Public Sector · Azure
Azure consulting for public sector teams that need clarity, control and confidence
IG CloudOps helps public sector organisations review, improve and support Microsoft Azure environments — from landing zones and governance to monitoring, cost control and operational readiness.
- Azure-certified engineers
- Independent landing zone reviews
- Practical governance and cost control
- Flexible consulting and managed support
Azure is powerful, but public sector environments need control
Azure is often adopted quickly because of Microsoft licensing, identity and existing public sector relationships. Over time, environments can become difficult to manage if landing zones, policies, monitoring, security and cost controls are not maintained.
Inconsistent subscription structure
Subscriptions created ad hoc with no consistent management group or policy model.
Weak tagging
Tagging inconsistent or missing, making ownership and cost reporting unreliable.
Cost visibility issues
Hard to explain Azure spend by service, team or workload.
Identity and access sprawl
Privileged access, guest users and service principals built up without regular review.
Poor monitoring coverage
Gaps in alerts, dashboards and operational visibility across critical services.
Unclear network design
Hub-and-spoke, peering and connectivity grown organically with limited documentation.
Limited documentation
Diagrams, runbooks and operational evidence missing or out of date.
Weak supplier handover
Environments built by previous suppliers with minimal handover or evidence.
Lifted-and-shifted legacy
Workloads moved to Azure without modernisation, governance or cost control.
What's included
What our public sector Azure consulting covers
Azure landing zone review
Subscription structure, management groups, policies, networking, identity, security baselines and operational readiness.
Azure governance and control
Policies, tagging, access controls, naming standards, budgets, ownership and documentation.
Azure cost optimisation
Reserved capacity, right-sizing, unused resources, storage, networking costs and reporting.
Azure monitoring and resilience
Azure Monitor, alerts, dashboards, backup, recovery, availability and incident readiness.
Azure migration support
Migration assessment, landing zone prep, risk management and post-migration support.
Azure support and troubleshooting
Help with performance, incidents, configuration issues, platform questions and operational problems.
Outcomes
Public sector Azure outcomes
When to use IG CloudOps for Azure consulting
- You are unsure whether your Azure environment is well-governed.
- You need an independent review before an audit or renewal.
- Your Azure costs are rising.
- Your internal team is stretched.
- You need help after supplier handover.
- You are planning a migration or modernisation project.
- You need flexible Azure expertise without hiring permanently.
- You want practical improvements, not a huge consultancy programme.
Process
Azure consulting process
- 1
Discovery session
Understand your Azure environment, business context, constraints and risks.
- 2
Technical review
Review subscriptions, resources, identity, governance, monitoring, cost and resilience.
- 3
Findings and priorities
Produce a clear action plan with practical next steps.
- 4
Improvement support
Help implement fixes, improve controls, and support your team.
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Always-On Cloud Support
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FAQ
Azure consulting questions
Can you review our existing Azure environment?+
Yes. We carry out structured Azure reviews covering subscriptions, identity, networking, governance, monitoring, cost and resilience — and produce a clear action plan.
Can you help with Azure landing zones?+
Yes. We design, review and improve Azure landing zones using management groups, policies, networking, identity and security baselines aligned to public sector needs.
Do you support Microsoft 365 as well as Azure?+
Our primary focus is Azure infrastructure and platform services. We work alongside Microsoft 365 teams and suppliers where workloads, identity or security overlap.
Can you help reduce Azure costs?+
Yes. We review waste, right-sizing, reserved capacity, storage and networking costs, and help establish ongoing cost governance.
Can you work with our internal IT team?+
Yes. We routinely operate in a co-managed model with clearly defined responsibilities, so internal teams keep ownership while gaining specialist Azure expertise.
Can you help after a supplier handover?+
Yes. We help stabilise, document and improve Azure environments inherited from previous suppliers, including access, governance and operational readiness.
Can you support Azure environments on an ongoing basis?+
Yes. We offer ongoing managed Azure support covering monitoring, incident response, governance, cost control and improvement work.
Can you help with monitoring and backup?+
Yes. We help configure Azure Monitor, alerts, dashboards, backup coverage and recovery readiness, and review existing setups for gaps.
Need a clearer view of your Azure environment?
Speak to an experienced Azure engineer about a practical review of your subscription structure, governance, cost and operational readiness.