Managed Azure Services
Monitoring, patching, backups, security and application support for your Azure environment.
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HabileLabs runs day-to-day operations for businesses on Microsoft Azure: monitoring and alerts, incident response, patching, backups, access and security baselines, and support for the applications hosted there. It suits teams that want Azure run well without building their own cloud operations team.
What Goes Wrong When Nobody Runs Azure
Azure needs looking after once workloads are live. Without someone responsible, the same problems keep appearing:
- Alerts that fire but nobody acts on
- Patches that pile up because no one owns them
- Backups that have never been restored to prove they work
- Admin access spread across too many people
- Costs that creep up month by month
Managed Azure Services gives each of these an owner.
What You Get from Managed Azure Services
Problems Caught Early
Monitoring and alerts on the resources that matter, with incidents handled by engineers who know your setup.
Systems Kept Current
Operating system and application patches applied on a schedule you agree.
Backups That Restore
Backup and recovery set up with Azure Backup and Azure Site Recovery, and checked by restoring.
Access Under Control
Accounts and permissions managed in Entra ID, with admins given only the access their role needs.
Applications Supported
Support and maintenance for the applications you host on Azure, as well as the infrastructure under them.
A Monthly Health Review
A regular report on incidents, changes, security findings and spend.
Marsons Energy moved its backups to Azure Blob Storage
Marsons Energy, a transformer manufacturer of more than 30 years, was outgrowing its physical backup disks. HabileLabs moved its backups to Azure Blob Storage tiers, cut cold-storage backup costs by 50% and supports it after go-live.
Who Managed Azure Services Are For
Handing Azure operations to us pays off most in these situations.
Teams Without Cloud Operations Staff
Businesses that run on Azure but have no one whose job is to look after it.
IT Teams at Capacity
In-house teams that want routine operations handled so they can work on projects.
Recently Migrated Environments
Workloads that moved to Azure and now need someone to run them.
Environments Built by Someone Else
Azure set up by a previous partner or contractor, with gaps nobody has written down.
Regulated Businesses
Financial services and healthcare teams that need access, backup and audit controls kept in order.
Growing Applications
Applications whose traffic or data is growing faster than the team that supports them.
How We Work
We start with a review of your environment, then take it over in stages.
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Onboard: we review your subscriptions, document what is running, and fix urgent gaps in monitoring, backup and access.
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Monitor: we set up Azure Monitor alerts and dashboards for the resources that matter, and agree how incidents reach us.
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Operate: we patch, back up, manage access and support your applications, and handle incidents as they come in.
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Improve: each month we report what changed and recommend fixes for cost, security and reliability.
Managed Azure Services
Take the services you need, or have us run the whole environment.
Monitoring and Incident Response
Azure Monitor alerts, dashboards and an agreed process for handling incidents.
Patching and Updates
Operating systems and supported software kept up to date on an agreed schedule.
Backup and Disaster Recovery
Azure Backup and Azure Site Recovery set up, monitored and checked with test restores.
Security and Access Management
Microsoft Defender for Cloud findings reviewed and fixed, and Entra ID access kept to what each role needs.
Application Support and Maintenance
Fixes, updates and performance tuning for the applications you run on Azure.
Monthly Health and Cost Review
A report on incidents, changes, security and spend, with recommended next steps.
Why HabileLabs for Managed Azure Services
HabileLabs is a Microsoft Solutions Partner for Azure Infrastructure, Data & AI and Digital & App Innovation.
- Three Microsoft Solutions Partner designations for Azure
- 38+ Azure specialists
- Backup redesign for Marsons Energy that cut cold-storage backup costs by 50%
- Migration, cost optimization and day-to-day operations from one team
- Managed services on AWS too, for businesses that run on both clouds
Tell us what you run on Azure today, and we will propose how we would look after it.