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Cloud > Run & Optimise_HERO
Run & Optimise.
Continuously improve cost, performance, scale and security.
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How we help.
We help you transform the performance and cost of your platforms and architectures with modern, scalable cloud native solutions. Here’s some of the typical customer challenges we see.
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We’re ‘in the cloud’ but are yet to achieve the performance promise.
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Azure Optimisation - Element - Observe
We aren’t capitalising on the observability potential of cloud to understand application performance better.
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M&M - Element - Gap
We have a capability gap internally – and we’re not sure what the right balance of in-house vs external skills should be.
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M&M - Element - Reacting
We spend more time reacting to legacy-driven problems than innovating.
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M&M - Element - Protect
We’re worried about protecting our data assets, access control and security.
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Our resources and capability.
The scale and skills of our talented teams (and where to find them).
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R&O - Managed Services
R&O - Managed Services
Managed services.
Expert 24x7 support and applied best practice: monitoring, analytics, IaC and orchestration with full and co-managed options.
Managing infrastructure in the cloud requires specific toolsets, capabilities and processes. Our managed service can be configured and delivered in 3 ways to complement your operating model and in-house expertise:
- Fully Managed: Our service teams continuously monitor, manage, support and secure the operation of your cloud infrastructure 24 x7x365 against clear SLAs for peace of mind.
- Co-Managed: Access Ascent’s toolset and adopt the same process best practice, including solution monitoring, analytics, Infrastructure as code, configuration management and solution orchestration.
- Self Managed: Take on ownership and administration of your cloud, with additional support from Ascent’s 4th line public cloud team.
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R&O - Insights
R&O - Insights
Advanced insights.
Continuous optimisation of your cloud services for maximum efficiency.
Review cost, performance, security, best practice and fault tolerance. Regular reports and face time with our cloud team give you a clear perspective on business value, utilisation and sustainability.
- FinOps: Highlighting your financial spend and trends with recommendations on how to optimise cost and performance.
- Security: The security status of Azure usage and includes recommendations for optimisation where relevant.
- Sustainability: Emissions data related to Azure usage and includes recommendations for optimisations where relevant.
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R&O - Cloud Value Engineering
R&O - Cloud Value Engineering
Cloud value engineering.
TEST Maximise the value of your cloud investment, unlocking new capabilities and benefits.
Access cloud consultants, engineers and architects on-demand to deliver continuous service improvement and support innovation.
Additional Cloud Hours give you on-demand access to our expert cloud consultants, engineers and architects.
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What it means to you table - M&M.
How we work and what it means to you.
How it work & what it means to you.
| How we work. | What it means to you. |
|---|---|
| Infrastructure as Code. | Predictable behaviour across environments, resulting in increased quality of every software release. |
| Modular & scalable architectures. | Flexible solutions that can be developed and shaped as the business grows, without the need for major upfront investment. |
| Architecture accelerators. | Standardised Infrastructure as Code blocks with built-in configurations accelerate platform build. |
| High availability & disaster recovery. | Meet tougher SLAs with Increased availability and fast recovery from human errors/ natural causes. |
| DevOps approach. | Enables collaboration at scale while providing value increments in an agile manner and ensuring quality along the way. |
| Security. | Implementation of security controls throughout the technology stack restrict the surface areas of attacks and introduce fine-grained user access specifications. |
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IN ACTION
SOFTWARE - SoftwareMod CaseStudy.
Hanson Wade
Removing performance-related barriers to entry in new research fields.
Hanson Wade’s Beacon product is a world-class data, research and insight platform. The clinical intelligence it provides shapes the R&D decisions of scientists across the Pharmaceutical industry, delivering a level of specificity and accessibility unavailable anywhere else.
We helped Hanson Wade build a modern business platform geared for growth: rearchitecting on Azure to take advantage of more standard PaaS elements: moving the business towards a service-oriented architecture that allows Hanson Wade to add and evolve components easily over time.
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Talent sourcing:
Are you looking for help with something similar?
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Our customers.
Ascent works with over 170 businesses in the UK, Europe and North America. From global insurance, healthcare and retail to smart home devices, space exploration and cricket - we get to work with some of the sharpest minds in the brightest businesses.
Taking CX to the next level with AI for 200,000 members.
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Empowering the evolution of online learning for a leading global platform.
LINKEDIN LEARNING
Improving health and well-being through data transformation.
GSK
Reducing time-to-market for automotive innovation.
BOSCH
Creating compelling omnichannel experiences from bar to browser.
BREWDOG
Empowering the actuarial community to solve problems with R.
SWISS RE
Rebuilding a complex online image editing application for scale.
PICMONKEY
Enabling data science teams to drive class-leading consumer engagement.
HARRODS
Sparking financial literacy and empowering young investors.
RAIFFEISEN STEIERMARK
Introducing formal QA processes, optimising delivery and improving software quality.
RHI MAGNESITA
Democratising data to engage new communities & protect the UK seabed.
THE CROWN ESTATE
Evolving a global infrastructure team into a proven Centre of Excellence for cloud.
BDO
Optimising performance & support with 360° insight into the elite Women’s game.
ENGLAND & WALES CRICKET BOARD
Digitalising orders, boosting efficiency and simplifying communication.
STRABAG
Promoting collaborative experimentation in sustainable food production.
SYNGENTA
Enhancing customer service with an intuitive online portal for managing insurance policies and claim processing.
GRAWE
Creating a seamless UX to simplify skin cancer risk assessments and build user trust.
SKINSCREENER
Improving experience and making life simpler for home automation customers.
HIVE
Developing an intuitive online tool for exterior landscaping design.
MEYER
Bringing on-demand to the UK’s favourite TV listing and review platform.
RADIO TIMES
Reducing cost, accelerating innovation and attracting new talent in healthcare.
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Explore our other cloud services - Azure M&M.
Explore our other services.
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Lets get started section - Services Cloud.
Let’s get started.
We help customers build new business capabilities and deliver pivotal data and software projects on the Azure cloud. Got a challenge in mind?
We’re ready when you are.
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