Cloud and Data Centre

Cloud and data centre services, engineered for the workload.

Cloud and data centre services covering Microsoft Azure, AWS, private and sovereign cloud, colocation, backup and disaster recovery, FinOps and AI-ready infrastructure. Public, private, sovereign and physical in the proportions your business needs, with the migration capability to deliver them. Aligned to Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework, AWS Well-Architected and the FinOps Foundation framework, with ISO 9001 and ISO 27001 certified.

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Context

AI is rewriting cloud architecture, cloud cost has become a board topic, recovery is a regulator priority, and sovereign deployment is finally deployable.

AI workloads need GPU compute, RDMA networking and parallel storage that most enterprise estates do not currently have. Cloud spend is climbing faster than workloads, and FinOps without an owner inside the business is a slide deck rather than an operating discipline. Recovery has shifted from a backup checklist to a regulator priority, with ransomware scenarios demanding immutable storage and rehearsed failover that most organisations do not yet have. Sovereign deployment options have moved from theoretical to deployable, giving regulated industries a credible answer to data residency and disconnected-operation requirements. On top of all this, hypervisor licensing changes are forcing timing-driven decisions, with end-of-support deadlines visible to procurement teams renewing contracts.

We deliver cloud and data centre services as one operating model. Public cloud landing zones handed over as code, multicloud where the estate is not single-vendor, private and sovereign cloud for regulated workloads, colocation in Tier III and Tier IV facilities through accredited carrier-neutral partners, backup and disaster recovery designed for ransomware recovery, FinOps with named cost accountability, and AI-ready infrastructure designed top-down. Migration capability that runs the programme rather than just the technical cutover. Vendor-neutral recommendations, with the maths attached.

Named cost leadFinOps Foundation framework, monthly accountability scorecard published to your CFO
AI by designGPU compute, RDMA networking and parallel storage architected top-down for the workload
Tested recoveryImmutable backup with quarterly rehearsed recovery, designed for ransomware scenarios
Sovereign-readyDORA, NIS2 and GDPR-aligned deployment, with disconnected and air-gapped scenarios

Who we serve

Two starting points. One delivery model.

We work with organisations facing the VMware decision, and with cloud estates where the original landing zone is no longer fit for the workloads now running on it.

VMware decision

Stay, modernise or migrate, with the maths attached.

For organisations facing the VMware decision before the end-of-support deadline. The right answer depends on workload mix, sovereignty profile, FinOps target and operational capacity, and is best decided with a structured assessment rather than vendor pressure.

We deliver a fixed-scope assessment with framework-aligned scoring, and a five-year total cost of ownership across stay, modern private cloud, and sovereign cloud options. The output is a named decision and a costed roadmap.

Cloud reset

Foundations rebuilt, FinOps regime, AI-ready design.

For organisations whose public cloud estate has accumulated several years of decisions and is now slowing the next investment. Costs are climbing faster than workloads, observability is patchy, and the AI workload the business wants to deploy will not run well on the current architecture.

We rebuild the landing zone to a recognised reference framework with infrastructure-as-code that you keep, and run FinOps as a managed service with a named cost lead. AI-ready infrastructure is designed on top, not bolted onto the old foundation.

Operating model

Public, private, sovereign and physical cloud — managed as one estate.

The goal is not to pick one platform. The goal is to put each workload in the right place, then operate cost, security, recovery and performance through one controlled model.

Public cloud

Azure and AWS landing zones built to recognised frameworks and handed over as code.

Private cloud

Modern private platforms for regulated workloads and hypervisor exit decisions.

Sovereign cloud

Connected, disconnected and air-gapped deployment for hard residency requirements.

Colocation

Tier III and Tier IV facilities with cloud on-ramps and carrier-neutral interconnect.

Backup & DR

Immutable backup, cyber recovery and rehearsed failover against agreed RPO/RTO.

FinOps

Named cost lead, monthly scorecard and one governance regime across the estate.

AI-ready

GPU compute, RDMA networking and parallel storage designed for AI workloads.

What we deliver

Nine cloud and data centre capabilities, designed as one estate.

Public, private, sovereign, physical and hybrid deployment, with the FinOps, backup, migration and AI capability to deliver them as a coherent operating model.

Azure landing zones

Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework reference architecture, Bicep or Terraform infrastructure-as-code handed to your repository, Azure Policy as code, Defender for Cloud baseline, FinOps tagging from day one.

AWS multicloud and managed services

Control Tower, Landing Zone Accelerator, Well-Architected reviews, GuardDuty and Security Hub. One FinOps regime across Azure and AWS where the estate is multi-cloud.

Private and sovereign cloud

Connected and disconnected sovereign deployment on validated hardware with documented operational runbooks. Modern private cloud platforms for hypervisor exit and regulated workloads where public cloud doesn't fit.

VMware exit and migration

Discovery, dependency mapping, application cutover with rollback plan, hypervisor decommission and licence consolidation. Five-year TCO modelling included before the project starts.

Cloud migration and modernisation

Lift-and-shift, replatform and refactor migrations across public, private and sovereign cloud. Database migration, application modernisation and operating-model uplift run as one programme.

AI-ready infrastructure

GPU clusters for training and inference, parallel filesystem storage tuned for AI workloads, RDMA fabrics with lossless transport, Kubernetes orchestration across hyperscaler and private platforms.

Backup, DR and cyber recovery

Immutable backup, disaster recovery and ransomware recovery designed against your RPO and RTO. Tested failover and rehearsed recovery, not just replicated copies.

FinOps and cloud governance

FinOps Foundation framework, named CloudCoCo cost lead, monthly accountability scorecard, reservation and savings-plan optimisation, anomaly detection, chargeback model design.

Colocation and managed hosting

Tier III and Tier IV data centre space through accredited carrier-neutral partners, with UK facilities and international reach. Racks, cages and private suites with cloud on-ramps to Azure ExpressRoute and AWS Direct Connect.

01  ·  Public Cloud Landing Zones

Public cloud landing zones built to framework, handed over as code.

The first generation of cloud landing zones in most enterprises were built quickly, by different teams, against different priorities. Tagging is inconsistent, identity is split, security baselines drifted, and the FinOps regime was bolted on years later. The right foundation is a landing zone built to a recognised framework with infrastructure-as-code that the customer keeps and an operating regime that runs from day one.

Landing zones designed to the recognised reference architecture for each platform, with Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework alignment for Azure and AWS Control Tower with Landing Zone Accelerator for AWS. Infrastructure-as-code in Bicep, Terraform or CloudFormation, handed to your repository. Policy and security baselines applied as code from day one. FinOps tagging built in. Multi-cloud where the estate genuinely is multi-cloud, with one FinOps regime and one identity backbone across both.

  • Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework reference architecture for Azure
  • AWS Control Tower and Landing Zone Accelerator pattern for AWS
  • Bicep, Terraform or CloudFormation infrastructure-as-code handed to your repository
  • Defender for Cloud, AWS GuardDuty and Security Hub baselines
  • Microsoft Entra unified identity and one FinOps regime across Azure and AWS

02  ·  VMware Decision

The VMware decision is structural, decided on a five-year cost model.

Broadcom's VMware acquisition has changed licensing, distribution and the long-term economics. vSphere is approaching end of general support, with the deadline now visible to procurement teams renewing contracts. The right answer for any given organisation depends on the workload mix, the sovereignty profile, the FinOps target and the operational capacity to run a migration. Some organisations should stay on VCF and renew, some should migrate to Nutanix Cloud Platform, some should move workloads to Microsoft Azure Local.

We run a fixed-scope, fixed-price VMware Exit Assessment. Discovery, dependency mapping, Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework and AWS Well-Architected scoring, and a five-year TCO across the three options. The output is a named decision, a phased roadmap and a costed migration plan that the executive team can sign off.

  • Fixed-scope VMware Exit Assessment with five-year TCO across three options
  • Microsoft Azure Local on validated Dell, HPE, Lenovo or Hitachi Vantara hardware
  • Nutanix Cloud Platform with AHV hypervisor and Move migration tooling
  • Application cutover with documented dependency map and rollback plan
  • Hypervisor decommission and licence consolidation

03  ·  Cloud Migration

Cloud migration and modernisation delivered as a multi-workstream programme.

Most cloud migrations succeed at the technical layer and fall short at the operating layer. Workloads land in production, but FinOps is missing, observability is incomplete, change management has not caught up, and the savings case in the proposal does not materialise. Migration programmes that include the operating-model uplift produce the outcomes the business case promised.

We run cloud migration and modernisation programmes to PRINCE2 or MSP standards with a named CloudCoCo programme manager. Lift-and-shift, replatform and refactor approaches selected against the business case rather than the path of least resistance. Database migration and application modernisation handled as workstreams in their own right. Workstream leads for FinOps, security, networking, identity and observability. Phased delivery with business-aligned cutovers and rollback plans. Post-migration optimisation tracked against the original business case.

  • Programme management to PRINCE2 or MSP, named CloudCoCo programme manager
  • Lift-and-shift, replatform and refactor selected against the business case
  • Database migration and application modernisation as their own workstreams
  • Workstream leads for FinOps, security, networking, identity and observability
  • Phased delivery with business-aligned cutovers and rollback plans

04  ·  Sovereign Cloud

Sovereign deployment options that satisfy regulated and cross-border requirements.

Sovereign deployment has shifted from theoretical to deployable, driven by regulatory pressure across multiple jurisdictions. DORA in financial services, NIS2 in EU resilience, GDPR in data residency, and equivalent frameworks in other regions are demanding clear answers to where the data sits, who can compel access, and whether services continue when disconnected. Disconnected operations and sovereign data residency are now generally available on hyperscaler-validated platforms, giving financial services, pharmaceutical, defence, government and telecommunications customers a credible answer.

Delivered through Microsoft Sovereign Cloud certified specialists on hyperscaler-validated hardware, covering the connected, disconnected and air-gapped scenarios that regulated workloads demand. Sovereign Microsoft 365 deployment for organisations with hard data-residency or disconnected requirements. Customer-eligible AI deployment on sovereign infrastructure where the eligibility criteria allow it.

  • Microsoft Azure Local connected and disconnected, validated reference architectures
  • Microsoft 365 Local with Exchange Server, SharePoint Server, Skype for Business Server
  • Foundry Local for large AI models on customer infrastructure
  • Validated hardware from Dell, HPE, Lenovo or Hitachi Vantara
  • Air-gapped deployment scenarios with documented operational runbook

05  ·  AI-Ready Infrastructure

AI-ready infrastructure designed top-down for the workload.

Most enterprise cloud estates were designed for North-South traffic and steady-state workloads. AI training generates large East-West GPU traffic, requires fast parallel storage, and depends on RDMA networking that traditional Ethernet does not deliver out of the box. Retrofitting AI onto an existing estate produces idle GPUs and unpredictable cost.

We design AI-ready infrastructure top-down. NVIDIA H100, H200 and B200 or AMD MI300X clusters where the economics favour them. VAST Data, Pure Storage FlashBlade or WEKA for training and inference storage. InfiniBand or 400 GbE RoCEv2 fabrics with lossless transport. Kubernetes orchestration on AKS, Amazon EKS or Nutanix Kubernetes Engine.

  • NVIDIA H100, H200, B200 and GB200 reference architectures
  • AMD MI300X, MI325X and MI350 alternatives where economics favour them
  • VAST Data, Pure Storage FlashBlade or WEKA for training and inference storage
  • InfiniBand or 400 GbE RoCEv2 fabrics with lossless transport
  • Kubernetes orchestration on AKS, Amazon EKS or Nutanix Kubernetes Engine

06  ·  Backup, DR and Cyber Recovery

Backup and disaster recovery designed for ransomware recovery, not just replication.

Most organisations have backups. Far fewer have a tested recovery plan that survives a ransomware incident, where backup catalogues are deleted before encryption and replicated copies are encrypted alongside production. Modern backup and disaster recovery is built around immutable storage, isolated recovery environments and rehearsed failover, with a recovery profile measured in RPO and RTO that the business has actually agreed.

We design backup, disaster recovery and cyber recovery as one programme. Immutable backup with retention enforced at the storage layer rather than in the backup catalogue. Disaster recovery to Azure Site Recovery, AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery or a private DR target where the regulator requires it. Cyber recovery with isolated clean-room rebuild capability for ransomware scenarios. RPO and RTO documented per workload class, and failover rehearsed quarterly with named owners on each side.

  • Immutable backup with storage-layer retention enforcement
  • Disaster recovery to Azure Site Recovery, AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery or private DR
  • Cyber recovery with isolated clean-room rebuild for ransomware scenarios
  • RPO and RTO documented per workload class with quarterly rehearsal
  • Operates across the leading platforms including Veeam, Rubrik, Cohesity and Commvault

07  ·  FinOps and Governance

FinOps delivered as a managed service with named accountability.

Cloud cost overruns are not usually a tooling problem. They are the absence of an operating rhythm, with no named owner inside the business and no published savings target. The FinOps Foundation framework provides a recognised reference model, but it only produces results when it is operated rather than just deployed.

We run cloud FinOps as a managed service aligned to the FinOps Foundation framework. Named CloudCoCo cost lead on every account, monthly cost accountability scorecard published to your CFO, reservation and savings-plan optimisation across Azure and AWS, anomaly detection with automatic ticket creation, and chargeback or showback model design tied to your business unit structure. Savings tracked monthly with a named lead accountable to the deliverable.

  • FinOps Foundation framework with named CloudCoCo cost lead
  • Monthly cost accountability scorecard published to your CFO
  • Reservation, savings plan and committed use optimisation
  • Cost anomaly detection with automatic ticket creation
  • Chargeback or showback model design tied to your business unit structure

08  ·  Colocation and Hosting

Colocation in Tier III and Tier IV facilities, through accredited carrier-neutral partners.

Some workloads belong in physical data centre space rather than the public cloud. Mission-critical legacy systems that are not yet ready for refactor. High-bandwidth or low-latency workloads where the cloud egress economics do not work. Regulated workloads where the sovereignty profile requires named in-country facilities. Hybrid estates where private cloud needs a physical home with cloud on-ramps to the hyperscalers.

Colocation is delivered through accredited carrier-neutral partners with Tier III and Tier IV facilities, including UK presence and international reach where multinational footprints require it. CloudCoCo orchestrates the engagement and runs the managed services on top. Racks, cages and private suites are scoped against your equipment footprint, power density and growth plan. Carrier-neutral interconnect with cloud on-ramps to Microsoft Azure ExpressRoute and AWS Direct Connect. UPS and standby generation for continuity through mains failure. ISO accredited facilities with audited physical and digital security.

  • Tier III and Tier IV data centre space through accredited carrier-neutral partners
  • UK facilities and international reach where multinational footprints require it
  • Carrier-neutral interconnect with Azure ExpressRoute and AWS Direct Connect on-ramps
  • UPS and standby generation with documented continuity profile
  • ISO accredited facilities with audited physical and digital security

09  ·  Hybrid by Design

Hybrid estates designed and operated as a single model.

Few organisations are now committed to single-cloud strategies. Some workloads belong on hyperscalers for elasticity, some on private cloud for cost or sovereignty, some in colocation for control, some at the edge for latency. The discipline that makes hybrid work is treating the estate as one operating model rather than a stack of separate platforms.

Hybrid estates are managed through a unified management plane spanning cloud, private and edge, with Azure Arc, AWS Outposts or Nutanix Central depending on the estate. Identity unified through Microsoft Entra. Networking unified through SD-WAN, ExpressRoute and Direct Connect. FinOps and observability operated as one programme. Disaster recovery designed across the topology rather than within each platform.

  • Azure Arc or AWS Outposts as the management plane for hybrid
  • Microsoft Entra ID unified across cloud, on-premise and edge
  • SD-WAN, ExpressRoute and Direct Connect designed as one network
  • FinOps and observability unified across the estate
  • Disaster recovery designed across hybrid topologies

Why CloudCoCo

Why customers choose CloudCoCo for cloud and data centre services.

What sets our delivery apart, in measurable terms.

Multi-vendor by design

Azure, AWS, Nutanix and Microsoft Sovereign Cloud delivered through certified Solutions Partner specialists. Recommendations depend on your environment, not our reseller portfolio.

VMware decision with the maths attached

Fixed-scope VMware Exit Assessment with five-year TCO across stay-with-VCF, Nutanix Cloud Platform and Microsoft Azure Local.

Sovereign deployment capability

Microsoft Azure Local connected and disconnected, Microsoft 365 Local and Foundry Local, delivered through Sovereign Cloud certified specialists for regulated and air-gapped workloads.

FinOps with a named cost lead

Aligned to the FinOps Foundation framework. Named CloudCoCo cost lead on every account, monthly accountability scorecard published to your CFO.

AI-ready infrastructure design

GPU compute, RDMA networking and parallel storage designed top-down for AI workloads rather than retrofitted onto existing estates.

Backup and recovery built for the threat

Immutable backup, isolated cyber recovery, RPO and RTO documented per workload class and rehearsed quarterly.

Talk to us about cloud and data centre services.

Whether AI is rewriting the architecture, FinOps needs a structural reset, recovery has become a regulator priority, sovereignty is now on the agenda, or VMware is forcing the timeline, we begin with a fixed-scope assessment of your current estate and a costed roadmap.

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