Microsoft consulting for complex decisions
Get senior technical depth when your environment is hard to govern, a Microsoft project carries real risk, or your team needs a clear path forward.
Start with the problem. Then the work.
We start with the problem you need to solve, then define the Microsoft work required to solve it.
Cloud Architecture & Design
Make Azure and Microsoft 365 easier to govern.
We define a structure your team can understand, operate, and extend.
Microsoft 365 tenant architecture
Azure infrastructure design
Hybrid cloud strategies
Scalability planning
Cost optimisation
Migration & Implementation
Move systems with a clear plan.
We plan dependencies, sequencing, communications, and handover, so migration work doesn’t create avoidable operational problems.
Email and data migration
SharePoint and Teams rollout
Azure VM migrations
Application modernisation
User adoption support
Copilot & AI Readiness
Decide whether Copilot is ready for your organisation.
We review data access, governance, security, and use cases before you commit to a wider rollout.
Copilot readiness assessment
Data preparation and governance
Pilot design
User training and enablement
Adoption planning
Identity & Access (Entra ID)
Strengthen identity and access controls.
We improve Entra ID, Conditional Access, MFA, privileged access, and SSO in ways your team can maintain.
Entra ID configuration
Conditional Access policies
Multi-factor authentication
Privileged Identity Management
SSO integration
Intune & Endpoint Management
Manage devices without policies nobody can operate.
We design and deliver Intune enrolment, configuration, and application deployment to standards your team can keep running.
Device enrolment and lifecycle management
Application packaging and deployment
Intune policy design and configuration
Compliance and update configuration
Autopilot deployment standards
Essential Eight Implementation
Pick a maturity target, then prove you’ve reached it.
We assess your controls against the Essential Eight, agree a target that fits your risk, and deliver the changes with the evidence to back them up.
Maturity assessment across all eight areas
Target and scope definition
Remediation planning and delivery
Evidence collection and reporting
Handover for ongoing review
Strategy & Roadmapping
Turn technical risk into a workable plan.
We assess the current state, identify priorities, and give stakeholders a clear basis for investment and sequencing.
Current state assessment
Gap analysis
Technology roadmap creation
Budget planning
Executive stakeholder alignment
Consulting that carries through to delivery
We assess, design, deliver, document, and hand over the work with your team involved throughout.
Direct access to experienced specialists
You work directly with senior consultants who have delivered across real environments.
Delivery that moves at the right pace
We get the important things done properly. Progress is clear and outcomes are predictable.
Decisions grounded in how you operate
Technology choices are shaped around your environment, constraints, and priorities. No generic checklists.
Clear delivery that holds up in practice
Five steps, structured so your team can follow every decision.
01
Understand
We build a clear picture of your environment, constraints, and priorities, so decisions fit how your organisation actually operates.
02
Assess
We review your current setup and find where change will have the most impact. Practical, not analysis for its own sake.
03
Design
We define the path forward, including architecture, approach, and key decisions, documented so your team has full visibility.
04
Deliver
We implement in a controlled, predictable way, alongside your team. You get a clean environment that’s ready to run.
05
Refine
We support ongoing improvement and knowledge transfer as your environment evolves.
Proven in a real environment
60%
cloud cost reduction for ONRSR
“Hivemind has built a level of trust and a naturally strong working relationship with ONRSR. They operate seamlessly with our team and have the credibility to engage directly with executive and board stakeholders when required. They tell us what we need to hear, not just what is easy to say. For an organisation of our scale and complexity, that trust is invaluable. Hivemind has helped take technical risk off our plate, allowing us to focus on the work that makes the greatest difference for the organisation.”
Samuel P.
ONRSR
Need a second set of eyes on your environment?
Start with a short conversation about your current setup, priorities, and the decisions in front of you.
No obligation
A practical discussion, not a sales pitch
Focused on your environment and priorities