Cloud Native Services / 

AVS to Cloud Native Azure Transition.

Transition to Azure cloud native services with a structured migration project modernising your deployment, reducing TCO and improving security posture.

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THE CHALLENGE WITH avs

Move beyond
lift-and-shift

Some organisations that initially adopted Azure VMware Solution (AVS) as a fast, low-risk migration path. While an effective “lift & shift” migration strategy, costs can spiral and a variety of constraints become apparent in time.

We help accelerate your transition to a balanced, modern, Azure native target architecture that is resilient, cost-effective, secure and is able to unlock huge business value delivering long-term success.

AVS is often the first step but not the strategic destination. To fully realise Azure’s potential, workloads must be modernised, not just migrated.

Organisations running AVS commonly experience: 

  • Rising cloud infrastructure and licensing costs  

  • Limited scalability compared to cloud native services  

  • Operational overhead from managing large virtual machine estates  

  • Difficulty integrating with the most modern DevOps practices  

  • Slower innovation cycles  

OUR APPROACH

MODERNISE WITH PURPOSE

At BlakYaks, we don’t just “move workloads”, we transform platforms. 

We guide you through a structured transition from AVS to: 

1

Azure PaaS services for automated scalability and reduced overhead

2

Containerised architectures using services like Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)

3

Azure native IaaS, deployed with code, untethered from 3rd party constraints

All delivered using:

  • Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
  • Mature DevOps and DevSecOps pipelines
  • Enterprise-grade governance and security

WHAT WE DELIVER

A STRUCTURED PATH FROM AVS TO CLOUD NATIVE AZURE

We help organisations transition away from costly, VM-based AVS environments towards modern Azure platforms built on PaaS, containers, serverless technologies and DevOps-driven operating models.

From assessment and architecture through to modernisation, migration and ongoing support, our approach is designed to reduce complexity, improve scalability and enable long-term platform transformation.

  • We analyse your AVS estate to identify: 

    • Modernisation candidates  

    • Cost optimisation opportunities  

    • Architectural dependencies and risks  

  • We define a future-state architecture aligned to: 

    • Cloud native best practices  

    • Security and compliance requirements  

    • Performance and scalability goals  

  • We refactor and replatform workloads using: 

    • Azure App Services and PaaS offerings  

    • Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)  

    • Event-driven and serverless architectures  

  • Everything we build is: 

    • Defined in Infrastructure as Code  

    • Integrated into CI/CD pipelines  

    • Secured through DevSecOps practices  

  • We transition workloads safely and iteratively while: 

    • Minimising downtime  

    • Reducing cost footprint  

    • Improving performance and resilience  

  • Customers can count on us to provide 24x7 support as needed covering: 

    • The AVS source 

    • The target Azure environment  

    • Migrated workloads and services 

    This cover is often critical in large environments during periods of significant change where keeping migration momentum is key.

    Customers often retain the BlakYaks team beyond the migration programme to free their own teams to higher-value work that moves the business forward.

THE OUTCOME

Future-ready Azure platforms

By transitioning away from AVS, you can:

Reduce infrastructure and licensing costs

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Accelerate innovation and delivery cycles

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Improve scalability and resilience

Simplify operations with managed services  

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Enable modern engineering practices 

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WHY BLAKYAKS?

YOUR Cloud native EXPERTS

We bring deep expertise in Azure platform engineering and modern delivery practices. 

  • Cloud native by design – not retrofitted  

  • IaC-first approach – repeatable, scalable environments  

  • DevOps & DevSecOps embedded – from day one  

  • Enterprise-ready – governance, security, and compliance built in to designs 

  • Outcome-driven – focused on cost, performance, and agility  

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Our Services

  • BlakYaks' pre-engineered Accelerator Packs deliver rapid, high quality enterprise platforms on Microsoft Azure, pre-engineered and pre-tested for swift deployment, operational efficiency, and seamless integration with existing customer infrastructure. Read More

  • Modern applications thrive on microservices design, with robust cloud native platforms as their foundation. Enabling your development teams to harness the full potential of cloud native services is pivotal for both their and your business's triumph. Read More

  • The pivotal role of robust DevSecOps in cloud native triumph cannot be overstated. At BlakYaks, perfecting this for our clients is paramount. In substantial environments, complete automation across your Azure platform is vital. Gathering developers, operators, and security experts under unified tools and methods is fundamental for sustained success. Read More

  • Tailoring Azure deployments to meet the exacting demands of high-profile businesses. Secure, resilient, scalable, and cost-effective, our Azure landing zones and hosting platforms are code-driven and embody excellence. Read More

  • We guide clients through Azure application migration, fostering modernisation by leveraging robust cloud native services and platforms, liberating them from legacy infrastructure burdens. Read More

  • Count on us for all your Azure support requirements. From basic incident management to comprehensive end-to-end platform support, we've got you covered. With SpecOps, flexibility and agility are at your fingertips, providing on-demand capacity that complements your engineering and operations functions seamlessly. Read More