What we can do for your business

Good cloud architecture is the difference between a platform that scales effortlessly and one that causes headaches at every turn. As a certified Azure Solutions Architect (AZ-305), I design environments built on Microsoft's Well-Architected Framework — balancing reliability, security, performance and cost.

• Hub-and-spoke and landing zone design
• Multi-region and high-availability architectures
• Network topology, VNet peering and ExpressRoute planning
• Infrastructure as Code with Bicep and ARM templates
• Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) architecture
• Identity and access management with Entra ID

Moving workloads to the cloud is complex — but with the right planning, it's also transformative. I manage migrations end-to-end, from initial discovery and assessment through to cutover and post-migration optimisation, minimising risk and disruption throughout.

• Discovery and workload assessment
• Migration strategy (rehost, refactor, rearchitect)
• Azure Migrate and third-party tooling
• On-premises to Azure IaaS and PaaS migrations
• SQL Server and database migrations
• Post-migration validation and optimisation

Security in the cloud isn't just about firewalls — it's about identity, governance, visibility and response. I design and implement layered security postures that meet real-world compliance requirements, including GDPR for Irish and EU-based organisations.

• Microsoft Defender for Cloud configuration
• Azure Security Centre and SIEM setup
• Zero trust architecture and conditional access
• Role-based access control (RBAC) and PIM
• Azure Policy and governance frameworks
• GDPR-aligned cloud data controls

Cloud costs can spiral quickly without the right controls. I carry out detailed cost reviews against your actual usage, identifying waste, right-sizing opportunities and savings through reserved instances — typically reducing Azure spend by 20–40%.

• Azure Cost Management and billing analysis
• Reserved instances and savings plan strategy
• Resource right-sizing recommendations
• Tagging and cost allocation frameworks
• Budgets, alerts and spend governance
• Spot instance and hybrid benefit opportunities

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure offers compelling performance and pricing, particularly for Oracle workloads. I design and deploy OCI environments with the same rigour applied to Azure — robust, secure and fit for purpose.

• OCI architecture and tenancy design
• Compute, storage and networking setup
• Oracle Database Cloud Service
• OCI security and IAM configuration
• Hybrid Azure + OCI architectures

Not sure if your current Azure setup is as good as it could be? An independent architecture review gives you an honest, expert assessment against Microsoft's Well-Architected Framework pillars — with a clear, prioritised action plan at the end.

• Well-Architected Framework assessment
• Reliability and resilience review
• Security posture evaluation
• Performance and scalability analysis
• Cost efficiency review
• Written report with prioritised recommendations