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Where Microsoft Cloud Meets Business Growth

The cloud isn't just about moving data off-site. It's about giving your business the freedom to scale, adapt and innovate without being held back by technology. String helps organisations make the most of Microsoft cloud services, from Microsoft Azure and hybrid cloud solutions to fully managed private cloud environments. We work alongside you to create a cloud strategy that supports your goals today and evolves with your business tomorrow.

Take Your Business Sky High

Your technology should make growth easier, not create roadblocks. Cloud services give businesses the freedom to scale, adapt and innovate without the limitations of traditional infrastructure. Whether you're taking your first steps into the cloud or building on an existing environment, our specialists help you choose the right approach for your business.

Scale Without Limits

Moving to the cloud gives your business the flexibility to grow without being restricted by infrastructure. Scale resources up or down as demand changes, improve performance and ensure your technology can keep pace with your ambitions.

Built-In Security and Resilience

Protect your business with built-in security, automated backups and resilient cloud infrastructure. Whether you're defending against cyber threats or ensuring business continuity, your data stays secure, accessible and protected.

Reduce Infrastructure Costs

Reduce upfront infrastructure costs and only pay for the resources you need. Cloud services help you control spending, simplify budgeting and make it easier to invest in technology that supports business growth.

Consistent Performance as You Grow

Your cloud environment should work as hard as you do. We design solutions around your business, helping you achieve reliable performance, better user experiences and the flexibility to adapt as your needs evolve.

PublicCloud

The cloud isn't just about where your data lives. It's about giving your business the flexibility, resilience and room to grow without the limitations of traditional infrastructure. With Microsoft Azure, you can scale as demand changes, only pay for what you use and continually benefit from the latest innovations from Microsoft.
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Scale to your demand, pay only for what you use, and get the cyber security you need, built-in.

Experts in Your Corner

Getting the most from Microsoft Azure takes more than simply switching services on. Our Azure-certified specialists work alongside your business to design, implement and manage a cloud environment that supports your goals.
Whether you're migrating existing workloads, improving performance or planning for future growth, we'll help you make confident decisions every step of the way.

Fully Managed from Day One

Moving to the cloud doesn't have to be disruptive. From initial planning and migration through to ongoing management and support, we take care of the technical complexities so you don't have to.
Working closely with your team, we'll create a tailored migration plan that minimises downtime, reduces risk and ensures your Azure environment is set up for long-term success.

Security Without Compromise

Cyber security isn't just about protecting data. It's about protecting the business you've worked hard to build. As cyber threats continue to evolve, many organisations are left wondering whether their systems are truly secure, or simply hoping for the best.
We help organisations move from reacting to risks to staying ahead of them, using Microsoft Azure's built-in security capabilities alongside expert management and monitoring.
Because when your cloud environment is secure, you can spend less time worrying about what might happen and more time focusing on what comes next.

Optimised for Success

Technology should grow with your business, not get left behind by it. That's why we don't just migrate your workloads and walk away.
By regularly reviewing your Azure environment and analysing real usage data, we help ensure your cloud continues to support your goals, adapt to changing demands and deliver value long after the initial migration is complete.

Your Azure, Your Way

The best cloud solutions aren't built around technology. They're built around the people using them. That's why we work closely with your team to understand how your business operates, the challenges you're facing and the opportunities ahead.
From there, we design an Azure environment that fits your organisation, helping you get the right balance of performance, scalability, security and cost.

HybridCloud

Not every application, system or workload needs to move to the cloud overnight. Hybrid cloud gives you the flexibility to modernise at a pace that works for your business, combining existing infrastructure with the power of Microsoft Azure. The result is a connected, secure and scalable environment that lets you take advantage of the cloud while continuing to get value from the technology you already rely on.
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An integrated and secure hybrid cloud enables you to boost productivity and meet your business needs.

Specialists in Seamless Hybrid

A successful hybrid cloud environment isn't about choosing between cloud and on-premises infrastructure. It's about bringing the two together in a way that works for your business.
Our specialists help create secure, connected environments that allow applications, data and users to work seamlessly across your infrastructure, giving you the flexibility to modernise without disrupting the systems you already rely on.

Fully Managed from Day One

A hybrid environment can bring together multiple technologies, platforms and locations. Without the right management, complexity can quickly creep in.
We take responsibility for the day-to-day management of your hybrid cloud, providing a single point of contact and ongoing support to ensure everything works together as it should. So your team can focus on running the business rather than managing infrastructure.

Security Without Compromise

The more technology your business relies on, the harder it can become to maintain visibility and control. By bringing security, monitoring and management together across your hybrid environment, we help you reduce complexity, strengthen resilience and focus less on potential vulnerabilities and more on moving your business forward.

Optimised for Success

Hybrid cloud isn't a set-and-forget solution. As your business evolves, so do the demands on your infrastructure.
By regularly reviewing performance, usage and capacity across your environment, we help ensure your hybrid cloud continues to support your goals, adapt to changing requirements and deliver long-term value without unnecessary complexity.

Your Hybrid, Your Way

Every organisation's journey to the cloud looks different. Some businesses are ready to move more workloads into the cloud, while others need to retain critical systems on-premises for longer.
That's why we take a flexible approach, building a hybrid environment around your unique requirements and helping you strike the right balance between innovation, performance, security and control as your business evolves.

PrivateCloud

Cost-effective, scalable, and built for complete control. Our managed private cloud consulting services make sure you get the very best from your cloud, tailored to your business, optimised for performance, and supported every step of the way.
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Build your own private cloud to enable your business to excel, both now and in the future.

Specialists in Private Cloud

Our certified Microsoft specialists are here to make sure your private cloud works harder for your business. From migration and set-up to ongoing management, we take care of the technical heavy lifting while keeping your needs front and centre. So your cloud runs smoothly from day one.

Fully Managed from Day One

From first conversation to complete deployment (and beyond), we’re with you at every stage. Our experts take the time to understand your business, then design a bespoke private cloud solution built around your needs. Then manage the entire process so you can focus on running your business.

Security Without Compromise

Our cyber security experts work tirelessly to keep your private cloud data secure. With next-generation protection that monitors, detects, and neutralises threats before they can impact your business. You get complete peace of mind, and total control.

Optimised for Success

Our experts continuously monitor your private cloud, turning usage data into actionable insights. This ensures your infrastructure is always fine-tuned to deliver exactly what your business needs. With no waste, no lag, and performance you can rely on.

Your Private Cloud, Your Way

To deliver your private cloud, we use Microsoft’s Azure Stack Hyper-Converged Infrastructure (HCI), a software-defined solution for compute, storage, and networking, all in a clustered node setup. Starting with as few as two nodes, we can easily scale as your needs grow. Whether you’re well-versed in cloud or starting fresh our specialists work with you in the way you need, ensuring you get a private cloud infrastructure that’s the perfect fit for your business.

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The transition to any form of cloud infrastructure has the potential to prove highly disruptive to your business if done without the right support. That’s where we come in!
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The Sporting House – Microsoft 365 Cloud

Microsoft 365 Cloud Technologies Help Drive Olympian Levels of Success

Challenge

Whilst Sporting House had enjoyed rapid growth, their strategy was to significantly accelerate this. They were also acutely aware that their then IT service model was inadequate to support their ambitious plans for a number of reasons.

Solution

String worked with Sporting House to develop a new Microsoft cloud-centric IT strategy, that would leverage Microsoft 365 to support their wider business strategy.
“ We selected String because of their clear understanding of our strategic requirements, and were able to articulate how they, and Microsoft technologies could help us to achieve these. Our relationship with String has proven an extremely rewarding one, and we look forward to continuing to work closely with them moving forwards.”
Lee Cunliffe
Finance Director, The Sporting House
Jones Harris Chartered Accountants

Microsoft Hybrid Cloud Technologies Drive Paperless, Secure & Remote Office

Challenge

Jones Harris wanted to move to a fully paperless operation, without any interruption to the business. The company had a major dependency on a local Microsoft SQL Server database for their line-of-business applications, which limited their choices in terms of a potential cloud-only solution.

Solution

String worked with Jones Harris to help them adopt a hybrid-cloud solution, providing the optimal blend of Microsoft 365 cloud services, with the high performance computing power required by their LoB. Jones Harris now make full use of Microsoft's Power Platform, utilising Power BI for business intelligence, and Power Automate for business process automation.
“ String worked very closely with our internal guys, planning it out, mapping it out. There was absolutely no break in service, we were expecting there to be a few bugs, but it was a really smooth and impressive operation to get everything across and migrated. Absolutely top notch work, the String team!”
Martin Wigley
Director, Jones Harris Chartered Accountants
Ludlow Wealth Management - Azure Virtual Desktop

Access to Key Line of Business Applications Hosted on Microsoft Azure

Challenge

The increasing demand for online meetings, driven by the Covid crisis, meant that the Remote Desktop Solution was unable to provide an acceptable user experience. When the time came to refresh their IT infrastructure, we worked with the Ludlow team to ensure that the next upgrade cycle would address the changing end-user requirements, while further enhancing their cyber security and providing a high degree of scalability to cope with their ongoing growth.

Solution

Working with Ludlow, we produced a business case that showed that moving to Microsoft's Azure Virtual Desktop solution, and hosting their LoB application on Microsoft Azure would provide a more secure, cost-effective alternative to purchasing a physical server cluster. Their LoB application was migrated to Azure, and presented to end-users as a Published Application, removing the need for them to connect to a separate virtual desktop to access the app. Azure Backup was used to provide backup and business continuity and to further enhance Microsoft's already robust resilience measures.
“ String has consistently provided us with innovative IT solutions, without compromising our cyber security. The whole team are a pleasure to work with, and we consider them a trusted extension to our own team.”
Rob Brown
Chief Operating Officer, Ludlow Wealth Management Group
One Fylde - Microsoft Modern Workplace

Identifying Microsoft Modern Workplace as the Best Choice for the Client

Challenge

Following a merger between two organisations, our client found themselves with a disjointed IT service that comprised two large on-premise data centres, various security technologies, and a variety of remote access solutions. The result was a costly, difficult to manage IT infrastructure, with a poor user experience due to a lack of standardisation in the way IT was used. Of concern was that, as a large care provider, the client was responsible for the safe-keeping of a large amount of personal medical and financial data. Plus, users had become used to creating work-arounds to allow them to access and share sensitive information. The complexity of the IT infrastructure also meant they were suffering frequent service outages.

Solution

We discussed the opportunity for them to move away from their large, unwieldy on-premises infrastructure and instead to move to a wholly Microsoft cloud-based IT service. From our early discussions it was clear that such a move would allow us to radically re-imagine their approach to document and information management, business processes, and information security. The concept was embraced enthusiastically by the client, and it was agreed to move on to an initial business case analysis exercise. Firstly, however, we were engaged to stabilise the existing infrastructure, and to address the inadequate business continuity provision. The move to Microsoft Modern Workplace has allowed One Fylde to ensure data is more secure and improve workplace processes. All 400 users were able to access all relevant documents securely from any location. And the client can now enjoy the very latest in innovations from Microsoft on almost a weekly cycle.
“ One Fylde started to work with String at a time where our IT infrastructure was causing problems almost on a daily basis. The problems were meaning staff couldn't do their job to support people with learning disabilities in the way we wanted. String became involved with us and worked as a 'real' partner, feeling like part of the team to solve the immediate problem and with an eye to a longer-term more sustainable solution. We are now in a position where I can sleep at night and our staff are seeing the benefit of the huge amount of work that has gone on. And on a seperate note the whole team at String are really friendly, personable and supportive, working with us and continuing to support us to look at the future. ”
Tracey Bush
CEO, One Fylde
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