Azure hosting and support · UK
Azure managed services
Azure managed services keep your Azure estate monitored, patched and backed up once it is live. Microsoft hosts the infrastructure, usually in UK South or UK West. As your Azure managed service provider, we support what runs on it through a 24/7 service desk. It starts with a free assessment.
- A 24/7 service desk
- Monitoring, patching and backup checks
- Cost and health reviews, with changes agreed first
Is this you?
What you get and how it works
Step 1: Free assessment
You getWhat you run in Azure, and what it needs.
Step 2: Onboarding
You getYour estate documented, with access, contacts and alerts agreed.
Step 3: Monitoring and incidents
You getAlerts watched by the 24/7 service desk, and incidents logged and worked.
Step 4: Patching and backups
You getUpdates in maintenance windows you agree, and backups checked.
Step 5: Reviews and changes
You getCost and health reviews, using Microsoft Cost Management and Azure Advisor, with every change agreed first.
Step one is free. Stop after it if you like.
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- Changes agreed with you first
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Email the teamWhat do Azure managed services include?
Monitoring and alerts, patching, backup checks, incident and change management, and cost and health reviews for your Azure estate. Your proposal sets out exactly what's covered.
Isn't Azure hosting already managed by Microsoft?
Only the hosting itself. Microsoft runs the data centres, physical hosts and network. For virtual machines, the operating system, applications, settings, data and access stay your responsibility. A managed service looks after that part with you.
Where is our Azure hosted, and does data stay in the UK?
In the Azure region you choose. Azure's UK regions are UK South, in London, which has three availability zones, and UK West, in Cardiff, its paired region. Both are in Microsoft's United Kingdom geography, which Microsoft treats as a data residency boundary. A few services aren't tied to one region, such as Microsoft Entra ID, so check those separately.
What hours does the service cover?
Managed Azure runs through Focus Group's 24/7 service desk, as part of its Cloud Managed model.
Can you manage Azure that someone else set up?
We start by reviewing it, so any gaps are known before the service begins. The Azure health check can be that first step.
How do you choose an Azure managed service provider?
Start with what's covered and what stays with you, using Microsoft's shared responsibility model as the checklist. Then ask about service desk hours, how changes are agreed, how often backups are test-restored, how costs are reviewed, and what documentation you keep if you leave. Get the scope and price in writing before you sign.
Do you support organisations in Greater Manchester and Cheshire?
Yes. We support organisations in Manchester, Tameside, Stockport, the rest of Greater Manchester and Cheshire, remotely and on-site.
Do you support SQL Server as well?
Yes. SQL Server support covers health checks, patching and upgrades, backups and DR, and monitoring and fixes, for Azure SQL Database, Managed Instance and SQL Server on Azure VMs, and for SQL Server still on-premises. It's delivered remotely and on-site.
What does it cost?
The assessment is free. The managed service comes with a written proposal and price first.