BlakYaks and Arreoblue have launched a joint proposition connecting business value, trusted data and enterprise-ready Azure AI foundations. The partnership provides organisations with a coordinated route from identifying high-value use cases to deploying secure, governed and scalable AI services in production.

Why Azure platform engineering determines whether AI becomes an enterprise capability? AI pilots are now moving into day-to-day operations. At that point, success depends less on model choice and more on platform readiness. This blog explains why delivery speed, security and control come from strong Azure foundations, and how identity, networking, governance, Infrastructure as Code, automation and observability help organisations scale AI safely.

We’re proud to announce that BlakYaks has been named one of the UK’s Best Workplaces for Wellbeing™ 2026 by Great Place To Work®. This is the first time BlakYaks has been included in the Wellbeing list, with our recognition coming in the medium-sized company category.

Most enterprise AI programmes start with individual productivity. The greater opportunity comes when AI moves into core business processes, supported by clear ownership, measurable outcomes and production-ready Azure foundations. This blog explores the operating model, platform capabilities and governance enterprises need to move AI from experimentation into production and scale adoption with confidence.

How can organisations accelerate AI adoption without compromising governance or control? In Part 2 of our reflections from our event ‘Driving Azure Performance and Scale Under Pressure’, we explore Stuart Anderson's perspective on agentic AI, AI autonomy, governance, platform maturity and the practical steps organisations can take to introduce AI with confidence.

What does it take to increase Azure performance and scale without losing control? In Part 1 of our reflections from our event ‘Driving Azure Performance and Scale Under Pressure’ at Mercedes-Benz World, we explore the key themes from Richard West, Microsoft's James Lees and our customer panel, covering high-performing teams, the Frontier Firm and the Azure foundations needed to support AI at enterprise scale.

In this episode, Neil Allgood sits down with BlakYaks SpecOps’ Cloud Engineer Elliott Farrall to discuss his journey from mathematics and academia into cloud engineering. Elliott reflects on his experience joining BlakYaks, the support that helped him grow, and how his role has evolved since becoming part of the team.

AI ambition is moving faster than many Azure platforms can support. This Insights Report explores the foundations needed to run AI workloads securely and reliably at scale, and why resilience, automation and platform engineering are critical to enterprise AI readiness.

In this episode of the BlakYaks Podcast, Dirk Anderson is joined by Russ Thornton, Chief Technology Officer at Nottingham Building Society, for a discussion on technology transformation within regulated financial services organisations.

Five years on, BlakYaks has grown with intent. What started as a small team with a clear engineering mindset has evolved into a trusted partner for enterprise organisations, helping them build Azure platforms that are structured, predictable and ready to scale.

As we’ve grown, so has our impact - supporting complex transformation programmes, strengthening long-term partnerships and continuing to invest in the people and capabilities that define us.

Enterprise interest in AI is accelerating, but meaningful progress depends on more than experimentation. As intelligent systems move into production, organisations need secure, consistent and well-governed cloud foundations they can trust. This insight explores what enterprise-ready AI requires in practice, and why strong cloud foundations are essential for adopting AI safely, confidently and at scale.

Most Azure platforms are delivering real workloads, yet delivery often feels more fragile than expected. Releases slow near production, coordination increases and teams hesitate because outcomes are harder to predict. This friction is rarely caused by a single failure; it emerges when platforms are not engineered to behave consistently as they scale. This whitepaper explores how code-defined platform foundations remove that friction by restoring predictable platform behaviour.

Delivery speed often slows as Azure environments grow, not because the cloud can’t scale, but because foundations, governance and operating models don’t always evolve with it. This blog explores why delivery becomes harder over time and how strong, code-driven foundations restore trust, reduce effort and make progress feel routine again.

As 2025 comes to an end, we’ve been reflecting on one of the most exciting and rewarding years in BlakYaks’ journey. And above all, one thing stands out: our community - our customers, our partners, and the incredible Yak herd who continue to raise the bar every single day.

Watch our new interview with Computing, where BlakYaks co-founders Dirk and Stuart Anderson reflect on winning Cloud Technology of the Year for our Azure Accelerator Packs. They discuss how the Accelerators came to life, BlakYaks’ growth and approach to innovation, and what the recognition means for the team.

‍We are absolutely thrilled to share that BlakYaks has been named Winner of ‘Cloud Technology of the Year’ at the UK IT Industry Awards 2025, recognising the innovation and engineering excellence behind our Azure Accelerator Packs solutions.

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BlakYaks has successfully achieved full registration within the Financial Supplier Qualification System (FSQS), a widely recognised benchmark used by over 30 major UK banks and financial institutions to assess and manage risk when selecting suppliers. Discover what this means for our customers.

We’re excited to announce that BlakYaks is a finalist at the BCS & Computing UK IT Industry Awards 2025! Our Azure Accelerator Packs are shortlisted for 'Cloud Technology of the Year' in the Technology Excellence category.

When we first set out to build our Azure Accelerator Packs, we had one goal: to make enterprise Azure adoption faster and more secure by design. Too many organisations were spending 6-12 months building Azure foundations from scratch. We knew there had to be a better way. Fast forward to today, our Accelerator Packs are helping enterprises get to production up to 90% faster.