Move off the old database, without the big-consultancy bill
We move your SQL Server or Access data to a modern, supported Microsoft Azure platform, cleaned and organised so reports run fast and AI becomes possible. Fixed price, 6–8 weeks.
Sounds familiar?
For businesses whose reporting still depends on an old SQL Server, Access database or overnight scripts.
Reports take minutes to run, and big ones time out.
The server or database version is out of support, which worries your insurer and your auditors.
The nightly job fails and only one person knows how to fix it.
Every new report or data source becomes an IT project.
What you get
Results, not a list of tools
An assessment of what you have
Databases, reports, jobs and dependencies mapped, so nothing breaks in the move.
Your data copied to Azure, automatically
A copy of your data arrives every night, with an alert if anything goes wrong.
Cleaned and ready for reports
Duplicates removed, values checked, then organised into tables your reports can use directly.
Your reports switched over
Your existing Power BI or Excel reports moved to the new platform and tested.
Easy to rebuild or extend
Everything is set up in a repeatable way, so it can be rebuilt or extended safely.
Cost guardrails
Budgets, alerts and auto-shutdown so the platform never surprises you on the bill.
How it works
Live in 6–8 weeks
Week 1
Assess the SQL estate, reports and dependencies
Weeks 2–3
Copy your data to Azure automatically every night
Weeks 4–6
Clean it and organise it for reporting
Weeks 7–8
Repoint reports, monitoring, cost guardrails, handover
Package
Modern Data Platform
Fixed quote
after a free 1-hour call · 6–8 weeks
- ✓ Scope and price agreed before we start
- ✓ Senior engineers, no junior learning on your time
- ✓ Runs in your own Microsoft account: you own it
- ✓ 30 days of support after go-live
Pattern delivered for an insurance client
We moved an insurer's SQL Server data to Microsoft Azure, cleaned and organised in layers on Databricks, so analysts work from clean, reliable tables instead of the live database.
See more use cases →Runs on Microsoft Azure, updated automatically every night.
Illustration of the result; example figures.
Questions
What growing businesses ask us
Databricks or Microsoft Fabric?
For Microsoft-centric businesses Fabric is often the simpler choice; Databricks suits heavier engineering. We recommend one in the Health Check, based on your data and skills.
Will there be downtime?
No planned downtime. The old system keeps running until the new one is tested and signed off.
Can our team run it afterwards?
Yes. We document everything and train your team, or you can choose our monthly support.
Is the old database really a risk?
Unsupported software no longer gets security updates. Check your version's end-of-support date with Microsoft; we include it in the Health Check.