Cloud Check

Migrating to public cloud unlocks agility, scalability, and innovation — but it can also introduce new challenges. Unpredictable costs, unclear governance, and security concerns often emerge once workloads are live. ANS’ Cloud Check is a structured assessment designed to help organisations optimise their existing Microsoft Azure Cloud environment. It provides a detailed review of your platform and a clear set of recommendations to optimise cloud expenditure, improve security posture, and align your environment to cloud best practice standards.

Who Is It For? ANS’ Cloud Check is ideal for organisations that: • Have recently completed a data centre migration to Microsoft Azure • Want to ensure Microsoft Azure consumption is efficient, well governed, and aligned to business needs • Have poor operational capabilities • Lack clear insight into cloud governance and/or security posture • Have experienced staff changes resulting in loss of platform knowledge • Need reassurance that their cloud platform is fit for purpose and aligned to business needs

What the Engagement Covers

The Cloud Check delivers a comprehensive analysis of your current Microsoft Azure environment across four key areas:

1. Cost Optimisation - we’ll review your automation, scaling, and resource provisioning to ensure optimal cost efficiency.
2. Governance & Security Posture - Governance controls and configuration policies are validated to ensure your platform meets required security and compliance standards.
3. Operational Efficiency – We’ll identify opportunities for re platforming, automation, or orchestration to reduce operational overhead and improve platform performance
4. Architecture Best Practice - your environment is assessed against Microsoft best practices for architecture, configuration, and integration to ensure long term sustainability and resilience.

Key Benefits • Clear visibility into the health and maturity of your Microsoft Azure environment • Actionable, prioritised recommendations to optimise expenditure and risk • Improved security and governance confidence • Greater operational efficiency and performance • A clear understanding of what comes next after migration

How It’s Delivered • Engagement length: Delivered in just 4–6 weeks • Customer effort: Around 10 hours of your time across the engagement
• Delivery model: Fixed scope assessment and advisory engagement

Outputs You Receive • A comprehensive cloud health and optimisation assessment • Clear, prioritised recommendations based on platform maturity • A business ready strategy document • An executive ready presentation to support stakeholder discussions

Why ANS ANS combines deep Microsoft cloud expertise with proven assessment frameworks to deliver practical, outcome focused insights. The Cloud Check is designed to give you control, confidence, and clarity over your cloud platform.

Next Steps Speak to ANS to find out how a Cloud Check can help your organisation.