Cloud Design, Deployment & Management

Identify business drivers & get an independent view on readiness, potential cost savings, scalability and performance benefits
Efficiently and securely adopt cloud technologies while focusing on tangible benefits and time to value
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What is cloud design, deployment and management?

Our Cloud design and deployment services are delivered by an expert consultant, well versed in transforming infrastructure environments from on-premises solutions to cloud services, or deploying greenfield cloud environments for new business requirements.

The first step is a Cloud Readiness Assessment, where boxxe will review your current environment to understand the current services and workloads, highlighting any blockers and create a strategic plan for the migration to the cloud, or for newly built cloud resources.

Once your cloud environment has been designed, our team will either migrate or deploy cloud resources following the relevant vendor best practice methodologies.

Following the deployment our Managed Services team can keep the lights on by managing, monitoring, patching and maintaining your cloud environment to best practices.

Why choose boxxe's cloud solutions?

Without the right expertise, migrating to or deploying in the cloud can be a challenge.
So why choose boxxe?

Cloud migration experience

Migrating customers to the cloud is a well-trodden path for our solutions specialists and consultants. It’s not just about moving what exists, but understanding and transforming the infrastructure to be modern, efficient and add value to your organisation.

Microsoft partner

Our partnership shows our expertise and commitment to develop our knowledge and proves our experience in deploying and managing Microsoft solutions.

Fast time to value

Ensuring you’re getting real business value as soon as possible.

Read world expertise

Our real-world knowledge ensures your new cloud environment is scaled correctly, performant, and cost-efficient.

Benefits of Cloud Design, Deployment & Management

Maximise value and minimise disruption during cloud migration with these real-world benefits.

Strategic clarity

Helps you to understand your business drivers, technical requirements, goals and challenges as well as aligning the right key stakeholders in your organisation.

Expert guidance

Delivered by certified consultants with deep cloud expertise and following best practice approaches to cloud adoption such as Microsoft’s Cloud Adoption Framework.

Technical insight

The assessment report will provide a comprehensive review and inventory of your current infrastructure, workloads, network dependencies, security and compliance.

Risk mitigation

We’ll help you to fully understand your risks when migrating to the cloud, with the mitigation approaches to minimise any impact of a migration.

Financial planning

Helps your organisation to forecast the cost of a cloud migration to determine how compares against the current on-premises infrastructure.

Accelerated migration

Our approach utilises experience and best practice to ensure a rapid migration using services such as Landing Zone accelerators and tailored migrations that suit your business requirements.

Ongoing support

Receive 3^rd line through to fully managed support for your new cloud investment. Let us monitor, manage and maintain your environment, aligning to best practices, or just be there when you need an escalation point.

Why you may decide to adopt cloud

On-premises infrastructure is limited to the capacity purchased during the planning phases and often requires compute and storage above and beyond your requirements to enable space for growth.

In the cloud, you pay only for what you consume, when you need it, enabling you to scale in and out as your business has peaks and troughs of activity throughout the year. Coupled with the innovative functionality that modern hyperscalers offer, such as AI and data tools, many organisations are choose a cloud-first approach for their IT strategy.

Traditional infrastructure doesn't scale easily

You have to purchase the hardware you require, allowing sufficient capacity for growth. Often this requires large upfront capital costs and infrastructure that isn’t utilised for large periods. With cloud you pay for what you consume and that can equate to cost savings.

Modern Desktop as a Service (DaaS) services lead the way

Services such as Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) are born in the cloud, and only available on Azure Cloud or Local. Deployment in the cloud enables scaling when users need performance, and can idle at night when not in use.

Join the AI era

Many organisations are rushing to join the AI era, and exploring technologies that can provide their staff and businesses a competitive advantage. In the cloud, these services can be deployed and tested without big upfront commitments or infrastructure requirements.

Accelerate time to market

Utilising cloud enables rapid testing and deployment, without waiting for physical device procurement and installation.

Secure by default

Like many solutions, you cloud has to be configured to be as secure and complaint to your organisational needs, but with your data residing in secure datacentres, and many security features enabled by default – coupled with our expertise in deployment – the cloud can provide security above and beyond that possible with on-premises infrastructure.

boxxe Cloud Design, Deployment & Management explained

Introduction to cloud adoption

There are many drivers behind cloud adoption. Firstly, the cloud enables organisations to align IT resources with actual business needs, eliminating the necessity for large, upfront capital investments in hardware that may go underutilised. Instead, businesses can scale resources up or down in response to demand, matching expenditure to consumption. This model is especially compelling for organisations experiencing fluctuating workloads or planning for future growth.

Why businesses should consider cloud adoption

Key benefits of cloud migration

Cost Optimisation and Flexibility: One of the primary benefits of the cloud is the ability to pay for what you consume, rather than investing heavily in infrastructure that may remain idle for extended periods. This operational expenditure model can lead to significant cost savings, especially when coupled with the ability to scale services dynamically based on user demand.

How it works

The boxxe Azure Cloud Readiness Assessment is designed to help organisations determine whether the cloud is the right fit for their needs and to clarify the expected business outcomes – it is the first step on the journey to cloud adoption. Delivered by expert Azure consultants, the assessment follows the Azure Cloud Adoption Framework, ensuring that best practices guide every stage of the journey.

Summary

Cloud adoption represents a crucial evolution for businesses aiming to modernise, innovate, and remain competitive in a fast-changing world.

Flexibility, cost savings, security and more

The transition to cloud services delivers flexibility, cost savings, security, and the agility to support new technologies without prohibitive upfront investments.

Clarity, guidance, cloud transformation

The boxxe Cloud Design, Deployment & Management service provides organisations with the clarity, guidance, and expert insight they need to embark on a successful cloud journey. By aligning technology strategies with business objectives and leveraging best-practice frameworks, businesses can realise the full potential of cloud transformation.

boxxe certified experts

For organisations ready to explore their cloud readiness and craft a tailored migration roadmap, engaging certified experts like boxxe is a powerful first step.

Contents

What you get?

Cloud Readiness report

Your Cloud Readiness report will include:

Analysis of your current workloads and their suitability for migration to the cloud
Assessment of your existing infrastructure, including hardware, virtualisation, current cloud use, and connectivity
Discussion of business goals, challenges, and operational readiness
Performance data and dependency information gathered from your environment
Expected costs of migration versus on-premises infrastructure
Recommended migration approach and methodology
Tailored, actionable recommendations with prioritised steps for cloud adoption

The report is yours to keep

Once you have our report, it's yours to keep. You can leverage our expertise to help you develop an appropriate roadmap within your overall programme and business continuity plan, or you can take the report and make your own plan. No pressure!

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We chose boxxe for two reasons. Firstly, the quality of its offer – we evaluated bidders using a scorecard, and boxxe came out best, helped by the fact that it had very clear processes in place.

Secondly, boxxe came in at a price lower than its competitors, and significantly less than the provider that ranked second for quality of the offer.

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Key strategic partnerships

Our partnerships help us to accelerate secure, scalable cloud design and deployment by combining best-in-class security, compute, networking and virtualisation capabilities. Together these partners help us deliver faster time-to-market and optimised performance across cloud environments.

FAQs

Find answers to commonly asked questions about migrating to the cloud and how it can work for you.

What is a Cloud Readiness Assessment?

A Cloud Readiness Assessment is a process that evaluates your current IT environment, business goals, and infrastructure to determine your organisation’s preparedness for migrating to the cloud. It identifies technical and organisational requirements, potential risks, and recommended strategies for a successful migration.

How much does a Cloud Readiness Assessment cost?

A Cloud Readiness Assessment varies in cost and depends on the size and complexity of your environment. One of our Presales Architects will have a call with you to discuss your current environment in order to provide an accurate quote.

Who should be involved in a Cloud Readiness Assessment?

Key stakeholders such as IT managers, business leaders, and financial decision-makers should be involved to ensure that goals are aligned and all requirements are considered.

How long does a Cloud Readiness Assessment take?

The timeline can vary, but most assessments take from several days to a few weeks depending on complexity and organisational requirements.

Is funding available for Cloud Design & Deployment?

Typically, yes depending on a number of factors including the size of the environment to be built, size of the organisation, and some of the technologies that we deploy.

Is there any obligation to proceed with cloud migration after the assessment?

No, the assessment is designed to inform and guide your decision. There’s no obligation to begin migration unless you choose to move forward.

What services can you provide on an ongoing basis?

We can manage your Azure environment end-to-end from infrastructure services to platform services, whether you need a fully managed service or 3^rd line support to raise escalations and support advice with – we can provide a service that fits your specific requirements.

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Understand and align goals and stakeholders
Work with certified cloud experts
Understand your infrastructure and feasibility of a cloud migration
Understand the costs and risks of migrating

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Cloud Design, Deployment & Management

What is cloud design, deployment and management?

Why choose boxxe's cloud solutions?

Cloud migration experience

Microsoft partner

Fast time to value

Read world expertise

Benefits of Cloud Design, Deployment & Management

Strategic clarity

Expert guidance

Technical insight

Risk mitigation

Financial planning

Accelerated migration

Ongoing support

Why you may decide to adopt cloud

Traditional infrastructure doesn't scale easily

Modern Desktop as a Service (DaaS) services lead the way

Join the AI era

Accelerate time to market

Secure by default

boxxe Cloud Design, Deployment & Management explained

Introduction to cloud adoption

Why businesses should consider cloud adoption

Key benefits of cloud migration

How it works

How the process works

Summary

What you get?

Cloud Readiness report

The report is yours to keep

Key strategic partnerships

FAQs

What is a Cloud Readiness Assessment?

How much does a Cloud Readiness Assessment cost?

Who should be involved in a Cloud Readiness Assessment?

How long does a Cloud Readiness Assessment take?

Is funding available for Cloud Design & Deployment?

Is there any obligation to proceed with cloud migration after the assessment?

What services can you provide on an ongoing basis?

Arrange your cloud readiness assessment now

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