01Cloud
Cloud hosting
Scale on demand, reduce hardware costs, and reach your systems securely from anywhere. Fully managed cloud infrastructure on Azure, AWS, and OVH, with continuous monitoring.
AzureAWSOVHManaged and monitored
Cloud, on-premises and co-located hosting.
Cloud, on-premises, or a mix of the two, picked for what your business runs. We host, manage, and right size your servers and services, with UK-hosted options where data residency matters, so cost and performance both stay under control. One team designs it, secures it, and runs it.
Managed IT / Cloud and hosting
Where each workload should run.
Some things belong in the cloud. Some are cheaper and faster on a server you own. Plenty of businesses are best served by a mix. The skill is matching the workload to the right home.
- Cloud hosting on Azure, AWS, and OVH, plus co-location in a UK data centre, fully managed and monitored.
- On-premises servers, custom built, where you need hardware control and your data held on your own site.
- Hybrid setups that put each workload where it runs best, joined up cleanly.
- Azure Virtual Desktop and remote access, so people work securely from anywhere.
- UK-hosted options, with firewall management, threat monitoring, and right sizing to control cost.
01 · Your options
Four ways to host, managed by one team.
Whichever you choose, we host, manage, secure, and right size it, so it stays fast, available, and sensibly priced.
02On-premises
On-premises servers
Custom built servers with full hardware control, for businesses that need the hardware, and the data on it, on their own site.
Custom builtHardware controlData on your own siteManaged
03Co-located
Co-located hosting
Dedicated rack space for your own hardware in a UK data centre, both in racks we own and in space we resell, with managed power, cooling, security, redundancy, and failover.
UK data centreDedicated rackRedundancyFailover
04Hybrid
Hybrid solutions
The best of both, with each workload placed where it runs best and the cloud and on-premises parts joined up cleanly. Azure Virtual Desktop for secure remote work.
HybridAzure Virtual DesktopSecure remote accessRight sized
02 · Cloud or on-premises?
The trade offs between cloud and on-premises.
There is no universally right answer. The cloud is flexible and easy to scale, but costs can creep if it is not watched. Owning hardware can be cheaper to run and gives you full control, but the upfront cost and the responsibility sit with you. We weigh it against your workloads, your budget, and your compliance needs, then recommend what fits.
CloudFlexible, scalable, remoteScale up or down on demand, less hardware to own, and secure access from anywhere. Watch the running cost.
On-premisesControl and locationFull control of your hardware and of where your data sits, often cheaper to run, with the upfront cost and responsibility on you.
HybridThe usual answerFor most businesses, the right mix beats an all or nothing choice. Each workload goes where it runs best.
03 · How it works
Review, design, migrate, manage.
We do not move things for the sake of it. We start by understanding the workload, then make a clear recommendation.
01
Review
What you run, where it lives now, what it costs, and where performance or risk is a problem.
02
Design
A clear recommendation: cloud, on-premises, or hybrid, sized to the workload, with the cost and trade offs spelled out.
03
Migrate
Migration planned to minimise disruption, whether that is on-premises to cloud, between providers, or into a hybrid setup.
04
Manage
Ongoing management, monitoring, firewall and threat protection, and right sizing so cost and performance stay under control.
FAQ
Common questions
Should my business move to the cloud or stay on-premises?
It depends on your workloads, your budget, and your compliance needs. The cloud is flexible and scales easily, but running costs can creep. Owning hardware gives you control over the equipment and over where your data sits, and is often cheaper to run, but the upfront cost is yours. For many businesses a hybrid mix is the answer.
Is my data hosted in the UK?
It can be. UK-hosted deployment is available: we run infrastructure in a UK data centre, both in racks we own and in space we resell, and the major cloud platforms offer UK regions too. Three things are worth separating. Hosting location is where the servers physically sit. Data residency is where your data is stored and processed, which is what most contracts and compliance questions ask about. Data sovereignty is whose law that data falls under, which follows the provider and the contract as well as the location. For the systems we manage for you, we will tell you where your data sits, keep it in the UK where that is a requirement, and be clear about which parts sit with a third party provider.
Can you move us from our current server or hosting provider?
Yes. We handle migrations from on-premises to cloud, between cloud providers, and into hybrid setups, planned around your workloads and your working hours. We verify everything afterwards and make sure backup and security come with it. Moving hosting should reduce your risk and your cost, not add to either.
What is Azure Virtual Desktop?
Azure Virtual Desktop gives your people a full, secure Windows desktop hosted in the cloud, reachable from almost any device. It suits remote and hybrid teams, keeps data off personal machines, and is straightforward to manage centrally. We set it up, secure it, and manage it as part of a wider cloud or hybrid design.
How do you keep hosting costs under control?
By right sizing what you run and watching it continuously, rather than leaving oversized or idle resources running. Cloud cost creeps when nobody is paying attention. We monitor usage, switch off what is not needed, and review spend with you regularly.
Host it well.
Not sure whether the cloud, your own servers, or a mix is right? Book a consultation and we will review your workloads and recommend where each should run.