Managed Cloud Services for UK Businesses
Right-sized cloud, migrated and managed by a UK team.
Ageing servers, a Windows Server end-of-life date coming at you, cloud bills nobody can predict, and business tools spread across half a dozen places. Moving to the cloud is supposed to fix that rather than add to it. As a Microsoft Cloud Solution Provider we plan the migration, run it in stages so your team keeps working, then look after and secure what's there for one monthly cost. UK team, and you can reach them.
- Microsoft Partner & Cloud Solution Provider
- Cyber Essentials certified
- UK-based team, no overseas call centre
- Your data hosted in the UK
- 24/7 monitoring
- No long-term contracts
Is your business ready for the cloud?
Ageing servers and Windows Server end of life
Old on-site servers cost money to run, are awkward to secure, and eventually stop being supported. Once Windows Server hits end of life, staying put means no more security updates and a risk that only grows. Moving gets you off the hardware refresh treadmill for good.
Cloud costs you cannot predict
Pay-as-you-go cloud climbs quickly when nobody's watching it. Unused resources, oversized services, a bill that's different every month. It's rarely one big mistake, it's twenty small ones nobody owns.
Cloud sprawl
A bit of Microsoft 365 here, some app somebody expensed there, files in three places and no one managing any of it. Scattered cloud is hard to secure and harder to support.
Fear of downtime during the move
The main reason businesses put the cloud off is the fear that migrating takes everything down. A staged move planned around your working hours is how that gets avoided, and it's most of what you're paying for.
Cloud security and compliance
Moving raises fair questions about who can reach your data, where it physically lives and how you stay compliant. Those get designed in at the start or bolted on badly later.
Working from anywhere, reliably
People expect to work from the office, from home or from a train without friction. Done properly the cloud makes that straightforward. Done badly it makes gaps.
How HGC moves and manages your cloud
Cloud strategy and readiness assessment
Before anything moves we look at what you run now and write the plan: what belongs in the cloud, what's fine where it is, and the order to do it in. You get the costs, the benefits and the risks straight, so the decision is yours with the facts in front of you.
Cloud migration
We do the move ourselves: servers, files, applications and email, lifted across in planned stages. Your team keeps working while the heavy lifting happens behind them, and your data is protected before, during and after.
Microsoft and Azure cloud under our CSP
As a Microsoft Cloud Solution Provider we provision and manage your Microsoft 365 and Azure workloads, hosted in the UK and billed through us. One invoice, one team accountable, and no Microsoft account for you to administer.
Ongoing managed cloud
Once you're in, we run it: monitoring, patching, security, and cost optimisation, because cloud spend drifts upward unless somebody is actively pulling it back down. It sits alongside our wider managed IT support.
Why choose HGC for your move to the cloud
Plenty of companies will sell you cloud. Fewer will move you across properly and then take responsibility for running it.
A Microsoft Cloud Solution Provider
We provision, manage and bill your Microsoft cloud, so it's one UK invoice and one team accountable rather than a direct Microsoft account for you to run.
A UK-based team, near you
Real people in Dorchester, no overseas call centre, who know your setup and answer when you ring.
Predictable monthly cost
One clear monthly figure, actively managed to strip out waste, so the bill doesn't surprise you.
24/7 monitoring
We watch your cloud around the clock and act on things, usually before you've noticed there was anything to act on.
Cyber Essentials certified
Security and compliance are built into how we design and run your cloud, not added on as an afterthought.
Your data stays in the UK
Your Microsoft and Azure workloads are hosted in the UK, which keeps data residency and GDPR simple to answer when somebody asks.
No long-term contracts
We'd rather earn it every month than lock you in.
Managed cloud services: frequently asked questions
What are managed cloud services?
It means we handle the cloud end to end: planning the move, doing the migration, then running, securing and optimising it afterwards. Rather than leaving you to manage platforms and billing yourself, it's one ongoing service.
How much does cloud migration cost?
It depends what you're moving, how many people you have and what shape your systems are in, so we scope it rather than quote a headline number. After the free cloud assessment you get a clear plan, and once you're live it's billed as one monthly cost that we actively manage to keep the waste out.
Will moving to the cloud cause downtime?
A well-planned migration is designed around not causing any. We move in stages, do the heavy lifting in the background, and put the final cutover in a quiet window. Planning the move carefully is precisely what you're paying for.
Do we have to move everything at once?
No, and most people shouldn't. We sequence it in whatever order suits the business, so you move in stages rather than one leap. Lower risk, and you see the benefit as you go instead of waiting for a big-bang switchover.
Is our data secure and GDPR-compliant in the cloud?
Yes. We are Cyber Essentials certified and we design security into your cloud from the start, including access controls, encryption and monitoring. Your Microsoft and Azure workloads are hosted in the UK, which keeps data residency and GDPR compliance straightforward. For wider protection, see our managed cybersecurity and Cyber Essentials certification.
Do you manage AWS or Google Cloud?
We're Microsoft specialists. As a Cloud Solution Provider we concentrate on Microsoft 365 and Azure, which lets us support them properly rather than spreading thinly across every platform going. If you're weighing options up, we'll talk it through honestly on the assessment, including when we're not the right fit.
How is this different from your Microsoft 365 support?
Microsoft 365 support covers the day-to-day productivity apps and the licensing. Managed cloud is broader: migrating servers, files and applications, managing your Azure workloads, and running the whole environment afterwards. Plenty of clients have both, from the same team.
Which industries do you work with?
UK small and growing businesses across most sectors, with the most experience in professional services, finance and accountancy, and healthcare-adjacent organisations, where uptime and data security carry real consequences.
Explore more
Managed cloud services sit at the centre of everything we do in the cloud. Explore the parts that matter most to you: Microsoft 365 support for everyday productivity and licensing, managed cloud backup to keep your data protected, hosted desktops for a full Windows desktop from anywhere, and managed cybersecurity with Cyber Essentials certification to keep it all secure.
If you want a team you can meet, we deliver cloud services for Dorset businesses from a base just outside Dorchester.
Ready to move to the cloud, without the risk?
Book a free cloud assessment with a UK-based engineer. We'll look at where you are now and show you a staged route across, in the order we'd actually do it. If some of it is better left where it is, we'll say so.
- A free cloud assessment with a UK-based expert
- A clear migration plan before anything moves
- One predictable monthly cost, actively managed
- A UK team that runs and secures your cloud around the clock
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