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At ANS, we leverage our Microsoft expertise, tailored Azure cloud services, and proven experience to seamlessly manage, migrate, and optimise your cloud environments.

Our UK-based Azure certified professionals help optimise your cloud consumption, enabling your IT team to work smarter and faster.

FAQs: Azure cloud

What is Microsoft Azure?

Microsoft Azure is Microsoft’s public cloud computing platform. It offers a wide range of cloud services, including virtual computing, storage, networking, databases, AI and more. Azure provides scalability, security, and flexibility, enabling businesses to grow without expensive on-premises infrastructure. 

How do I find out if Azure is the right solution for my business? 

The best public cloud for your business depends on your technology environment and business needs. There is no one-size-fits-all solution here; it is unique to each company.   

We will help you decide the right cloud platform for your business, starting with a Cloud Navigator Assessment, where we will evaluate ‘where you are now’ and ‘where you want to be’ to deliver on your cloud objectives. This is based on your technical requirements, recurring costs of using the platform and funding availability. We will then build a transition plan, high-level design and a pricing model with a quantifiable business case supporting your cloud strategy.   

As a top 4% Microsoft Partner globally, we get exclusive funding opportunities from Microsoft as part of its Azure Migrate and Modernisation Program (AMMP) that are not available to other partners. That means you get this consulting workshop and guidance from our experts free of cost. Contact us for an initial discussion.

What are the advantages of choosing ANS for your Azure managed services?

Unlike other partners, we will proactively work with you to manage and optimise your Azure cloud environment together. ANS’ Azure managed service gives you four main benefits:    

Expert access: ANS’s cloud experts provide technical support, design guidance, and architecture validation to make the right decisions on your cloud platform.    

Technical operations: Get improved insights on how your Azure resources perform with real-time and historical data and predictive analytics.   

Financial insights: Our billing insights and budget allocation reports give you control of your cloud costs, assess resource utilisation, and make informed decisions.    

Security and governance: We’ll continuously monitor your Azure platform to ensure it’s configured to the latest best practices and has the most up-to-date security measures in place.  

Is there a service level agreement (SLA) for Managed Azure? 

ANS’ unique Co-Managed Services for Azure are built on a well-defined Service Level Agreement (SLA). Technical support response times SLAs, depending on the priority of a ticket, are below. For the detailed resolution KPIs and other contractual agreements, please contact us.   

P1- 30 min  

P2- 1 hour  

P3- 4 hours  

P4 – 1 day  

P5 – 2 days 

What is Azure DevOps and does ANS implement Azure DevOps practices?

Azure DevOps is Microsoft’s integrated suite of tools for agile software development, closely tied to cloud computing. It supports seamless collaboration and accelerates software delivery through automation and integration with Azure cloud services. At ANS, we advocate for DevOps practices across both cloud and on-premises environments to achieve maximum benefits.

In addition to providing these services, we actively promote the use of Azure DevOps practices across both cloud and on-premises environments, ensuring a streamlined and efficient development and operations process regardless of the infrastructure.

How does ANS integrate AI capabilities into our Azure environment?

ANS integrates AI into your Azure environment by utilizing Azure’s AI and machine learning services to create custom AI models that align with your specific business requirements. Beyond just implementation, we act as your strategic partner, guiding you through the process of using AI to drive meaningful change and transformation within your organization. No matter your current level of AI maturity, we provide ongoing consultancy, best practices, and support to help you achieve your AI objectives and fully leverage the power of AI in your Azure environment.

Ready to put Azure to work for your business?

Tell us about your goals with Azure, and let’s explore how we can help you achieve them.