Your local Azure engineering specialist for troubleshooting, optimisation, and cloud architecture.
Local Azure Expertise for Cheshire Businesses
Based in Cheshire, I provide hands-on Azure consulting for SMEs, SaaS companies, and internal IT teams that need fast fixes, expert guidance, or senior engineering support—without hiring full-time.
If your Azure environment feels slow, unreliable, or expensive, I help stabilise it, secure it, and optimise it.
You may need this if…
- Azure is slow, failing, or unpredictable
- You’re unsure whether your setup is secure or correctly configured
- You want to optimise Azure costs
- You need a senior Azure engineer on-demand, not full-time
- Your team needs support with architecture, DevOps, pipelines or migrations
- Deployments, networking, or identity issues keep causing delays
- You want a clear health check of your entire Azure estate
Services I Provide
🔧 Azure Troubleshooting & Fixes
Fast diagnosis and resolution for:
- VM failures
- Networking issues
- Identity & access problems
- Azure SQL / Storage issues
- App Service outages
- Misconfigured resources
🏗️ Architecture Review & Redesign
Ensure your Azure setup follows best practice:
- Landing zones
- Hub/spoke networks
- High-availability design
- Containerisation (AKS)
- Scalability improvements
🔐 Security & IAM Audits
Identify and fix security exposures:
- RBAC/IAM misconfigurations
- Open network ports
- Insecure services
- MFA, log, and monitoring gaps
- Compliance readiness (ISO/SOC2 aligned)
💸 Azure Cost Optimisation
Cut your cloud bill without touching your code:
- Rightsizing VMs & databases
- Identifying unused resources
- Storage optimisation
- Azure Advisor/Savings Plans
- Monthly optimisation (optional)
⚙️ DevOps & CI/CD Pipelines
Build or repair modern pipelines:
- Azure DevOps
- GitHub Actions
- Infrastructure-as-code (Terraform/Bicep)
- Secrets & configuration management
- Automated deployments
🚀 Migrations & Modernisation
Move workloads to Azure safely:
- VM → Azure
- On-prem → cloud
- SQL → PaaS
- Application modernisation
- Containerisation/AKS
🛠️ Ongoing Monthly Support
Flexible support packages for:
- Continuous optimisation
- Monitoring & alerting
- Ad-hoc engineering help
- Outage support
- Pipeline maintenance
What You Receive
📄 1. Findings & Fix Plan
Clear documentation outlining issues and actionable improvements.
📊 2. Priority Risk List
High/medium/low risks with recommended fixes.
💰 3. Cost Savings Report
Identifiable quick wins plus structured long-term reductions.
🛠️ 4. Optional: Hands-On Fixing
If you want, I’ll implement everything for you — not just advise.
Why Work With a Cheshire-Based Azure Consultant?
- Local availability
- Fast response times
- No offshore delays
- Senior experience without Big 4 prices
- Practical fixes, not theoretical slides
Perfect for: SaaS companies, IT managers, CTOs, SMEs, growing digital teams.
Book a Free 30-Minute Azure Review
A quick, senior-level diagnostic call to discuss your needs:
- Understand your current environment
- Recommend practical next steps
- Zero obligation
Book your review –> Contact chris@azure-consultant.com and get started today