Services
Architecture-led services from strategy through to operations
A2Z Cloud provides five focused services across Cloud, AI and Data. Each can be engaged on its own or combined into a broader delivery pathway.
Service 1
Solution Architecture and Design
Organisations require clear architecture to connect business priorities with secure, scalable and implementable technology decisions.
- Current-state architecture assessment
- Target-state architecture
- Solution architecture
- Cloud architecture
- AI solution architecture
- Data platform architecture
- Integration architecture
- Event-driven architecture
- Architecture roadmaps
- Architecture governance
- Technical options assessment
- Non-functional requirements
- Security and compliance alignment
- Design assurance
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Representative outcomes
- A defensible technology direction before significant spend
- Clear sequencing of implementation work
- Shared understanding across business and technology teams
Service 2
Cloud Services Deployment and Operations
Approved architecture only creates value once it is implemented consistently, securely and in a way that can be operated day to day.
- Cloud-environment setup
- Landing-zone implementation
- Infrastructure deployment
- Workload migration
- Application deployment
- Configuration management
- Monitoring and observability
- Backup and recovery
- Operational support
- Performance optimisation
- Cost monitoring
- Operational documentation
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Representative outcomes
- Repeatable, governed deployments
- Environments that are supportable from day one
- Visibility of performance and consumption
Service 3
Managed Cloud Services
Cloud platforms need ongoing attention. Managed services provide that attention without building a large internal operations function.
- Cloud monitoring
- Incident coordination
- Platform maintenance
- Security monitoring
- Backup oversight
- Operational reporting
- Availability and performance management
- Patch and configuration support
- Cost and consumption monitoring
- Continuous platform improvement
- Service-governance reporting
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Representative outcomes
- Consistent platform maintenance
- Coordinated response when incidents occur
- Ongoing visibility of cost and consumption
Managed services are scalable and tailored to customer needs. Service hours, coverage and reporting are agreed with each organisation as part of the service arrangement.
Service 4
Cloud Security Posture Review
Cloud environments change quickly. A periodic posture review re-establishes visibility of risk and the practical steps to reduce it.
- Cloud security baseline assessment
- Identity and access review
- Privileged-access assessment
- Network security assessment
- Logging and monitoring review
- Data protection review
- Configuration and control assessment
- Resilience and recovery review
- Cloud-governance review
- Prioritised remediation roadmap
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Representative outcomes
- Clearer visibility of cloud risk
- Prioritised security improvements
- Stronger governance
- Improved compliance readiness
- Actionable remediation plan
A cloud security posture review is an advisory assessment. It does not constitute a formal certification or a regulatory audit.
Service 5
Skilled Resource Augmentation
Specialist Cloud, AI and Data skills are difficult to secure at the moment a programme needs them.
- Cloud architects and solution architects
- Cloud engineers, DevOps and platform engineers
- Cloud security specialists
- Site reliability and operations specialists
- AI solution architects and applied AI consultants
- Machine-learning and generative-AI specialists
- Responsible-AI and governance specialists
- Data architects and data engineers
- Analytics engineers and data platform specialists
- Data governance and business intelligence specialists
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Representative outcomes
- Delivery momentum maintained
- Access to scarce specialist skills
- Knowledge retained by the client team
Cloud
- Cloud architects
- Solution architects
- Cloud engineers
- DevOps engineers
- Platform engineers
- Cloud security specialists
- Site reliability and operations specialists
Artificial Intelligence
- AI solution architects
- Applied AI consultants
- Machine-learning engineers
- Generative-AI specialists
- Responsible-AI and governance specialists
Data
- Data architects
- Data engineers
- Analytics engineers
- Data platform specialists
- Data governance professionals
- Business intelligence specialists
Next step
Not sure which service fits your situation?
A short advisory conversation is usually enough to identify the practical starting point.