At 3roc, we believe that during the consulting process, the focus should remain on strategy, structure, and design rather than getting caught up in premature content discussions. By streamlining our approach, we ensure that review stages are dedicated to refining the overall solution, allowing us to deliver impactful, data-driven results without unnecessary delay.
Cloud Migration & Infrastructure Modernisation
Client: A Metropolitan Borough Council in the North of England
Duration: 6 months
Value: £210,000
Role(s) Provided: Solution Architect, Infrastructure Consultant, Service Desk SME
Challenge:
The council’s on-premises infrastructure was at end-of-life, with high maintenance costs and limited disaster recovery capability. The leadership wanted to migrate critical applications to Microsoft Azure to improve scalability, resilience, and remote working capability for over 2,000 staff.
3Roc’s Approach:
Conducted an ICT Health Check and full Cloud Readiness Assessment aligned to NCSC guidance.
Produced a target architecture and migration roadmap including security controls mapped to ISO 27001 and Cyber Essentials Plus.
Delivered a phased migration of workloads to Azure, integrating Microsoft 365 collaboration tools.
Provided Service Desk SMEs to train internal teams on new processes and remote support.
Outcome:
Reduced infrastructure costs by 25% annually.
Achieved full migration ahead of schedule with zero unplanned downtime.
Increased staff satisfaction with IT services by 30% (internal survey).
Passed follow-up IT audit with no critical findings.
