West Sussex · working across the UK

Microsoft cloud and infrastructure for UK SMEs and mid-size organisations

Independent Microsoft cloud and infrastructure consultancy for UK SMEs and mid-size organisations. We specialise in Azure, Microsoft 365, Intune, Entra ID and Defender, plus the virtualisation and infrastructure underneath. Practical results, without a transformation programme.

Infrastructure and cloud technology environment

Technologies and platforms we work with

AzureMicrosoft 365IntuneEntra IDMicrosoft DefenderActive DirectoryGlobal Secure AccessHyper-VVMware

First step

Microsoft 365 & Infrastructure Health Check

A fixed-scope look at your Microsoft 365 tenant and the infrastructure under it, with a ranked plan you can act on.

UK SMEs and mid-size organisations that want a clear view of Microsoft 365, identity, devices, Azure, and the virtualisation and infrastructure underneath, before committing to a larger project.

from £1,800

Typically a few days, remote or on-site. Fixed scope, written deliverables.

What is included

  • Microsoft 365 tenant review: identity, MFA coverage, licences, and sharing posture
  • Intune and device posture snapshot where your licences allow
  • Discovery of hosts, storage, networking, and critical workloads
  • Performance, capacity, and lifecycle risk (what is unsupported or overdue)
  • Backup and recovery posture for core systems
  • Written findings plus ranked recommendations (quick wins versus projects)
  • Optional walkthrough with your IT lead or MSP

You leave with

A written findings pack and a ranked action plan: what to fix first, what can wait, and what to hand to your MSP or internal IT.

Packages

Other clear ways to start

Named engagements for Azure, Microsoft 365, Zero Trust, virtualisation and infrastructure, and cost-aware patching and monitoring.

Full details

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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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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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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Virtualisation & Infrastructure Health Check

A focused review of the virtualisation and infrastructure underneath your Microsoft estate, so you know what is fragile before it fails.

You leave with

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

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Capabilities

Azure, Microsoft 365, identity, and infrastructure

Focused areas that reduce downtime risk, tighten identity, and keep tooling costs under control.

Azure

Azure landing zones, hybrid connectivity, and cloud work that simplifies the estate rather than adding another mess. Right-sized for growing organisations, not an enterprise programme.

Microsoft 365 and Intune

Microsoft 365 setup and hardening, Intune device standards, and licences that match how people actually work.

Entra ID and Active Directory

Hybrid identity, multi-forest Active Directory, MFA, and privileged access hygiene. Identity that staff can live with and attackers find harder to abuse.

Security, Defender, and Zero Trust

Microsoft Defender, conditional access, and practical Zero Trust models growing businesses can operate. Global Secure Access where it fits the tenant.

Virtualisation and infrastructure

The layer underneath Microsoft cloud: Hyper-V, VMware, clustering, backup, and monitoring. Health, performance, capacity, and a cleaner design than years of bolt-ons.

Patching and monitoring

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

Why InovaCore

Consultancy when DIY IT starts to hurt

InovaCore is a Microsoft cloud and infrastructure consultancy for UK SMEs and mid-size organisations that have outgrown DIY IT. We take on scoped projects, assessments and health checks, advisory, implementation, and ongoing support, then hand back something your team or MSP can run.

  • A proper consultancy: scoped projects, not a junior helpdesk rota
  • Azure, Microsoft 365, Intune, Entra ID, and Defender
  • Practical Zero Trust and security, not a slide deck
  • Virtualisation and infrastructure: clustering, backup, and monitoring
  • Health checks, advisory, implementation, and ongoing support
  • Cost-aware tooling: open source and efficient platforms where they beat licence bloat
  • We work with internal IT and MSPs when you need specialist depth
  • Plain English. Clear next steps. No sales theatre
  • Right-sized for SMEs and mid-size organisations, not enterprise-only programmes

Experience

Anonymised engagements, written as they ran

No client names. Each example is a type of work we have done, not a fabricated case study.

Microsoft 365 Business Premium rollout

Growing firm

Staff on Business Premium with usable collaboration and device policy, without enterprise bloat.

Identity and endpoint hardening

Multi-site team

Consistent access and managed devices without tool sprawl.

Hybrid cloud without the drama

On-prem systems and Microsoft cloud services working together, with a path that did not depend on a single risky weekend.

Ready for a clear next step?

Start with the health check, pick a package, or tell us what is painful. We will suggest a practical next step.

How we work

A proper consultancy, not a helpdesk rota

InovaCore is a Microsoft cloud and infrastructure consultancy for UK SMEs and mid-size organisations that have outgrown DIY IT. We take on scoped projects, assessments and health checks, advisory, implementation, and ongoing support, then hand back something your team or MSP can run.

We work alongside your team

Internal IT and MSPs stay in place. InovaCore takes the scoped Microsoft cloud and infrastructure work: Azure, Microsoft 365, Intune, identity, security, and the virtualisation underneath.