Scale with confidence through standardised middleware
Proactive Azure integration management that reduces risk, improves reliability, and frees your teams to focus on business value
Better Integration starts with a better structure. Instead of a tangle of point-to-point connections, which become brittle and unreliable over time, we build a central middleware layer in Azure that sits between your systems and keeps everything talking cleanly and consistently.
Over the years, we’ve developed our own middleware framework: a unique, reusable solution that simplifies routing, strengthens integrations and avoids vendor lock-in by keeping the logic out of individual applications and inside your Azure environment.
Common processes handle data validation, transformation and routing in a standard way, and a layered bronze–silver–gold pattern separates raw data from business-ready events and shareable insights. And with every change going through our proven testing model – from automated checks to controlled test environments – nothing goes live until it’s working the way it should.
The result? Azure integration that’s cleaner, more reliable, and far easier to evolve over time.
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We’re proud to deliver complete Microsoft integration services to some of the most prestigious UK and global enterprises. From planning, design and migration, through to training and 24-7 support, we’re dedicated to helping our clients make the most out of their BizTalk and Azure estates, whether they are on-premises, in the cloud or a hybrid environment.
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Frequently asked questions
Azure Integration Services is Microsoft’s cloud-native platform for connecting applications, data, and processes across hybrid environments. Affinus leverages AIS to build secure, scalable, and reliable integrations that link cloud and on-premises systems seamlessly. With our managed services, your integrations are proactively monitored and optimised, reducing operational risk and freeing your internal teams to focus on strategic initiatives rather than day-to-day system maintenance.
AIS includes Logic Apps for workflows, Service Bus for reliable messaging, API Management to publish and protect APIs, Event Grid for real-time event routing, and Data Factory for orchestrating data movement. Affinus’ specialists design and manage these tools as a unified platform, ensuring consistency, reusability, and alignment with Microsoft best practices — so you get maximum value with minimal operational overhead.
Logic Apps are ideal for orchestrating business processes with prebuilt connectors, while Azure Functions run custom compute logic. Affinus helps organisations combine both strategically: using Logic Apps for orchestration and Azure Functions for tailored transformations. Our guidance ensures maintainable, future-proof solutions while accelerating delivery timelines and reducing integration complexity.
Yes. AIS supports hybrid environments using gateways and secure connections. Affinus enables your on-premises systems to integrate with cloud services safely and efficiently, supporting BizTalk modernisation or gradual cloud migration. Our managed services ensure smooth, low-risk transitions, maintaining business continuity throughout the process.
AIS includes built-in monitoring and logging, but enterprise-scale environments require expert oversight. Affinus provides 24/7 monitoring, proactive alerts, and structured reporting so issues are identified and resolved before they affect operations. This approach improves visibility, reduces downtime, and gives teams confidence that critical integrations are always under expert care.
AIS supports patterns such as asynchronous messaging, event-driven processing, request-response, and publish-subscribe. Affinus’ consultants evaluate your business requirements and design patterns that optimise latency, reliability, and scalability. Our managed service approach ensures these architectures are implemented correctly and maintained consistently over time.
Messaging (via Service Bus) ensures guaranteed delivery and orderly processing, while event-based integration (via Event Grid) broadcasts real-time events to multiple systems. Affinus helps organisations combine these approaches effectively, providing resilient, scalable integrations that match operational needs while reducing complexity and risk.
Affinus embeds security and compliance at every stage. APIs are protected with API Management policies, sensitive data is stored in Azure Key Vault, and managed identities enable secure, password-free communication between services. Our managed services ensure your integrations remain secure, compliant, and resilient — without adding burden to internal teams.