infrastructure risk, improve resilience, give clearer cost visibility and create a stronger foundation for future cloud, data, AI and automation projects.
Move suitable workloads away from ageing hardware and repeated refresh cycles into a more flexible cloud environment that can be scaled and managed more easily.
Reduce reliance on unsupported systems, limited capacity and environments that are difficult to protect, monitor or recover when disruption happens.
Build backup, recovery, availability and continuity into the Azure environment from the start, rather than treating them as later additions.
Model Azure consumption, rightsize resources and put governance in place before workloads are moved, giving IT and finance leaders a more accurate commercial view.
Give IT teams a platform that can scale with demand, support new services and respond faster to changing business needs.
Create a stronger foundation for optimisation, modernisation, data, AI and automation once the migration is stable and the organisation is ready to move further.
PERSONALISED APPROACH
Every migration is shaped by the organisation’s current estate, dependencies, risk profile and business goals. BCN takes a consultative approach, helping you choose the right route before delivery begins. Azure can support the following migration routes:
Move suitable workloads from physical infrastructure into Azure, reducing reliance on ageing hardware, limited capacity and repeated refresh cycles.
Connect Azure with existing systems, users and locations, giving the business a practical route that supports gradual migration.
Group workloads into planned migration waves, reducing disruption and giving teams more control over testing, communication and go-live.
Plan around performance, compatibility, downtime and integrations, with support from BCN’s Azure Database Migration Service where needed.
Turn fixed deadlines into a controlled migration plan, with clear priorities, risk management and a practical route into Azure.
Assess readiness, cost, workload suitability and target architecture before delivery, giving stakeholders clear evidence for the next decision.
OUR SERVICES
BCN supports Azure migration from early assessment through to delivery planning and post-migration improvement. We look at your current estate, dependencies, costs, risks and business goals before recommending a migration path. This gives IT, infrastructure and finance leaders a clearer view of what should move, what may need to change first and how Azure should be designed to support the organisation over time.
We review your infrastructure, applications, databases, storage, licences, users, support model, security controls and current hosting arrangements. This helps identify which workloads are suitable for Azure, which need more planning and where readiness gaps could affect cost, performance, security or delivery.
Workloads often rely on databases, file shares, identity services, reporting tools, third-party platforms or network routes. BCN maps these relationships so migration waves can be planned around how systems actually work, reducing the risk of disruption during testing, cutover and go-live.
We help model likely Azure consumption by reviewing current utilisation, storage needs, licensing, support requirements and future demand. This gives IT and finance teams a more realistic view of total cost of ownership, helping them compare Azure migration against staying with current infrastructure.
BCN designs the target Azure environment around security, performance, resilience, governance and future growth. This can include landing zones, subscriptions, networking, identity, backup, monitoring and management. Our Microsoft Azure capability helps organisations build a platform that supports current workloads and future improvement.
Not every workload should move in the same way. BCN helps decide whether each workload should be rehosted, replatformed, refactored, replaced, retired or retained for now. This gives your organisation a clearer migration route based on risk, complexity, value and business priority.
After assessment and planning, BCN gives you a clear route forward. This may include a migration roadmap, phased delivery plan, business case, funded assessment application or recommendation to address readiness gaps first. The aim is to make the next decision easier to approve and act on.
SUCCESS
A successful Azure migration reduces risk, improves resilience and gives the organisation a cloud environment that is easier to manage after go-live. It should be planned around business value, not just technical movement.
Strong migrations usually include:
Azure should also be planned alongside connectivity, security, data, applications and support. BCN’s Infrastructure and Cloud team helps connect migration decisions to the wider operating model.
POST MIGRATION
Moving into Azure is often the first stage of a wider cloud journey. The longer-term value comes from how the platform is managed, governed and improved after migration.
Many organisations complete the move into Azure but do not have the right structure in place afterwards. This can lead to unclear ownership, rising cloud costs, limited governance, manual management tasks and missed opportunities to modernise workloads.
Migrate the right workloads into Azure using a clear plan shaped around readiness, risk and business priority.
Stabilise the environment after go-live, reviewing performance, security, resilience and support processes.
Optimise cost, usage and governance so Azure remains commercially controlled and easier to manage.
Modernise applications, data and processes where cloud-native services can reduce manual effort and improve performance.
Innovate by using Azure as a platform for automation, analytics, AI and wider digital improvement.
After migration, BCN can help manage and optimise your Azure environment through platform support, monitoring, cost optimisation, governance, backup monitoring, security benchmark reporting and regular service reviews.
Azure migration can also create the secure, governed and scalable platform needed for future data, automation and AI initiatives. BCN helps ensure the target environment is designed with those future workloads in mind, not just today’s infrastructure requirements.
FUNDING
Microsoft funding may be available for qualifying customers who are assessing or planning a move to Azure. This can help support discovery, assessment and migration planning when organisations need a stronger business case before delivery.
Funding is a helpful enabler, but it should not be the main reason to migrate. The business case still needs to be built around risk reduction, resilience, cost visibility, technical readiness and long-term value.
BCN can help identify whether your organisation may be eligible for Microsoft funding. Funding is subject to qualification and Microsoft approval, so it cannot be guaranteed.
BCN'S OFFERING
BCN is a Microsoft-first technology partner and managed service provider with all six Microsoft Solutions Partner designations and multiple advanced specialisations. Our Azure capability spans assessment, landing zone design, migration planning, database migration, managed Azure support, cost optimisation, governance, security and long-term cloud improvement.
We do not treat migration as a one-off technical move. We help organisations understand what should move, what needs to change first, how the target environment should be designed, and how Azure will be managed after go-live. That gives IT, infrastructure and finance leaders a clearer route to reduce risk, control cost and build a cloud platform ready for modernisation, data, automation and AI.
BCN is a Microsoft-first technology partner, helping organisations plan, deliver and manage Azure migration with advice grounded in the Microsoft Cloud.
BCN is one of the UK's leading Microsoft partners, holding multiple Microsoft specialisations, designations and accreditations. This recognised expertise gives you confidence that your Azure migration is supported by proven capability, best practice and deep technical experience.
BCN has the Infrastructure and Database Migration to Microsoft Azure advanced specialisation, recognising proven expertise in moving infrastructure and database workloads to Azure.
We support organisations through assessment, architecture, migration planning, delivery and post-migration optimisation. Our Infrastructure and Database Migration to Microsoft Azure advanced specialisation reflects proven capability in delivering Azure migration projects.
Our teams help IT, infrastructure and finance leaders understand cost, readiness, workload suitability and business value before committing to a migration route.
BCN does not stop at migration. We help organisations stabilise, optimise, modernise and improve Azure environments so the platform keeps supporting future change.
FAQS
Azure migration services help organisations assess, plan and move infrastructure, applications, workloads and data into Microsoft Azure. They cover readiness, risk, cost, target architecture, delivery planning and post-migration support.
Businesses often migrate to Azure to reduce infrastructure risk, avoid hardware refresh cycles, improve resilience, support growth, gain better cost visibility and create a stronger platform for future cloud, data, AI and automation projects.
An Azure migration assessment gives you a clear view of readiness. It reviews your current estate, dependencies, costs, security needs, licences, workload suitability and any gaps that need to be addressed before migration.
No. Every Azure migration is shaped by the organisation’s current environment, workloads, dependencies, risk profile, architecture and business goals. BCN tailors the migration plan around those factors.
An assessment usually includes infrastructure review, workload analysis, dependency mapping, utilisation review, licensing checks, cost modelling, security considerations and target architecture recommendations.
Microsoft funding may be available for qualifying customers. BCN can help assess whether your organisation may be eligible for funded assessment or migration support. Funding is subject to Microsoft qualification and approval.
After migration, the focus moves to stabilisation, governance, cost optimisation, performance tuning, security improvement and future modernisation. BCN supports organisations through each stage of that cloud journey.
CASE STUDIES
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With their outdated infrastructure fast approaching the end of vendor support, Southway Housing Trust needed to find a modern solution and a provider who could deliver it quickly. The not-for-profit organisation, which provides quality affordable housing in south Manchester, didn’t simply want to upgrade their systems, they wanted to build a new modern, cloud-first IT environment. BCN was able to quickly and successfully migrate the trust and its more than 300 users to a bespoke Azure infrastructure that provides a flexible, scalable and secure environment that’s fit for the future.
The rapid development of Frenkel Topping in a short time had presented several key challenges and issues for BCN to help them overcome. Their users’ technology requirements had grown accordingly in complexity and volume and they required an aligned technology stack to bring all the brands to the same technical standards.
Horwich Cohen Coghlan Solicitors found the IT partner they needed in BCN, and we are proud to continue supporting the firm along their digital transformation journey. Our in-house Microsoft experts provide a fully managed service around the Azure infrastructure, including through an Azure Advanced Managed Service and a Microsoft Defender Managed Service.
Read how BCN has helped Nichols deliver measurable improvements across cost, performance, security and business agility.
Cutwel needed their data insight strategy to be as precise and effective as possible. They enlisted long-standing partners, BCN to help them.
MetroRod needed to migrate from their existing IT provider and needed a provider to help the business review and recreate their entire IT infrastructure, including designing an Azure environment, migrating business systems, replacing core systems and legacy technology among a plethora of other needs. Successfully delivering the project in the time frame, BCN continues to support the business’s digital transformation journey.
Speak to an Azure specialist or book an Azure migration discovery session with BCN to get a clearer view of your options, costs and next steps.
