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New to cloud? We’ll help you build the right foundations.
How we can help
If you’re still running on legacy infrastructure, there’ll never be a better time to move to the cloud than right now.
Whether you’re looking to reduce IT overheads, enable more flexible working, streamline data management, or simply bring your infrastructure up to date, a well-planned cloud migration is key. We’ll help you take those first steps with confidence, supporting you with everything from choosing the right licensing model to unlocking Microsoft funding and developing a clear transition plan.
With the right foundation in place, and the right tech partner on board, you’ll be ready to scale, adapt and grow – on a platform that works for your people, and your goals.
Our Approach
We know you need a migration that’s secure, efficient, and tailored to your business. Our two-phased approach aligns with Microsoft best practice and begins with planning and strategy, followed by migration and deployment, designed to meet you where you are in your cloud journey. This helps reduce risk, manage complexity, and ensure your cloud environment is aligned with your business goals before any workloads are moved.
Whether you’re just beginning to explore Azure or already have a plan and need help with execution, we can support you with both phases or step in at any point in your journey. Our flexible approach ensures you get the right expertise, exactly when you need it.
We assess your current environment, define migration goals, and build a roadmap tailored to your business. This includes workload prioritisation, cost modelling, and identifying dependencies to ensure readiness and long-term success.
Once the strategy is defined, we execute the migration using proven tools and methodologies. We focus on minimising disruption, ensuring secure data transfer, and validating workloads post-deployment to optimise performance and compliance in Azure
Why Azure
Whether you’re looking to reduce IT overheads, enable more flexible working, streamline data management, or simply bring your infrastructure up to date, BCN are here to support your journey. We’ll help you take those first steps with confidence, supporting you with everything from choosing the right licensing model to unlocking Microsoft funding and developing a clear transition plan.
Azure’s fully managed infrastructure means less time spent on maintenance and more time driving innovation. BCN takes care of the setup, monitoring, and support, so your team can focus on what matters most.
Azure offers a rich ecosystem of services, but navigating it can be complex. BCN’s Azure-certified specialists simplify the journey, helping you deploy, scale, and secure workloads without needing deep in-house expertise.
Azure provides powerful cost management features like Azure Cost Management, Reserved Instances, and Azure Hybrid Benefit. BCN helps you forecast spend, optimise usage, and avoid unexpected bills, so you get the most value from every pound.
Azure is built on a foundation of security, with features like Multi-Factor Authentication, Conditional Access, and Microsoft Defender for Cloud. BCN ensures these are configured to meet your compliance needs and protect your data end-to-end.
Azure supports a wide range of operating systems, frameworks, and custom workloads. BCN runs full assessments to ensure your legacy systems and bespoke applications can migrate smoothly with minimal disruption.
Azure’s global footprint and intelligent traffic routing deliver low latency and high uptime. BCN helps you architect deployments that maximise performance, keeping your critical apps responsive and resilient.
Migrate to Azure
With an 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.
Microsoft Funding
As a Microsoft Cloud Solutions Partner, BCN can help eligible organisations unlock valuable funding to support your Azure migration and transformation initiatives. This funding is designed to reduce upfront costs, accelerate deployment, and ensure your cloud strategy delivers long-term value.
BCN will guide you through the eligibility process and help you make the most of these incentives, ensuring your move to Azure is both cost-effective and strategically sound.
Get expert insights into your current environment and a clear roadmap for migration at no cost to you. Depending on the size and scope of your project, eligible organisations can access substantial funding of up to $75,000 (USD) to build an enterprise-scale landing zone and migrate workloads to Azure.
Transition to a cloud-based desktop solution that leverages your existing Microsoft 365 licensing, unlocking greater value compared to competitors and enabling a flexible, consumption-based model.
Microsoft Solution Partner Designations
Why BCN
We help businesses unlock real value from Azure, whether they’re migrating for the first time or modernising at scale.
As a long-standing Microsoft Solutions Partner with proven technical expertise across infrastructure, data, AI and application innovation, we bring strategic thinking, commercial understanding and hands-on delivery to every project.
BCN holds all six Microsoft Cloud Partner designations, including advanced specialisations in Azure Virtual Desktop and Infrastructure & Database Migration, giving you confidence that your cloud journey is in expert hands.
Our round-the-clock, 24/7/365 security detection and response services ensure your environment is continuously monitored, helping you stay ahead of threats and maintain compliance without compromise.
Led by Chris Henry, our Azure Centre of Excellence brings together infrastructure, cyber security, data, and AI expertise to deliver cutting-edge public cloud solutions across sectors like healthcare, education, finance, and legal.
Every customer gets a dedicated account manager - your single point of contact to ensure smooth communication, proactive support, and a partnership that evolves with your needs.
BCN provides continuous support through both Professional and Managed Services, helping you evolve, optimise, and innovate long after deployment.
BCN can help unlock access to Microsoft funding and incentives to support your migration and transformation projects, reducing upfront costs and accelerating your move to Azure.
Services
From helping you secure funding to optimising performance, streamlining operations or embedding the latest AI, we’ll make sure your Azure environment is working hard the way you need it to; and that it delivers lasting impact for your teams, your customers, and your business.
Move to Azure knowing your data, apps, and users are protected every step of the way. With enterprise-grade security built into the platform and BCN’s expert guidance, your migration is secure, compliant, and future-ready.
BCN’s consultancy and advisory services help you uncover the full value of Microsoft Azure. From shaping your cloud strategy to laying the technical foundations, we guide you toward a scalable, secure, and future-ready environment.
Migration is just the beginning. With BCN’s Azure managed services, your environment stays optimised, secure, and resilient. We continuously monitor, review, and remediate ensuring your cloud evolves with your business.
Azure Centre of Excellence
BCN’s Azure Centre of Excellence (CoE) embodies a strategic focus on delivering advanced public cloud solutions via Microsoft Azure. Headed by Chris Henry, an expert in digital transformation and cloud strategy, the CoE brings together BCN’s infrastructure, cybersecurity, data, and AI teams to develop innovative, sector-specific solutions across both Professional and Managed Services.
The CoE is designed to help organisations improve resilience, efficiency, and security. As a Microsoft Cloud Solutions Partner holding all six designations and advanced specialisations in Azure Virtual Desktop and Infrastructure & Database Migration, BCN is uniquely placed to help clients unlock the full potential of their cloud investments and achieve meaningful transformation.
Ready to explore what Azure can do for your organisation?
Speak to our Microsoft-certified experts to find out how BCN can support a smooth, secure, and cost-effective migration. From unlocking funding to reducing complexity, we’ll guide you every step of the way.
FAQs
Microsoft Azure is the leading, global cloud platform. It’s growing number of integrated cloud services provide a complete solution for businesses looking to improve the productivity, increase their efficiency and enhance their flexibility.
With Azure, businesses can build infrastructure, develop, deploy and run applications, manage identity, and set up reliable back-up and disaster recovery options and more.
Designed to provide a secure, future-proofed infrastructure and hosting platform, Azure is the long-term solution to enable strategic business goals.
As Azure requires businesses to pay only for the services they use, customers can scale their environments up or down as needed to meet demand, whether that is seasonal or organic growth within your business. This payment model also reduces expensive up-front hardware purchases and on-premises maintenance costs.
For more details read our guide or get in touch.
Cloud hosting generally provides better securing than shared hosting due to resource isolation, scalability, redundancy, and dedicated security features. However, it is important to note that security is a shared responsibility and it is key to implement securing practices such as updates and patching and regular backing up of data.
A cloud server refers to a virtualised server that functions in a cloud computing environment. It is a virtual machine (VM) running on a group of computers hosted in data centres, where scalable computer resources like processing speed, memory, and storage are made available.
Where your data is stored depends on the specific cloud service provider you choose. Most cloud providers have data centres located in multiple regions and even counties. When data is stored on cloud servers, it is normally distributed across multiple physical servers within these centres for redundancy and fault tolerance.
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