Services

Clear packages for Azure, Microsoft 365, and infrastructure

Start with a named package when you want a defined scope. Health checks, Microsoft 365, Zero Trust, Azure, virtualisation and infrastructure, and cost-aware patching and monitoring.

Packages

Named packages to start

Fixed intent and deliverables. The Microsoft 365 and Infrastructure Health Check is the usual first step. Pricing for larger packages depends on size and complexity; we confirm that after a short conversation.

First offer

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.

from £1,800

Best for: 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.

Typically a few days, remote or on-site

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.

Includes

  • 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

Not included

  • Remediation work (quoted separately if you want us to implement)
  • 24/7 monitoring or helpdesk cover

Package

Business Premium Launch

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

Best for: Growing firms on or moving to Microsoft 365 Business Premium who need email, devices, and security done properly.

Sized to user count and migration complexity

You leave with

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

Includes

  • Licence fit check (Business Premium versus cheaper or higher SKUs)
  • Tenant baseline: identity, MFA, conditional access fundamentals
  • Mailbox, files, and Teams migration plan and cutover support
  • Intune device standards for laptops and mobiles (right-sized)
  • SharePoint and Teams structure that people can actually find work in
  • Handover notes: who administers what day to day

Not included

  • Ongoing 1st-line helpdesk (we can advise your MSP or internal IT)
  • Full E3/E5 enterprise transformation programmes

Package

Zero Trust Baseline

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

Best for: Organisations on Microsoft 365 or hybrid identity that want stronger access control without a multi-year transformation programme.

Typically 1 to 3 weeks depending on tenant and device estate

You leave with

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

Includes

  • Identity foundations: MFA coverage, risky sign-ins, privileged access hygiene
  • Conditional access policies staff can live with (not lockouts by design)
  • Device trust signals via Intune where Business Premium or equivalent allows
  • Microsoft Defender and Global Secure Access where they fit the tenant
  • Least privilege for admins and shared mailboxes or apps that matter
  • Written baseline and next-step roadmap (this quarter versus later)

Not included

  • Full enterprise Zero Trust architecture programmes across every system
  • 24/7 SOC or managed detection and response retainers
  • Replacing your MSP. We design and implement; they can operate day to day

Package

Patch & Monitor

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

Best for: Teams on Microsoft Intune who need third-party app patching, plus honest server and infrastructure monitoring, without locking into expensive commercial suites.

Design and deploy engagement; optional light handover support

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.

Includes

  • Intune-centred design for packaging and third-party app updates
  • Controlled rollout waves so Chrome, Adobe, Zoom and the rest do not stay stale
  • Open-source monitoring for hosts, services, and critical infrastructure checks
  • Alert routing that reaches the right people, not a noise factory
  • Dashboards and documentation your IT lead or MSP can own
  • Cost-aware design: open source and efficient tooling where it beats premium lock-in

Not included

  • 24/7 NOC or manned monitoring desk (we build the system; you or your MSP respond)
  • Perpetual licence fees for proprietary patch or monitor suites we are replacing
  • Desktop helpdesk or end-user ticket handling

Package

Backup & DR Review

Prove you can recover, before you need to.

Best for: Organisations that have backups but have never tested restores, or need a practical DR plan the business understands.

Typically 2 to 3 days

You leave with

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

Includes

  • Map of critical systems and data (what actually matters to the business)
  • Review of current backup tools, jobs, retention, and off-site copies
  • Restore test design and observation (or guidance if you run the test)
  • Gap analysis against realistic outage and ransomware scenarios
  • Practical DR options (cost versus recovery time trade-offs)
  • Short runbook outline for the first hours of an incident

Not included

  • Full multi-site DR build (scoped as a follow-on project)
  • Cyber insurance underwriting or legal advice

Package

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.

Best for: Organisations whose line-of-business systems sit on virtualisation platforms, including mixed estates that still run Hyper-V or VMware.

Typically 2 to 4 days, on-site or remote

You leave with

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

Includes

  • Discovery of hosts, clusters, storage, networking, and critical VMs
  • Clustering, capacity, and platform health (Hyper-V, VMware, or mixed)
  • Performance and capacity review (where bottlenecks really are)
  • Lifecycle and version risk (what is unsupported or overdue)
  • Backup and recovery posture for virtual machines
  • Written findings plus ranked recommendations
  • Optional walkthrough with your IT lead or MSP

Not included

  • Remediation or cluster rebuilds (quoted separately)
  • 24/7 monitoring or helpdesk cover

Capabilities

Wider project work

Beyond the packages: ongoing programmes, migrations, and specialist delivery across these areas.

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.

  • Azure landing and hybrid connectivity
  • Right-sized cloud architecture
  • Migrations that do not depend on a risky weekend
  • Cost-aware Azure design

Microsoft 365 and Intune

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

  • Microsoft 365 setup and hardening
  • Intune device standards
  • Licence fit without enterprise oversell
  • Admin ownership and handover

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.

  • Entra ID baselines and MFA
  • Multi-forest Active Directory
  • Hybrid identity
  • Privileged access hygiene

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.

  • Zero Trust baselines for growing firms
  • Microsoft Defender
  • Global Secure Access
  • Conditional access staff can live with

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.

  • Virtualisation health, performance, and capacity
  • Clustering (Hyper-V, VMware, or mixed)
  • Backup and monitoring of the layer underneath
  • Infrastructure health checks

Patching and monitoring

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

  • Intune third-party app updates
  • Automated packaging and rollout waves
  • Open-source infrastructure monitoring
  • Alerting without licence bloat

Why companies choose InovaCore

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