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Cloud Hosting & Migration — Cambridgeshire

Move your business to the cloud
— properly, with expert guidance

Whether you’re lifting and shifting servers to the cloud, migrating from ageing on-premises infrastructure, or building a hybrid environment, Camb IT manage the whole process for Cambridgeshire businesses — from initial assessment through to live and supported.

AWSPrimary cloud platform
AzureM365-integrated workloads
HybridOn-premises + cloud
End-to-endAssess, migrate, manage
What we do

Cloud migration and hosted infrastructure, managed by your local Cambridge IT team

Moving to the cloud isn’t a single event — it’s a series of decisions that have long-term consequences for your business. Camb IT take the time to understand your workloads, your growth plans and your budget before recommending a cloud strategy.

We work primarily with Amazon Web Services (AWS) for cloud infrastructure and hosted workloads, and Microsoft Azure for businesses whose infrastructure is tightly integrated with Microsoft 365 and Entra ID. In practice, many Cambridge businesses end up with a sensible hybrid of both.

We also support businesses moving away from ageing on-premises servers to a fully cloud-hosted model — handling the migration, security configuration and ongoing management as part of a managed service.

Is cloud right for your business?

Cloud isn’t automatically the right answer for every workload. Camb IT give you an honest assessment — we’ll tell you when staying on-premises makes more sense, and when moving to the cloud will save money, improve resilience or simplify your IT.

✓End-of-life server needing replacement
✓Business continuity & resilience requirements
✓Remote and hybrid working needs
✓Scaling up or down without new hardware
✓Reducing data centre or server room costs

Not sure if it makes sense? We offer a free cloud readiness assessment for Cambridgeshire businesses — no commitment required.

Our platforms

AWS and Azure — the right platform for the right workload

We don’t push one platform for everything. The right choice depends on your existing stack, your workloads and your budget. Here’s how we think about it.

AWS
Amazon Web Services
Our primary cloud infrastructure platform

AWS is our preferred platform for cloud infrastructure — server hosting, virtual machines, storage, databases and cloud-native applications. It offers the broadest service catalogue, excellent price-performance and a robust UK region for data residency.

EC2 & compute
Virtual servers, auto-scaling, reserved instances
S3 storage
Object storage, archival, backup target
RDS databases
Managed SQL, MySQL, PostgreSQL
VPC & networking
Private networking, VPN, Direct Connect
Route 53 & CDN
DNS, CloudFront delivery, load balancing
IAM & security
Identity, MFA, security groups, GuardDuty
Best for: Server hosting, bespoke applications, databases, high-availability workloads
Microsoft Azure
Natural fit for Microsoft 365 environments

For Cambridgeshire businesses already running Microsoft 365 Business Premium, Azure is the natural extension — sharing identity management through Entra ID, seamless Active Directory integration and simplified hybrid networking with on-premises Windows environments.

Azure Virtual Machines
Windows & Linux VMs, scale sets
Entra ID integration
SSO, MFA, conditional access, hybrid join
Azure SQL & storage
Managed databases, Blob storage, Files
Azure Backup
VM backup, SQL backup, file recovery
Azure Virtual Desktop
Hosted Windows desktops, RemoteApp
Azure Networking
VNet, ExpressRoute, VPN Gateway
Best for: Microsoft 365 integration, Windows Server workloads, hybrid AD environments
Migration services

How Camb IT manage your cloud migration

A cloud migration done poorly costs more than staying on-premises. Camb IT follow a structured process that minimises risk, avoids downtime and leaves you with a well-governed cloud environment.

1

Cloud readiness assessment

We audit your existing infrastructure, applications and data — mapping dependencies, identifying risk and sizing cloud resources accurately so there are no surprises.

2

Migration strategy

We agree the right approach for each workload — lift and shift, replatform or refactor — and produce a migration plan with timeline, rollback procedures and success criteria.

3

Cloud environment build

We build your cloud environment to best-practice standards — networking, security groups, IAM policies, encryption and monitoring configured before a single workload moves.

4

Migration & cutover

Workloads migrated with minimal downtime — typically overnight or over a weekend. Parallel running where needed. Cutover only when testing is signed off.

5

Ongoing managed support

Cost monitoring, security patching, backup verification and helpdesk support — Camb IT manage your cloud environment so your team doesn’t have to.

Migration types we handle
✓Physical servers to AWS or Azure VMs
✓On-premises VMware / Hyper-V to cloud
✓File server to SharePoint & OneDrive
✓On-premises Exchange to Microsoft 365
✓Colocation to cloud (exit the data centre)
✓Hybrid cloud with on-premises retention
Cloud cost management

Cloud costs can spiral without proper governance. Camb IT implement tagging, budget alerts, right-sizing and reserved instance purchasing from the outset — so your monthly bill reflects what you actually use.

Already in the cloud but bills creeping up? We offer a cloud cost review — we’ll identify waste, right-size instances and implement governance to bring spend under control.

Use cases

Common scenarios we handle for Cambridgeshire businesses

End-of-life server replacement

Replace ageing on-premises servers with cloud-hosted equivalents — no new hardware capital expenditure, pay monthly and scale as you grow.

Exiting a server room

Move everything off-premises to reduce facilities costs, eliminate hardware maintenance and remove single-site risk from your IT infrastructure.

Supporting hybrid working

Cloud-hosted applications and desktops (Azure Virtual Desktop) so your Cambridge team can work securely from the office, home or anywhere.

Business continuity

Cloud-based DR so your business keeps running if your primary site goes down — combined with Acronis backup for a complete resilience solution.

Office relocation

Moving premises is the ideal moment to move infrastructure to the cloud rather than reinstalling on-premises at the new site.

Fast-growing businesses

Scale cloud resources up and down as headcount changes — without lead times for hardware procurement or capital budget approval.

Why Camb IT

Why choose Camb IT for cloud migration?

Platform-agnostic advice

We recommend AWS or Azure based on your workloads and existing stack — not because we’re incentivised to sell one platform over the other.

Cambridge-based, on-site if needed

Cloud migrations sometimes require hands-on work. Our Cambridge engineers are on-site when needed — not managing everything remotely from overseas.

Cost governance from day one

We build cost controls into every cloud environment — tagging, alerts and right-sizing so your monthly bill doesn’t creep up after we’re done.

Managed post-migration

We don’t hand over and disappear. Camb IT manage your cloud environment on an ongoing basis as part of your IT support contract.

Get started

Thinking about moving to the cloud?

Start with a free cloud readiness assessment. Camb IT will review your current infrastructure, identify the right platform and approach, and give you an honest view of costs and timescales — with no obligation to proceed.