Azure Specialists
Available when you need us
Keep your internal IT team and layer in Azure architects, security specialists, and SOC-backed monitoring. Ideal for organisations investing £8k-£20k/month in Azure that need proactive management, Secure Score ownership, and compliance-ready reporting.
What we take off your plate:
- • SOC-backed monitoring with sub-15 min response targets
- • Secure Score improvement plans and policy automation
- • Monthly FinOps reviews + shared-savings options
- • CE+ / ISO evidence packs and insurance questionnaires
Discuss Your Requirements
We usually reply within 2 business hours.
Why Teams Bring In Managed Azure Support
Internal IT teams are excellent at day-to-day operations but rarely have the spare capacity for Well-Architected reviews, Secure Score ownership, or 24/7 incident response. Managed Azure infrastructure fills that gap without hiring costs.
Hiring Azure Talent Is Slow
Azure engineers command £60k-£80k salaries and take months to recruit. Managed services gives you an established team immediately.
Internal Teams Lack Azure Depth
Your IT crew keeps the lights on but needs specialists for conditional access, identity protection, BCDR, and cost optimisation.
Reactive Support Isn’t Enough
Auditors, insurers, and clients want proof of proactive monitoring, quarterly testing, and Secure Score improvements—not break/fix responses.
Managed Azure infrastructure gives you architects, SOC analysts, and FinOps specialists for less than a single full-time hire—without disrupting your existing IT team.
Assessments, Managed Infrastructure & Migrations
Paid Assessments & Well-Architected Reviews
A deep dive into Secure Score, cost, identity, networking, and backup resilience. You receive a prioritised roadmap plus clarity on which costs belong to Microsoft versus our team.
- Well-Architected + Secure Score review
- Cost & capacity modelling
- CIS / Cyber Essentials gap analysis
- Migration readiness checklist
Managed Azure Infrastructure
Ongoing SOC-backed support, patching, cost controls, and compliance reporting. Best suited to organisations that want to keep internal IT teams but need Azure specialists on retainer.
- 24/7 monitoring & incident response
- Secure Score hardening & policy automation
- Cost dashboards with "from" pricing clarity
- Quarterly recovery testing
Azure Migration & Modernisation Projects
Structured migrations aligned with the playbooks already documented on hiltcloud. Includes landing zone setup, identity alignment, and handover packs for your internal team.
- Landing zone & governance build
- Application & data migration waves
- Security & SOC integration
- Runbooks + training for handover
Everything You’d Expect From An Azure Operations Team
Use us as the Azure & security layer while your internal team focuses on the business. Each block below mirrors the commitments already outlined on hiltcloud.co.uk.
24/7 SOC Monitoring
- SIEM + MDR with sub-15 min response targets
- Incident playbooks and escalation to your team
- Monthly threat & action reports
Secure Score Hardening
- Quarterly Secure Score reviews
- Conditional Access & Identity Protection tuning
- Policy automation with documented changes
FinOps & Cost Control
- Monthly cost dashboards and anomaly alerts
- Right-sizing + reservation management
- Optional shared-savings model
Backup & Recovery
- Quarterly recovery testing with evidence packs
- Backup policy reviews + RTO/RPO validation
- Disaster recovery planning & documentation
Compliance Support
- Cyber Essentials Plus & ISO 27001 mapping
- Insurance & customer questionnaire support
- Audit evidence collection & runbooks
Architecture & Performance
- Quarterly Well-Architected tune-ups
- Capacity planning & performance fixes
- Landing zone adjustments as you grow
Two Cost Lines, Always Separated
HiltDigital Management Fee
Covers SOC access, architects, compliance, reporting, and account management.
Azure Consumption
Microsoft continues to invoice you directly for Azure usage, licences, and Marketplace items. We monitor and optimise it on your behalf.
*Pricing varies with environment size, resilience requirements, and compliance scope. Both line items are shown separately on every proposal.
DIY vs Managed vs Full Outsource
Best For Organisations Who…
Want to retain their internal IT function while plugging in Azure specialists who own monitoring, security, compliance, and optimisation. You stay in control—just with enterprise-grade backup.
Example Managed Services Engagement
Scenario based on our diagnostic labs (references shared once pilot clients go live)
Professional Services · 45 Staff
Azure spend: £14k/month
Internal IT: 1 generalist
Compliance: Cyber Essentials Plus + insurer questionnaire
Managed Scope
- Secure Score uplift plan (from 64 → 80)
- Conditional Access policies + identity protection
- Monthly FinOps report targeting 15% efficiency
- Quarterly recovery test with evidence pack
*Scenario is illustrative; live reference packs will be shared once our current managed-services pilot completes.
Ready To See If Managed Azure Is The Right Fit?
Use the quick form below to outline your environment. Prefer to start with a paid assessment? There’s a link for that too.
Discuss Your Azure Requirements
Not ready for a managed retainer?
Start With A Paid Assessment (£1,200 + VAT)