Cloud Readiness and Strategy Review
A holistic cloud strategy service covering assessment, readiness, vision, and roadmap development. Applies to a single application or entire portfolio and addresses people, processes, technology, and data. Our approach supports migration or full transformation to the cloud. By being outcome-driven, we ensure measurable value and alignment with your business objectives.
Features
- Assesses, plans and delivers secure cloud migration strategy
- Supports Mission Four of CDDO Digital and Data Roadmap
- Compliant with CDDO Cloud First and Sustainability policies
- Ensures migration meets UK government standards and regulations
- Cloud and Service Readiness, IoT and AI maturity assessment
- Cloud workload assessment and strategic review for optimisation
- Outcome-driven cloud migration roadmap for your organisation
Benefits
- Provides a structured, end-to-end approach for cloud migration.
- Supports CDDO Mission Four and digital transformation objectives.
- Ensures adherence to CDDO Cloud First principles and sustainability.
- Meets UK government standards, regulations, and security requirements.
- Evaluates organisational, service, IoT and AI readiness for cloud.
- Identifies optimal workloads and strategic improvements for migration.
- Delivers a clear, actionable plan aligned to business objectives.
Pricing
- Education pricing available
Service documents
Request an accessible format
Framework
G-Cloud 15
Service ID
3 0 4 3 1 6 7 0 8 6 3 5 3 0 9
Contact
SHAW CONSULTING LTD
Chris Shaw
Telephone: 07722067596
Email: chris.shaw@shawc.co.uk
About your service
- Service categories
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Cloud Support Services
Cloud Migration Planning
- Capability analysis
- Enterprise architecture
- Cloud gap assessment
- Architecture options analysis
- Delivery Road-mapping
Service scope
- Service constraints
- There are no specific service constraints.
User support
- Email or online ticketing support
- Yes
- Support response times
- Usually within 4 hours
- User can manage status and priority of support tickets
- No
- Phone support
- Yes
- Phone support availability
- 9 to 5 (UK time), Monday to Friday
- Web chat support
- No
- Support levels
- We adapt our support to the needs of the users and can offer most support levels requested by clients.
Resellers
- Supplier type
- Not a reseller
Staff security
- Staff security clearance
- Conforms to BS7858:2019
- Government security clearance
- Developed Vetting (DV)
Pricing
- Discount for educational organisations
- Yes
Architecture roles
| Role level | UK Rate | Offshore Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Trainee business architect | £800.00 | £1,000.00 |
| Associate business architect | £850.00 | £1,050.00 |
| Business architect | £900.00 | £1,100.00 |
| Lead business architect | £1,000.00 | £1,200.00 |
| Role level | UK Rate | Offshore Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Data architect | £1,000.00 | £1,200.00 |
| Senior data architect | £1,100.00 | £1,300.00 |
| Chief data architect | £1,200.00 | £1,500.00 |
| Role level | UK Rate | Offshore Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Enterprise architect | £1,000.00 | £1,200.00 |
| Senior enterprise architect | £1,100.00 | £1,300.00 |
| Lead enterprise architect | £1,150.00 | £1,350.00 |
| Principal enterprise architect | £1,200.00 | £1,500.00 |
| Role level | UK Rate | Offshore Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Associate solution architect | £850.00 | £1,100.00 |
| Solution architect | £900.00 | £1,100.00 |
| Senior solution architect | £1,100.00 | £1,300.00 |
| Lead solution architect | £1,150.00 | £1,350.00 |
| Principal solution architect | £1,200.00 | £1,500.00 |
| Role level | UK Rate | Offshore Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Associate technical architect | £850.00 | £1,000.00 |
| Technical architect | £900.00 | £1,100.00 |
| Senior technical architect | £1,100.00 | £1,300.00 |
| Lead technical architect | £1,150.00 | £1,350.00 |
| Principal technical architect | £1,200.00 | £1,500.00 |
Product and delivery roles
| Role level | UK Rate | Offshore Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Senior business analyst | £800.00 | £900.00 |
| Lead business analyst | £900.00 | £1,000.00 |
| Role level | UK Rate | Offshore Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Programme delivery manager | £900.00 | £1,000.00 |
Non-mandatory Standards and certifications
- ISO/IEC 27001 certification
- No
- ISO 28000:2022 certification
- No
- ISO 9001 certification
- Yes
- Who accredited the ISO 9001 certification
- ISOQAR
- ISO 9001 accreditation date
- Monday 7 March 2016
- What the ISO 9001 doesn’t cover
- There are no services that we provide which are not covered by the ISO9001:2005 certification
- Quality management systems (QMS)
- Yes
- CSA STAR certification
- No
- PCI certification
- No
- Cyber essentials
- Yes
- Please provide your Cyber Essentials Certificate Number
- 66a5fce9-8877-4b31-82c3-ff703cbb388e
- Cyber essentials plus
- No
- Cyber Essentials Alternative
- You do not have a current and valid Cyber Essentials Plus certificate, or will not have in place within 12 months of the date of award but have an IASME certified equivalent.
- Other security certifications
- No
Social value
- Section B - Commitment for Future: Delivery
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Mission: Make Britain a clean energy superpower: To cut bills, create jobs and deliver security with cheaper, zero-carbon electricity by 2030, accelerating to net zero
Policy Outcome 4: Sustainable procurement practices: Reducing carbon footprints, minimising waste, and promoting the use of clean energy and green technologies.
- Understanding of opportunities for additional environmental benefits delivery in the performance of the contract, including working towards net zero carbon emissions and use of clean energy and green technologies
- Understanding of how to influence staff, suppliers, customers, communities and/or any other appropriate stakeholders through the delivery of the contract to support climate and nature protection and improvement
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