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Expert oversight for Azure integration platforms

Ensuring stability, performance and operational control across your Azure environment.

Better integration depends on stable platforms.

We provide specialist managed services for Microsoft Azure Integration Services. Through continuous monitoring and operational management of your integration platforms, we ensure systems remain secure, stable and performing as expected, reducing operational overhead and allowing internal teams to focus on strategic priorities rather than firefighting.

Our proactive, specialist-led approach combines continuous monitoring, rapid incident response and structured governance aligned with Microsoft best practice. From performance tuning and cost management to patching, compliance and hybrid environment support, we ensure your integration estate remains stable and future-ready.

What’s included in our Azure managed services

  • Proactive monitoring across Azure Integration Services and BizTalk environments.
  • Operational management by experienced Microsoft integration engineers.
  • Incident management and rapid response for integration-related issues.
  • Performance monitoring and optimisation across Azure Integration Services and BizTalk platforms.
  • Cost management and capacity planning for Azure integration workloads.
  • Secure patching, updates and controlled change management.
  • Operational support for hybrid BizTalk and Azure environments.
  • Detailed logging, alerting and health monitoring across integration environments.
  • Operational governance aligned with Microsoft best practice.
  • Ongoing operational guidance and continuous service improvement reviews.

The practical benefits of managed integration services

What Better looks like

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.

Take a look through to see how we have supported our most recent clients with their integration projects.

Trusted by some of the country’s best companies:

Real clients. Real outcomes.

First Quantum Minerals Limited (FQML)

Don’t just take our word for it…

Our clients say it best

Affinus was a key partner in getting our Microsoft integration platform. They took care of the build and upgrade in a straightforward, no-nonsense way. They also provided support across our BizTalk and AIS application stack. Their support has been reliable and they’re quick to respond to issues. They are practical in their approach to solutions. They’re easy to deal with, available when we need them and delivered what they said they would.

Iloma

First Quantum Group

Affinus demonstrated flexibility in navigating our operational constraints, working around our ever-changing timelines, bau changes, and competing university priorities. Throughout the migration, Affinus remained readily available and showed a clear understanding of the operational and technical complexities of HE IT environments. Their combination of technical expertise, dependability, and collaborative working style gave us confidence throughout the delivery, and I would recommend Affinus to any university undertaking a similar BTS migration.

Adam

City University

Frequently asked questions

Azure Managed Services provide specialist operational oversight of Azure Integration Services and BizTalk environments. They typically include monitoring, maintenance, incident response and performance optimisation to ensure integration platforms run securely and reliably without placing additional burden on internal teams.

Managing complex Azure integration environments can be resource-intensive. Managed service providers handle monitoring, maintenance and operational troubleshooting, allowing internal teams to focus on strategic delivery while ensuring systems remain stable, secure and well-managed.

Microsoft support is generally reactive, responding when issues occur. Managed services take a proactive approach, using continuous monitoring, incident response and performance optimisation to identify and resolve issues before they affect business operations.

Azure managed services commonly include continuous monitoring, incident response, patching, security oversight, compliance support, performance tuning, cost management and operational guidance. Support for hybrid environments and BizTalk-to-Azure transitions may also be included, depending on the environment.

We are specialists in Microsoft integration technologies, with deep expertise across the Azure ecosystem and BizTalk Server. A structured, factory-style delivery approach ensures best-practice integration management and dependable support for critical business systems.

Our managed service pricing is tailored to the scale and complexity of your integration environment, as well as the level of monitoring, support and governance required. We work with you to define a service scope that provides predictable operational coverage while helping optimise costs across your Azure integration platforms.

Yes. We ensure integrations remain secure, patched and aligned with Microsoft best practices and relevant regulatory requirements. Our operational processes include monitoring, governance controls and regular maintenance to help reduce risk and support compliance across your integration environment.

Absolutely. Our managed services include continuous monitoring, alerting and rapid incident response across Azure Integration Services and BizTalk environments. This helps ensure integration platforms remain stable and issues are identified and resolved quickly before they affect business operations.

Managed infrastructure focuses on the underlying Azure resources such as virtual machines, networking and storage. Managed integrations focus on middleware, data flows and integration platforms such as Azure Integration Services or BizTalk. At Affinus, we support both layers, ensuring infrastructure and integrations work together reliably across your Azure environment.

Yes. We support organisations running hybrid BizTalk and Azure environments and guide teams through phased BizTalk-to-Azure migrations. Our managed services help maintain stability and performance during transitions as we modernise integration platforms over time.

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