Microsoft Azure consulting

A Hybrid Cloud platform thanks to Azure consulting 

Harness the power of a flexible cloud computing platform. Swisscom has a comprehensive portfolio of services to guide you on your journey to the Azure Cloud. Our experts are there to support you in the planning, implementation and operation of your Azure platform – and in the development of future-oriented business solutions (big data or IoT for example).

Local expertise for global hyperscalers

Which Azure-based services are best suited to realising the complex requirements of your business? There’s a wide selection to choose from. Our Azure experts will guide you to a solution that perfectly meets your needs. Fundamental elements, such as security, governance, compliance, architecture and cost management, are included as standard. A particular focus is the cost effectiveness of your solution. When designing your Azure Cloud infrastructure, the focus is on ensuring that you pay only for what you actually need.

The planning, migration, operation and optimisation of services from the Azure Cloud are no easy tasks. It is therefore useful to have a partner who understands your business and speaks the same language. Our cloud experts have the necessary experience and expertise to support your company with its transition to the Azure Cloud.

By implementing Azure Cloud services with Swisscom’s support, you are also equipping your company for the future. Your solution will provide a solid foundation for the optimisation of processes and the agile implementation and scalability of innovations; a major asset for your competitiveness.

 Climate-neutral product

Certifications and expertise

Microsoft Partner
Microsoft Partner
Microsoft Solutions Partner Badge SAP on Azure

Your benefits

  • Global Public Cloud tailored to your requirements
  • A comprehensive Hybrid and Multi Cloud service portfolio from a single source
  • Managed Services for operational assistance and 24/7 support

When is it the right solution?

Do you want your IT infrastructure to boost your business and increase your company’s competitiveness? If so, you need a secure and agile cloud platform. You want to keep pace with the increasing complexity of technology, security and costs.

You don’t want to leave anything to chance with the development, implementation and operation of your IT in the Azure Cloud. Making the wrong decision can be expensive. What capacities do you need? Who is responsible for compliance, migration, licences and troubleshooting? What can cloud-based IoT, AI or big data tools bring to the business of tomorrow? Which processes can you digitise, simplify and accelerate – and how?

Swisscom experts will go through these and other issues together with you. They provide all the information you need to facilitate your decision making, and support you through every stage in your journey to the cloud. Our reliable, needs-oriented managed cloud services also allow you to focus on matters relating to your core business. Our certified Managed Services team is on hand to provide support services 24/7. And we offer flexible support with the operation of your cloud infrastructure.   

Why Swisscom?

  • Comprehensive: giving you all the support you require on your journey to the Azure Cloud
  • Customised: we analyse your requirements and integrate the cloud into your IT environment, irrespective of your operating model (Hybrid and Multi Cloud)
  • Personal: providing our expertise and services at your premises

Getting started with Microsoft Azure

Azure StarterKit

In this four-day workshop, we design your personalised journey to the Azure Cloud based on use cases.

Azure Cloud Foundation

Through this proven approach, we advise on, deliver and operate a solid cloud foundation.

Azure Base Camp

This one-day workshop provides everything you need for a structured start with the Azure Cloud. 

Microsoft Self Assessment

We conduct an individual assessment to check your ICT environment. The self-assessment helps you to find the right assessment and thus the right way to fully exploit your Azure potential.

Offers for Azure by Swisscom

Swisscom Azure service portfolio

However you want to use Azure, we have the services for you.

Grafische Darstellung Azure Service Portfolio

Awards

ISG Provider Lens

ISG Provider Lens, one of the leading market research and consulting firms in the IT sector, conducts an annual assessment of Swiss cloud providers. In its latest assessment, Swisscom was once again named a leader in Managed Services for Large Accounts.

Global Microsoft partner of the year

Swisscom was named Microsoft's Global Partner of the Year 2021 in the Internet of Things category. Swisscom's IoT projects on Azure Stack Edge drive digitisation and innovation. As a full-service provider, Swisscom supports companies of all sizes on their journey to the Microsoft Cloud.

Our Azure Cloud services

Our certified engineers are there to advise you on addressing your individual challenges – whether in solution design, integration, migration or operation. Not only will we help your Azure solution get off the ground, we will also help you get the most out of it.

What is included

  • Solution design: integrated solutions, integration concepts, application modernisation
  • Integration & migration: target solutions, project integration, cloud migration
  • Experts on demand: for automation, security, cost optimisation, IoT and much more

Swisscom can do this for you: we take care of your daily operational activities, such as monitoring, patching, availability, backup and operational tasks, and also provide forward-looking recommendations on optimising these. Our certified Managed Services team is on hand to provide support services 24/7. In 2021, we were the first provider focusing on Switzerland to achieve certified Azure Expert Managed Service Provider (MSP), the highest partner status.

Your benefits

  • Convenient: Swisscom assumes responsibility for your IT environment or parts thereof
  • Flexible: Put together the different services in accordance with your requirements
  • Secure: Services and support by an experienced expert team from Switzerland

Swisscom offers comprehensive Microsoft licence reselling and has also been awarded the most important statuses required for this: Licence Solution Provider (LSP) and Cloud Solution Provider (CSP). Added bonus: we focus purely on Swiss customers and expand our professional and managed services portfolio with Reselling+. With our architecture and Journey to the Cloud consulting services, we ensure that your needs are covered and arrange appropriate licensing.

Your benefits

  • A one-stop shop: Providing everything from consulting through to cloud migrations, support and licensing, including free Azure cost optimisation advice for midsize and large Azure CSP customers, all from a single source
  • End-to-end: We provide advice on your cloud IT architecture and offer the licences to accompany it
  • Service model: As a service provider, we guarantee support throughout the entire value chain when you purchase Swisscom Managed Services (including escalation to Microsoft)

Do you want a fast, secure connection to the Azure Cloud? Then Cloud Access from Swisscom is the solution for you. The software-defined networking (SDN)-based networking solution enables you to efficiently manage your hybrid cloud environment. Cloud Access is operated and monitored in data centres in Switzerland.

Your benefits

  • Convenient: You configure cloud access via the dashboard in near-real time
  • Secure and fast: Cloud Access connections are not routed over the public Internet
  • Ideal for hybrid solutions: Cloud Access connects Swisscom, AWS and Azure cloud solutions

Is a flexible big data solution important to you? And/or do you have a ‘cloud first’ strategy? We will put together an interdisciplinary team of trained AWS and Azure experts to develop an optimal solution for you. Take advantage of our established, iterative methods to achieve quick results.

Your benefits

  • Better business: leverage big data to increase your productivity, better understand your customers and respond in real time
  • Flexible: choose between on premises, in the cloud or hybrid
  • Competent: benefit from the experience of our experts

Our modular IoT portfolio and services are designed to support your IoT solution throughout all process steps. Azure-based business IoT system solutions are easy to operate, comprehensive and secure. They can be precisely adapted around your specific requirements.

Your benefits

  • Faster market success: through simplified IoT solution management with products and support from a single source
  • Extensible: Extend your Azure IoT service portfolio with the features of the modular Swisscom IoT platform
  • Compatible: Integrate your IoT system solution into any enterprise IT system

Sustainability

Do without your own server infrastructure. This reduces your carbon footprint.

Our experts will be happy to answer your questions. Contact us.