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Azure and Web Modernization

Modernize the applications your business depends on, deliberately.

We assess your legacy web applications, decide what to retain, rehost, refactor or rebuild, and move them to Azure with the security, performance and delivery practices they need to keep improving.

The challenge

When a critical application becomes a constraint

Legacy applications often still do valuable work. The problem is the cost and risk of changing them.
  • Change is slow and risky

    Small updates require long test cycles, manual steps and weekend deployments.

  • Knowledge is concentrated

    Only a few people understand the system, and the technology stack is getting harder to support.

  • Performance is unpredictable

    Peak periods expose bottlenecks that are expensive to patch and hard to diagnose.

  • Security pressure is rising

    Ageing frameworks and infrastructure make patching, audits and compliance harder every year.

What we do

What we deliver

Modernization is an engineering discipline. We bring architecture, delivery and operations together.
  • Architecture and cloud-readiness assessment

    Understand each application before deciding what to do with it.

    • Application portfolio review
    • Dependency and risk mapping
    • Recommended path for each application
  • Re-platforming and refactoring

    Move to Azure with the least disruption, then improve incrementally.

    • Azure App Service and container hosting
    • Incremental refactoring
    • .NET and framework upgrades
  • API and integration modernization

    Replace brittle point-to-point connections with well-designed interfaces.

    • API design and management
    • Event-driven integration
    • Legacy interface retirement
  • Security and resilience

    Build in protection and recovery from the start.

    • Identity with Microsoft Entra ID
    • Secrets management with Azure Key Vault
    • Backup and disaster recovery planning
  • CI/CD and delivery practices

    Make releases routine instead of risky.

    • Automated build and release pipelines
    • Infrastructure as code
    • Automated testing strategy
  • Performance and observability

    See how applications behave in production and act before users notice.

    • Azure Monitor and Application Insights
    • Performance and load testing
    • Cost awareness and right-sizing

Right-sized modernization

Not every application needs a rebuild

We assess each application on its merits and recommend the lightest path that meets your goals for risk, cost and agility.

Most portfolios end up with a mix of paths, sequenced by value and risk.

  1. Path 1

    Retain

    Leave it as is, with monitoring, when it still serves the business well.

  2. Path 2

    Rehost

    Move to Azure with minimal change to reduce infrastructure burden quickly.

  3. Path 3

    Replatform

    Adopt managed services, such as App Service or Azure SQL, with modest changes.

  4. Path 4

    Refactor

    Improve the codebase incrementally to unlock scalability and faster change.

  5. Path 5

    Rebuild

    Reimagine the application when its constraints are fundamental.

  6. Path 6

    Retire

    Decommission what's no longer needed and consolidate capability elsewhere.

Outcomes

What modernization makes possible

  • A roadmap you can fund

    A sequenced, risk-aware plan with clear rationale for each decision.

  • Faster, safer releases

    Automated pipelines and testing turn deployments into routine events.

  • Resilient operations

    Observability, scaling and recovery planning reduce surprises.

  • A foundation for what's next

    Modern APIs and architecture make future integration and AI initiatives easier.

Approach

Our modernization approach

Incremental modernization keeps the business running while the platform improves underneath it.
  1. 1

    Assess

    Review architecture, code, dependencies and operational pain points.

  2. 2

    Decide

    Choose a path for each application and sequence the work by value and risk.

  3. 3

    Modernize incrementally

    Deliver in small, reversible steps with automated testing and clear rollback plans.

  4. 4

    Operate and improve

    Monitor, tune and hand over with documentation and knowledge transfer.

Technology

Technologies we work with

Azure-native services where they add value, and proven open standards throughout.

  • Azure App Service
  • Azure Container Apps
  • Azure Functions
  • Azure SQL Database
  • Azure API Management
  • Azure Monitor
  • Application Insights
  • Azure Key Vault
  • Microsoft Entra ID
  • Azure DevOps
  • GitHub Actions
  • .NET
  • Node.js
  • Bicep and Terraform

Questions

Frequently asked questions

Do we have to move everything to the cloud?

No. Some applications are best left where they are, at least for now. Our assessment recommends a path for each one, and "retain" is a legitimate answer.

Can you work with applications built by another vendor?

Yes. Much modernization work involves systems built by others. We start with a careful technical review and document what we learn along the way.

How do you minimize disruption?

We modernize in small, reversible increments, run old and new side by side where needed, and plan releases and rollbacks carefully so the business keeps running.

Related services

  • Mobile and Custom Applications

    Product discovery, UX design, native and cross-platform mobile apps, web applications, integration and quality assurance.

    • Product discovery and UX
    • iOS, Android and cross-platform
    • Internal business apps
  • Digital Transformation

    Technology strategy, process improvement, workflow automation and experience design, delivered in phases teams can adopt.

    • Technology roadmaps
    • Process automation
    • Adoption and measurement
  • Microsoft Consulting

    Strategy, governance and hands-on delivery across Microsoft 365, SharePoint, Teams, Power Platform and Copilot readiness.

    • Microsoft 365 strategy
    • Power Platform and automation
    • Copilot readiness

Start a conversation

Have an application that's holding you back?

Tell us about it. We'll help you understand your options before you commit to a path.