CLOUD OPERATIONS

Secure cloud services built around your organisation.

VSG helps organisations manage, secure and improve their cloud environments across Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Entra ID and Microsoft 365. From identities and devices to applications, collaboration and infrastructure, we provide practical cloud management designed to improve security, reliability and scalability.

Secure access. • Reliable platforms. • Clear management.

Secure by design. Driven by trust.

VSG CLOUD OPERATIONS

Cloud technology that supports the way you work

Cloud services are now central to communication, file storage, identity, remote working, business applications and security.

Effective cloud operations require more than purchasing licences. Services must be configured correctly, monitored, documented and regularly reviewed to deliver real organizational value.

VSG helps clients manage their cloud platforms throughout their lifecycle, from initial planning and migration to ongoing administration, security and optimisation.

OPERATIONAL CAPABILITIES

Microsoft Azure management
Microsoft Entra ID
Microsoft 365 administration
Identity and access controls
Microsoft Intune and device management
Cloud migrations
Cloud security
Health monitoring
Backup and resilience
Licensing guidance
Cost and usage reviews
Ongoing support

Your cloud environment should be secure, understandable and manageable as your organisation grows.

CLOUD INFRASTRUCTURE & HYBRID SERVICES

Microsoft Azure management

Microsoft Azure provides cloud infrastructure, applications, networking, storage and security capabilities. VSG helps organisations design, configure and manage Azure services that are appropriate for their operational requirements.

AZURE VIRTUAL MACHINES

Configure and manage supported Windows or Linux virtual servers. Includes: VM config, OS deployment, Storage, Network, Access, Monitoring, Patching, Backup.

AZURE NETWORKING

Design and manage secure connectivity. Includes: VNETs, Subnets, NSGs, VPN, Remote access, DNS, Routing, Firewall.

AZURE STORAGE

Configure cloud-storage services. Includes: Storage accounts, File shares, Access controls, Lifecycle, Encryption, Connectivity, Monitoring.

AZURE BACKUP AND RECOVERY

Support cloud backup and recovery. Includes: Policies, Retention, Monitoring, Restore testing, Planning, Reporting.

AZURE MONITORING

Monitor supported services for health and performance. Includes: Health alerts, Resource monitoring, Capacity, Metrics, Logs, Security alerts, Reporting.

AZURE GOVERNANCE

Maintain control over cloud resources. Includes: Naming, Tagging, Subscriptions, RBAC, Policy, Controls, Documentation.

Azure services, consumption charges, monitoring, backup, support and management arrangements depend on the client’s selected services and agreed scope.

MICROSOFT ENTRA ID

Identity at the centre of your cloud

Microsoft Entra ID manages how users authenticate and gain access to Microsoft 365, Azure and other connected applications. A securely managed identity environment is essential for protecting business information.

USER AND GROUP MANAGEMENT

Create and manage user accounts, groups, permissions and access assignments.

MULTI-FACTOR AUTHENTICATION

Introduce additional verification to reduce the risk associated with stolen or compromised passwords.

CONDITIONAL ACCESS

Apply access rules based on factors such as the user, device, application, location and assessed risk.

SINGLE SIGN-ON

Connect compatible business applications to centralised authentication.

ADMINISTRATOR PROTECTION

Reduce unnecessary privileged access and introduce stronger controls.

IDENTITY MONITORING

Monitor supported authentication and identity alerts for suspicious activity.

ACCESS REVIEWS

Review user access, group membership and administrative permissions.

GUEST ACCESS

Manage external users and guest accounts for Microsoft 365 resources.

Modern cloud security begins with knowing who is accessing your systems and what they are authorised to do.

MICROSOFT 365 PLATFORM

Microsoft 365, managed as one connected platform

Microsoft 365 brings together email, collaboration, file storage, meetings, applications and identity services. VSG helps organisations use Microsoft 365 as a connected business platform rather than a collection of separate applications.

MICROSOFT TEAMS

Configure and manage Teams for messaging, meetings, collaboration, shared files and Teams Phone.

OUTLOOK & EXCHANGE ONLINE

Manage business email, calendars, shared mailboxes, mail flow, aliases and distribution groups.

SHAREPOINT ONLINE

Create structured document libraries, internal sites, knowledge resources and controlled collaboration spaces.

ONEDRIVE FOR BUSINESS

Provide secure individual cloud storage, file synchronisation, version history and controlled sharing.

M365 APPLICATIONS

Support Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and other eligible Microsoft 365 applications.

FORMS AND LISTS

Support simple digital processes, information capture, tracking and internal workflows.

POWER AUTOMATE

Assist with appropriate workflow automation to reduce repetitive administrative tasks.

POWER BI

Support access, licensing and integration planning for business reporting and dashboards.

MICROSOFT ENTRA ID SOLUTIONS

Identity at the centre of your cloud

Secure your modern enterprise with identity-driven security, unified access management, and automated governance powered by VSG Cloud.

User & Group Management

Automate user lifecycle tasks and synchronize directories across your hybrid infrastructure.

Multi-Factor Auth (MFA)

Verify users with advanced passwordless, biometrics, or security keys to stop 99.9% of attacks.

Conditional Access

Evaluate context in real time—device health, IP risk, and location—to make adaptive security decisions.

Single Sign-On (SSO)

Enable users to securely access all cloud and on-prem apps with a single, unified set of credentials.

Admin Protection

Control critical actions with Privileged Identity Management (PIM) for just-in-time access.

Identity Monitoring

Gain telemetry insights and threat alerts with machine learning-driven anomaly detection.

Access Reviews

Verify that user privileges remain valid with recurring, automated governance and reviews.

Guest Access

Manage external partners, vendors, and guests safely with strict external-identity policies.

MICROSOFT 365 CO-PILOT

Prepare your cloud environment for Microsoft Copilot

Microsoft Copilot can work with information across eligible Microsoft 365 services. Before adoption, organisations should review licensing, identity security, permissions and how information is stored and shared.

Copilot Readiness Review

Review existing Microsoft 365 configuration, licensing, information structure and access arrangements.

Data & Permissions Review

Identify overly broad access, excessive sharing and information-governance risks.

Licensing & Deployment

Assist with eligible licensing, user assignment and controlled implementation planning.

Responsible Adoption

Provide guidance for secure and appropriate use of AI-assisted productivity tools.

Microsoft Copilot features depend on Microsoft licensing, regional availability, configuration and the client’s selected services.

SHARED RESPONSIBILITY MODEL

Security built into cloud operations

Cloud platforms remain the client’s responsibility to configure and manage appropriately. Moving systems to the cloud does not automatically make them secure.

Identity Security

Enforce multi-factor authentication and conditional access policies to protect user accounts.

Secure Configuration

Establish hardened baselines and eliminate default settings to close security loopholes.

Role-Based Access

Limit administrative privileges with precise role definitions to minimize attack surfaces.

Email Protection

Deploy sophisticated anti-phishing, link scanning, and credential harvesting defense.

Device Compliance

Verify endpoint security standards before allowing connection to corporate databases.

Logging and Alerting

Maintain comprehensive logs with automated warnings for unusual or risky user activities.

Secure Sharing

Define global policies for external document collaboration to prevent critical data leaks.

Administrative Security

Isolate master administrative roles from standard daily work environments.

Cloud security is strongest when identity, devices, data, applications and monitoring are managed together.

Visibility Across Your Cloud Environment

Cloud services need ongoing monitoring to identify performance issues, unusual activity, capacity concerns, and configuration problems.

Infrastructure Health

Identity & Alerts

Device & Security

Storage & Capacity Trends

Applications & Operations

Monitoring helps identify warning signs and service issues earlier, but it cannot guarantee that every disruption will be prevented.

BUSINESS RESILIENCE & DATA SECURITY

Protect cloud data and prepare for disruption

Safeguard critical business systems with enterprise-grade automated backups, granular retention policies, and orchestrated failover architecture engineered for zero-loss recovery.

Microsoft 365 Backup

Comprehensive point-in-time recovery for Outlook, SharePoint, OneDrive, and Microsoft Teams ensuring compliance and complete data ownership.

Azure Backup

Native Backup-as-a-Service (BaaS) for Azure VMs, SQL, databases, and filesystem storage without the overhead of maintaining local infrastructure.

Retention Policies

Tailored storage and scheduling configurations configured to satisfy sovereign requirements, SOC2 compliance, and audit frameworks.

Restore Testing

Frequent, automated validation checks to confirm your backups actually restore cleanly, guaranteeing integrity when a disaster strike.

Recovery Planning

Detailed orchestrations and automated runbooks specifying target recovery steps, priority order, and network remapping rules.

Business Continuity

Complete architectural alignment integrating zero-data-loss strategies, continuous replication, and robust failover services.

Looking to establish dynamic, resilient backup pathways?

FINANCIAL EFFICIENCY

Clearer cloud costs and licensing

Take absolute control over your multi-cloud expenditure. Eliminate waste, automate lifecycle actions, and accurately forecast your operational overheads.

Licence Reviews

Align Microsoft and cloud subscriptions directly with active workspace requirements, eliminating expensive redundant or under-utilised tiers.

User Lifecycle Management

Automate employee onboarding and offboarding workflows to instantly de-provision premium apps and ensure zero orphaned cloud accounts.

Azure Consumption Reviews

Deep-dive technical audits across compute, databases, and network pipelines to pinpoint expensive configuration drift and consumption anomalies.

Resource Optimisation

Right-size over-provisioned virtual environments, automate scheduled workloads, and systematically wind down inactive resources.

Budget Alerts

Establish real-time expenditure thresholds and proactive alerts to guarantee developers or environments never overrun scheduled budgets.

Planning and Forecasting

Incorporate trend analytics to predict future infrastructure requirements and structure reserved instances for deep operational savings.

VSG CLOUD GOVERNANCE

Keep your cloud environment organised

Good governance makes cloud environments easier to secure, support and develop.

Naming standards

Establish clean, standardized schemas across resources to guarantee fast parsing, reporting, and asset identification.

Resource ownership

Assign explicit technical owners and cost centers to ensure continuous accountability throughout the platform lifecycle.

Access controls

Implement zero-trust security parameters combined with robust context-aware access and multi-factor mandates.

Administrative roles

Isolate master administrative actions, applying just-in-time elevations and deep auditing logs to avoid breach risks.

Change management

Control tenant modifications using peer-reviewed version tracking pipelines for stable environment state replication.

External sharing

Establish dynamic link life boundaries, Guest identity limits, and secure file transfer parameters.

Licence assignment

Optimize cloud software spending with automated seat assignment algorithms and dormant credential harvesting.

Device standards

Verify critical host security health, endpoint encryption, and patch compliance levels before authorizing connections.

Data-retention settings

Automate data lifecycle rules, handling archive moves and definitive deletion cycles aligned with compliance laws.

Resource tagging

Structure detailed metadata parameters across all computing elements to provide granular billing reports.

Service documentation

Maintain interactive architecture maps, critical system dependencies, and service restoration runbooks.

Periodic reviews

Schedule automated user access attestation and continuous structural configurations scanning.

Cloud Access Throughout the Employee Lifecycle

Consistent onboarding and offboarding processes help reduce delays, unnecessary access and avoidable security risk.

STAGE 01

New Starter

Day-one automated provisioning grants immediate, secure baseline access so new hires are productive instantly without manual delays.

STAGE 02

Role Change

Dynamic adjustments to access rights, instantly stripping old permissions to systematically prevent accumulated privilege creep.

STAGE 03

Ongoing Mgmt.

Continuous identity security auditing, policy enforcement, and periodic reviews to maintain complete visibility and strict zero-trust.

STAGE 04

Departure

Instant, automated offboarding triggers deprovisioning across all integrated SaaS and cloud infrastructure to eliminate residual risk.

BUSINESS OUTCOMES

What cloud operations means for your organisation

Build an agile, secure, and hyper-efficient operational framework engineered to power modern enterprise capabilities and drive strategic growth.

Secure Flexible Working

Enable seamless, location-independent operations for remote teams secured by robust identity authentication and Zero Trust access policies.

Clearer Management

Acquire 360-degree visibility over cloud spend, architectural efficiency, and resource utilization through centralized configuration dashboards.

Improved Collaboration

Break down organizational silos. Connect distributed technical and business teams using low-latency, synchronized workspace platforms.

Stronger Security

Defend business critical IP and customer records through state-of-the-art continuous monitoring, advanced firewalls, and encryption protocols.

Greater Resilience

Guarantee business continuity in critical times. Rely on automated real-time backups, reliable failure recovery, and zero downtime systems.

Scalable Technology

Instantly adapt server provisioning on-the-fly. Meet spiking traffic demands effortlessly without paying for redundant, idle equipment.

FLEXIBLE ARCHITECTURE

Cloud support that fits your organisation

Deploy world-class cloud specialists optimized for your precise operational paradigm. Our engineering matrices scale to support complete autonomy or co-management structures.

Fully managed cloud operations

End-to-end cloud infrastructure monitoring, responsive patching, and complete ongoing optimization of your operating environments.

Microsoft 365 administration

Maximize standard productivity flows with dedicated governance, licensing architecture, and robust global tenant administration.

Microsoft Azure management

Continuous performance tracking, cost allocation audits, infrastructure-as-code scripting, and scaling controls built for Azure.

Microsoft Entra ID management

Control identity fabrics with secure single sign-on integration, role-based access configurations, and Conditional Access structures.

Microsoft Intune & devices

Deploy fully governed MDM and MAM solutions. Safeguard critical resources across company devices and personal hardware paradigms.

Cloud security improvements

Eliminate systemic vulnerabilities with constant posture tracking, targeted hardening, threat logging, and strategic remediation cycles.

Cloud migrations

Transition databases, legacy hardware, and workloads safely into next-generation cloud footprints with zero-loss pipelines.

Co-managed support

Integrate side-by-side with your existing systems team. Empower internal experts with premium escalation channels and engineers.

Project-based consultancy

Targeted professional advisory for enterprise cloud scaling, strategic technological discovery, and isolated legacy deployments.

Copilot readiness

Verify permission hierarchies and isolate shared datastores to prepare modern tenant footprints for automated AI workloads.

Backup & resilience

Establish resilient, geographic, and immutable database backup operations built alongside responsive continuity drill designs.

Ongoing monitoring

Continuous uptime checks, performance latency tracking, and structured alerting matrices mapping global enterprise systems.

Please note: Service options, support operational levels, response time guarantees, and engineering responsibilities are defined exclusively within the client’s formal Order Form and corresponding service level agreement documentation.

Why VSG Cloud Operations

Why organisations choose Valiant Systems Group for cloud operations

We blend highly secure infrastructure, localized enterprise support, and agile communication models to keep your mission-critical operations running without compromise.

Security-First Cloud Management

Security is woven directly into our operational DNA. We implement rigid identity controls, continuous compliance guardrails, and proactive threat detection at every level.

Microsoft Cloud Experience

Leverage certified Azure architects. We align, construct, and fully optimize your Microsoft tenant resources to drive maximum returns from your licensing investments.

Practical Communication

No confusing tech-jargon. We supply transparent, straightforward communications and actionable intelligence, keeping your stakeholders aligned with clear outcomes.

Connected IT and Security

Break down technical siloes. We unify core system administration with top-tier defense postures, treating system health and network integrity as one co-dependent priority.

Flexible Service Models

Engineered for flexibility. From light, co-managed engineering support to complete outsourced IT ecosystems, our engagements align directly with your internal resources.

Local Understanding & Scale

Enjoy local, deeply responsive accountability combined with the deep, technical scale of a regional systems integrator. High touch service backed by immense resource capacity.

REAL-TIME CLOUD OBSERVABILITY

Visibility across your cloud environment

Cloud services need ongoing monitoring to identify performance issues, unusual activity, capacity concerns and configuration problems.

Azure Resource Health

Core Compute SLA Status

0 .9% Uptime

Microsoft 365 Health

Global SaaS Service Status

0 Incidents

Identity & Security Alerts

Entra ID Threat Intelligence

0 High Alerts

Capacity Trends & Storage Usage

Blob & File Shares Elastic Growth Space

0 % Allocated

Device Compliance & Backups

Endpoint Policy & Cloud Backup Success

0 % Compliant

Operational Incidents & Licence Assignments

License Management & Priority Incidents Resolver

0 % Allocated Seats

App Availability

API Gateway Performance Index

0 .98% SLA

Build a cloud environment that works for your business.

Speak with VSG about Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Entra ID, Microsoft 365, Intune, cloud security, migrations, Copilot readiness, monitoring and ongoing cloud management.

Secure by design. Driven by trust.

VSG delivers dependable IT and security services designed for real-world businesses. We reduce risk, improve performance, and give you peace of mind with support you can trust.

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