Affinus Limited
Azure Cloud Integration Design, Development, and Guidance
Affinus provides Azure Integration services including business planning, architecture and design, development, implementation and support. We provide expertise in PaaS, Hybrid, and On-premises integrations to the meet the complex needs of our customers. Our methodology delivers consistent standards in governance, deployment, documentation, and support.
Features
- Cloud, On-premises, and Hybrid integrations
- Microsoft Partner & expert contributor to the Azure community
- Azure classroom & laboratory training for the development community
- Logic Apps, Functions, API management, Service Bus, Azure App Service
- Agile delivery and VSTS automated deployment methodology
- Integration solution architecture, design, delivery with Azure Logic Apps
- Best practices advice, guidance, training & documentation.
- Full life-cycle: project management, configuration, development & support
Benefits
- Comprehensive support from concept, through to deployment & support
- Predictable & low cost development and delivery - reducing TCO
- Rapid time to market - increasing value and ROI
- Scalable, reliable & resilient integrations
- Skills transfer & customer training develops autonomy
Pricing
£920 to £1,560 a unit a day
- Education pricing available
Service documents
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Framework
G-Cloud 14
Service ID
6 8 1 1 5 8 0 6 1 6 5 8 5 3 0
Contact
Affinus Limited
Mark Hunt
Telephone: 07890 990 380
Email: mark.hunt@affinus.com
Planning
- Planning service
- Yes
- How the planning service works
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Affinus enters a consultative conversation. This involves: Understanding the business context of the project and the critical success factors including: cost, time, function, and value.
An assessment of the existing IT ecosystem to produce a range of options and approaches (with estimated costings) that could meet the business need.
A design phase elaborating a high-level design (HLD) of the chosen approach including: a high-level project plan, estimated budget and time-scale, and an outline of the resource dependencies on the organisation. Upon approval of the HLD, a low-level design (LLD) is produced with a detailed project and change plan. This also addresses knowledge and skills transfer, formal training requirements, and documentation of the build and deployment approach. - Planning service works with specific services
- No
Training
- Training service provided
- Yes
- How the training service works
- We provide a comprehensive suite of training offerings for Azure and BizTalk. Over the years we have developed a very full library of training collateral that is constantly updated through our experience of current developments. This enables us to provide classroom, laboratory, and hands on training that covers the generic needs of a subject and is tailored to each customer's specific needs. Our training is used as a stand alone service to inform practitioners, and as a knowledge and skills transfer program during customer engagements.
- Training is tied to specific services
- Yes
- Services the training service works with
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- Azure
- BizTalk
Setup and migration
- Setup or migration service available
- Yes
- How the setup or migration service works
- Affinus provide bespoke services to engage customers with all aspects cloud migration from feasibility assessment through to full deployment. This can include migrating legacy on-premises applications, existing cloud services, or hybrid scenarios where elements of an integrated system are moved on to a new cloud platform. Additionally we provide a unique service for migrating an on-premises BizTalk estate to the Azure cloud, converting existing BizTalk assets into Logic Apps; this service includes a feasibility and costing exercise to determine the viability of migrating.
- Setup or migration service is for specific cloud services
- No
Quality assurance and performance testing
- Quality assurance and performance testing service
- Yes
- How the quality assurance and performance testing works
- The process starts with gaining a clear understanding of the operating parameters of the production system, including transaction volumes, processing time-frames, data-volumes, throughput and latency. Pre-production testing assures the design of the system can accommodate the needs of the business in a cost effective and predictable manner.
Security testing
- Security services
- No
Ongoing support
- Ongoing support service
- No
Service scope
- Service constraints
- None.
User support
- Email or online ticketing support
- Email or online ticketing
- Support response times
- Within one hour for high priority.
- User can manage status and priority of support tickets
- Yes
- Online ticketing support accessibility
- None or don’t know
- Phone support
- Yes
- Phone support availability
- 9 to 5 (UK time), Monday to Friday
- Web chat support
- No
- Support levels
- We provide four levels of support. The cost various depending on the specific needs of a given customers. We provide a technical account manager.
Resellers
- Supplier type
- Not a reseller
Staff security
- Staff security clearance
- Staff screening not performed
- Government security clearance
- None
Standards and certifications
- ISO/IEC 27001 certification
- Yes
- Who accredited the ISO/IEC 27001
- Citation ISO Certification Limited
- ISO/IEC 27001 accreditation date
- 21/09/2021
- What the ISO/IEC 27001 doesn’t cover
- NA
- ISO 28000:2007 certification
- No
- CSA STAR certification
- No
- PCI certification
- No
- Cyber essentials
- Yes
- Cyber essentials plus
- No
- Other security certifications
- No
Social Value
- Social Value
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Social Value
- Fighting climate change
- Covid-19 recovery
- Tackling economic inequality
- Equal opportunity
- Wellbeing
Fighting climate change
We support our clients to move their IT infrastructure into the Microsoft cloud. Microsoft have firm commitments for becoming carbon negative, water positive, to zero waste and creating ecological sustainability. Additionally, through the cloud platform our clients can access tools assess and manage the environmental impact of their technology. All of our staff work remotely, which cuts out most travel. All of our own systems are cloud hosted.Covid-19 recovery
We help local communities to manage and recover from the impact of COVID-19 in the following ways. We can create employment opportunities and support those affected by COVID-19. Most of our staff are able to work remotely, meaning those left impacted can work from the comfort of their own homes and are less exposed to further infection. We can support organisations and businesses to manage and recover from the impacts of COVID-19, through new ways of working including working remotely, using online video meetings, and messaging applications. Our workplace conditions support the COVID-19 recovery effort including effective social distancing, remote working, and sustainable travel solutions. Most of our staff are able to work remotely and very little travel is required.Tackling economic inequality
We work in a high-growth sector and are growing as a company, providing opportunities for employment. We influence staff, suppliers, customers, and communities through the delivery of our contracts, to support employment and skills opportunities in the information communication sector. Our organisation supports innovation and disruptive technologies, through the promotion of cloud adoption, to deliver lower cost and/or higher quality goods and services. We support the development of scalable and future-proofed new methods to modernise delivery and increase productivity. Through our ISO27001 and Cybersecurity policies, we identify and manage cyber security risks in the delivery of the contract including in the supply chain.Equal opportunity
We support in-work progression to help people, including those from
disadvantaged or minority groups, to move into higher paid work by developing new skills relevant to the contract.
As a company we are committed to ensuring that there is no modern slavery or human trafficking in our business or our supply chains. This statement affirms our intention to act ethically in our business relationships. We undertake due diligence when considering taking on new suppliers or partners, and regularly review existing suppliers. Our due diligence process includes building relationships with suppliers and making clear our expectations of business partners; and checking the policies and statements of suppliers.Wellbeing
We aim to support the improvement of health and wellbeing in our staff through the healthcare insurance that we offer to all of our employees. This includes cover for acute conditions, short-term illnesses, or injuries that respond quickly to treatment, and which leads to a full recovery; extensive cancer cover for every stage of cancer treatment; treatment for back, neck, muscle or joint pain (musculoskeletal conditions) including an independent musculoskeletal case management service for members, to help them get better and back to work quicker. Mental health support, providing employees with quick access to quality talking therapy and counselling without needing a GP referral. We improve community integration through collaboration with our staff, suppliers, customers, and communities, at every level, in the delivery of our services.
Pricing
- Price
- £920 to £1,560 a unit a day
- Discount for educational organisations
- Yes
Service documents
Request an accessible format
If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need versions of these documents in a more accessible format,
email the supplier at mark.hunt@affinus.com.
Tell them what format you need. It will help if you say what assistive technology you use.