Infrastructure & cloud

Faster systems. Fewer outages. IT you can trust.

Design, secure, and scale infrastructure and cloud for growing businesses — better performance, solid backup, and Microsoft 365 that works day to day, without the guesswork.

Infrastructure and cloud technology environment

Trusted by businesses across the UK

VMwareAzureMicrosoft 365IntuneZero TrustBackup & DR

Packages

Clear ways to start

Named engagements with a defined outcome — infrastructure, Microsoft 365, Zero Trust, backup, and cost-aware patching and monitoring.

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Infrastructure Health Check

Know what is slow, fragile, or overdue — and what to fix first.

You leave with

A prioritised action plan with capacity, performance, and risk findings you can act on — or hand to an MSP.

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Business Premium Launch

Secure, usable Microsoft 365 — set up for how your people work.

You leave with

Staff on Business Premium with MFA, sensible device policy, and clear admin ownership — without enterprise bloat.

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Zero Trust Baseline

Never trust, always verify — sized for real businesses, not a slide deck.

You leave with

A working Zero Trust baseline: verified identity, healthier devices, least-privilege access, and a clear roadmap for what comes next.

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Backup & DR Review

Prove you can recover — before you need to.

You leave with

Clear RPO/RTO language, tested recovery confidence for critical systems, and a DR path you can fund and run.

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Patch & Monitor

Keep apps and servers current and visible — without enterprise licence bills.

You leave with

Automated third-party app patching through Intune, open-source monitoring of what matters, and your people able to run both day to day.

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Capabilities

Performance, resilience, and clarity — not more complexity

Focused areas that reduce downtime risk, speed up estates, and keep tooling costs under control.

Infrastructure & virtualisation

VMware and server estates that perform — optimisation, health checks, capacity planning, and clean design instead of years of bolt-ons.

Cloud solutions (Azure)

Azure migrations, hybrid setups, and Microsoft 365 / Business Premium when the cloud should simplify the estate — not add another mess.

Backup & disaster recovery

Backup design, DR planning, and recovery testing so outages and data loss are handled with a plan — not a scramble.

Security & Zero Trust

Identity, devices, least privilege, and conditional access — practical Zero Trust models growing businesses can operate, not enterprise theatre.

Patching & monitoring

Third-party app patching via Intune and open-source infrastructure monitoring — keep estates current and visible without heavy commercial licence spend.

IT automation & optimisation

PowerShell and process automation, reporting, and optimisation so routine work is consistent and performance stays visible.

Why InovaCore

Senior help when DIY IT starts to hurt

Infrastructure and cloud for businesses with more complex environments: fix performance issues, simplify estates, and design systems that stay reliable.

  • Experience in complex, production environments
  • VMware and Azure expertise with Microsoft 365 where it fits
  • Focus on performance, reliability, and uptime
  • Practical Zero Trust — verify access without locking the business out
  • Cost-aware tooling — open source and efficient platforms where they beat licence bloat
  • Tailored solutions — not off-the-shelf packages
  • Clear communication — plain English, no jargon wall
  • Right-sized for growing businesses — not enterprise-only pricing
  • Works with internal IT and MSPs when you need senior specialist depth

Experience

Outcomes that protect uptime and productivity

Virtualisation performance turnaround

Stabilised and optimised a VMware estate that had grown messy — clearer capacity, better performance, and a realistic support model for a mid-sized organisation.

Hybrid cloud without the drama

Connected on-prem servers and Microsoft cloud services for a business not ready for a full cloud move — hybrid identity, phased migration, clear costs.

Disaster recovery rebuild

Designed and implemented practical DR for critical systems — runbooks, recovery testing, and recovery times the business could plan around.

What clients value

Complex infrastructure finally simplified — performance improved and we knew what we owned again.

Operations lead · Infrastructure optimisation

Clear advice, no jargon wall, and DR that actually restores. Exactly what a growing company needs.

Managing director · Backup & DR

Hybrid cloud and Microsoft 365 sorted without a six-month transformation programme. Practical and cost-aware.

IT coordinator · Cloud & Microsoft 365

Ready for IT that performs under pressure?

Pick a package or tell us what is painful — we will suggest a practical next step.

Who you work with

Wayne Gregory

Founder · Infrastructure & cloud consultant

25+ years designing and optimising infrastructure and hybrid cloud — VMware, Azure, backup/DR, security, and Microsoft 365. Focused on businesses that have outgrown DIY IT and need performance and reliability without unnecessary complexity.

WG

Specialist, not a generic helpdesk

Works with internal IT and MSPs when estates need senior infrastructure or Microsoft expertise — including cost-aware patching and monitoring.