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Hybrid cloud & infrastructure management

Connect cloud services and on-premises systems with clearer ownership and support. Strata Digital helps you manage the dependencies, access and lifecycle decisions in a mixed IT environment, without assuming everything should move at once.

Built around your business

Make your different systems work as one environment

Many organisations rely on a combination of cloud applications, local servers, office networks and specialist systems. That mix may be entirely appropriate, but problems arise when each part is documented and managed in isolation. A change to identity or connectivity can affect an application that appeared unrelated.

We build a practical picture of those connections and identify where management needs to improve. The service can focus on stabilising the current environment, preparing a staged migration or defining ongoing management across the systems you want Strata to support.

The work behind the outcome

What we help you put in place

System dependencies

Map the important applications, data stores, network connections and identities in scope. Identify where one service depends on another and which supplier owns each part, particularly where support crosses organisational boundaries.

Operational management

Agree the monitoring, updates and administrative tasks required for supported infrastructure. Document exceptions, change approvals and escalation routes so routine management is consistent across the parts of the environment.

Lifecycle decisions

Review ageing equipment, unsupported software and forthcoming renewals. Compare replacement, migration and continued use against application requirements and business priorities, with a realistic view of transition work and ongoing costs.

Recovery and handover

Connect infrastructure documentation with backup scope and recovery priorities. Make the sequence and dependencies of restoration visible, and keep the people responsible for support informed when systems or suppliers change.

From the first conversation to handover

How the work takes shape

Map the environment

Identify the systems, owners and dependencies that support critical business activities. Record gaps in access, documentation and supplier responsibility.

Agree the management plan

Define which components Strata supports and the tasks included. Prioritise stability and security work alongside longer-term improvements.

Change in manageable stages

Plan replacements or migrations with appropriate testing and communication. Keep documentation and support arrangements aligned with the environment after each change.

Your proposal sets out the systems, deliverables, responsibilities and service arrangements included. We agree these before work begins.

Your questions, answered

Your questions about
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Is a hybrid setup a temporary compromise?

Not necessarily. Some applications and working requirements suit a mixed approach. What matters is that the environment has clear responsibilities, appropriate controls and a realistic plan for the systems it contains.

Can you support our existing servers?

We can assess the server systems, software and supplier arrangements you have. Supported platforms and tasks are agreed after reviewing access, condition and any compatibility or lifecycle limitations.

How does this relate to managed IT support?

Managed IT support focuses on the agreed needs of your users and systems. Infrastructure management defines the operational work behind those services; the two can be included in one coordinated service or scoped separately.

A useful starting point

Put the essentials into practice

Read the related guide online, or request a printable help sheet for your team.

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Tell us about your current setup and what you want to improve. We will help you define a practical starting point.

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