Microsoft Azure

Microsoft Azure, formerly known as Windows Azure, is Microsoft’s public cloud computing platform. Think of it as all the servers, wires and network infrastructure that might have been in your office building somewhere, but now in someone else’s cupboard (Microsoft’s cupboard in the cloud to be precise!)

Azure provides a broad range of cloud services, including compute, analytics, storage and networking. It’s possible to pick and choose from these services to develop and scale new applications or run existing applications in the cloud. And we’re on hand as your trusted partner to make sure you’re choosing the right services and scaling them where needed to meet the changing needs of your business.

A popular Azure service is ‘Azure Virtual Desktop’, allowing you to offer flexibility, so people can work where they need to, when they need to, and from any device. This is ideal for business that are still running business applications (databases, finance) on servers that exist within their premises or business that need to share business applications with users that are based across a geographical area such as field staff, remote offices and those that work from home.

And as both desktops and apps run in the cloud, Azure Virtual Desktop allows users to maintain an efficient user experience, whilst also maintaining high levels of security.

Cloud Backup & Business Continuity

We recognise that when a disaster strikes, it can cost you – in hours of time and loss of data. You need to recover and get up and running as soon as possible, and we can do that for you.

Backing up your data should be standard practice for many businesses, but when you are working with established technologies such as Microsoft 365, you may be debating whether backups are still needed. Most people do assume that separate backups of Microsoft 365 are not required because Microsoft have an excellent reputation for data availability and resilience; but this simply means that the infrastructure that provides your mailbox or your OneDrive / SharePoint will be available at all times.

Put simply, Microsoft’s service agreement has recently changed and now clearly recommends you backup your data and that they will not be held liable for any loss of your data, however caused. Unfortunately, this does not leave you with many options in the event of a disaster.

Managed Online Backup from Team Metalogic provides you with fast, reliable, automatic, offsite secure backup of both on-premise and cloud systems. This is fully monitored and managed by us as part of our managed services offering.

In the event of a loss of information or system failure, our managed online backup provides quick and easy access to data that can be restored – allowing you to get back up and running as soon as possible. Minimising disruption and ensuring business continuity.

Quick and easy to set up and configure with no capital investment as there’s no hardware to install. Monitoring is consistent and runs automatically, providing peace of mind, removing the need for specific actions to be taken.

We recognise that business continuity is crucial to businesses as computer systems need to be operational as often as possible and data loss can have a severe impact on a business. Team Metalogic can work with you to create and develop business continuity plans from the basic backup strategy right through to redundant systems, disaster recovery and contingency planning. We can help to outline and define the options available to you to enable you to be operational not only in the event of a major systems failure, but as a result of issues related to fire, theft and physical damage as well as component failure.