Migrating to Microsoft Azure is a powerful step toward modernising your IT environment. But success doesn’t come from simply lifting and shifting but instead needs planning, precision, and ongoing optimisation.
At Fitzrovia IT, we guide organisations through every stage of their cloud journey using Microsoft’s Cloud Adoption Framework for Azure. This proven approach ensures migrations are well-structured, secure, and aligned with long-term business goals. As our Head of Azure, Nick Rodgerson, puts it:
“With a proven track record of successful Azure deployments, Fitzrovia IT can assist in seamlessly migrating your entire infrastructure into Microsoft Azure. From assessment and planning to execution and optimisation, Fitzrovia IT’s expert in-house team delivers secure, scalable, and cost-effective cloud transformations.”
The Azure migration journey consists of four phases: Prepare, Assess, Deploy, and Release. These stages are interconnected, forming a feedback loop that encourages continual learning and optimisation.
Let’s walk through what you can expect during each phase when working with Fitzrovia IT.
This is where we set the stage for a successful migration. Fitzrovia IT works with you to align objectives, establish governance, and create a secure Azure environment.
Activities include:
This will mean a clear migration plan and a secure, compliant Azure environment ready for action.
In the Assess phase, we identify what’s in your current IT estate and determine the best migration path for each workload.
You can expect:
This phase ensures that only valuable, cloud-ready workloads are migrated.
The Deploy phase is where Fitzrovia IT executes the migration plan. Using industry best practices, we move your workloads in a phased, controlled manner to reduce business impact.
This includes:
Every deployment is thoroughly tested to ensure your services perform as expected in the new environment.
4. Release
This is the final step before your workloads go fully live. Fitzrovia IT carefully manages cutovers, final validation, and decommissioning of legacy infrastructure.
In this phase, we:
You get a stable, high-performing Azure environment, backed by real-time support.
A successful Azure migration isn’t the end. Fitzrovia IT continues to support you beyond the migration with fully managed Azure services designed to keep your cloud environment optimised, stable, and aligned with your business goals.
With our managed Azure services, you benefit from:
We actively monitor performance and usage across your Azure environment, identifying opportunities to reduce costs, streamline workloads, and improve resilience.
Our team implements and maintains robust security frameworks, ensuring your cloud setup remains compliant with industry regulations like Cyber Essentials Plus and ISO 27001.
Our UK-based service desk is available 24/7, offering rapid response and expert escalation when needed. You can count on us to resolve issues quickly and effectively throughout.
As your long-term Azure partner, we offer strategic reviews, cloud cost forecasting, and roadmap planning, so your cloud setup evolves alongside your business.
From backups and disaster recovery, 24/7 monitoring and alerting to patching and user management, we handle your Azure environment so you can focus on innovation, not infrastructure.
Whether you're looking for performance tuning, security assurance, or ongoing cost control, Fitzrovia IT keeps your Azure services stable, scalable, and ready for what’s next.
We bring decades of experience and Microsoft-certified expertise to every Azure migration. Our team is dedicated to delivering:
Whether you're migrating a single workload or your entire estate, we deliver clarity, confidence, and continuity.
Let Fitzrovia IT help you modernise your infrastructure and unlock the full potential of Microsoft Azure.
Contact us today to schedule your Azure migration consultation.