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Azure Infrastructure for Businesses in the UK for Architecture & Engineering
Scalable, resilient Azure infrastructure purpose-built for architecture firms.
Architected for Purpose
Every Azure environment we build is designed around your specific workloads, performance requirements, and compliance obligations.
Secure by Design
Network segmentation, identity management, encryption, and monitoring are built into the foundation — not bolted on afterwards.
Scalable & Efficient
Infrastructure that grows with your business using autoscaling, reserved capacity, and right-sized resources from the outset.
Architecture Firms require cloud infrastructure that can handle CAD drawings, BIM models, and project files securely and at scale. Poorly designed Azure environments lead to performance bottlenecks, unexpected costs, and RIBA and building regulations compliance failures. Purpose-built infrastructure ensures your architectural practice has the compute, storage, and networking foundations to thrive.
Cloudswitched designs and deploys Azure infrastructure solutions for UK architecture firms. We architect Azure environments around your Revit, AutoCAD, and ArchiCAD requirements, with right-sized virtual machines, secure networking, and storage optimised for CAD drawings, BIM models, and project files. Every deployment follows RIBA and building regulations best practices and includes comprehensive documentation.
How it works for Architecture businesses
A clear, structured process from consultation to ongoing support.
1
Requirements Gathering
We work with your technical and business stakeholders to understand workload characteristics, compliance requirements, growth projections, and integration needs before designing anything.
2
Landing Zone Architecture
We design a structured Azure landing zone with management groups, subscriptions, resource groups, networking, and identity aligned to Microsoft best practices and your governance model.
3
Infrastructure as Code
All infrastructure is deployed using code templates, ensuring consistency, repeatability, and the ability to rebuild or replicate environments rapidly.
Azure Infrastructure for Businesses in the UK for Architecture
Right-Sized Compute
Virtual machines precisely configured for Revit, AutoCAD, and ArchiCAD workloads, delivering optimal performance for CAD drawings, BIM models, and project files processing without overspending on unused capacity.
Secure Networking
Azure Virtual Networks, NSGs, and private endpoints protect CAD drawings, BIM models, and project files in transit and at rest, meeting RIBA and building regulations network security requirements.
High-Availability Design
Availability sets and zones ensure your architectural practice applications remain accessible even during Azure platform maintenance or regional incidents.
Scalable Storage
Azure storage solutions configured for CAD drawings, BIM models, and project files, with appropriate redundancy, access tiers, and lifecycle policies to balance cost and performance.
Our Azure Infrastructure Service Includes
Azure landing zone design aligned to Well-Architected Framework
Network architecture with VNets, subnets, and security groups
Identity and access management with Entra ID integration
Infrastructure as Code deployment for repeatability
Monitoring, logging, and alerting configuration
Documentation and handover to your operations team
Why Architecture businesses choose us
Certified Azure infrastructure architects who understand architectural practice workload requirements
Infrastructure-as-code deployments ensuring consistent, repeatable, and auditable environments
Right-sizing expertise that balances performance needs of Revit, AutoCAD, and ArchiCAD with cost efficiency
RIBA and building regulations compliant architecture templates designed specifically for UK architecture firms
UK data centre residency options ensuring CAD drawings, BIM models, and project files remains within British jurisdiction
Comprehensive documentation including network diagrams, security policies, and runbooks
Frequently Asked Questions
Most architecture firms require virtual machines for Revit, AutoCAD, and ArchiCAD, Azure networking for secure connectivity, blob or file storage for CAD drawings, BIM models, and project files, and identity services. We right-size every component to match your architectural practice's actual requirements.
We design infrastructure using RIBA and building regulations compliant templates, enforce policies through Azure Policy, and document all configurations for audit purposes. Regular reviews ensure continued compliance as both Azure and RIBA and building regulations requirements evolve.
Azure is built for scalability. We design auto-scaling rules for compute resources and elastic storage that grows with your CAD drawings, BIM models, and project files volumes, ensuring your architectural practice never outgrows its infrastructure.
We deploy to UK Azure regions (UK South and UK West) by default, ensuring CAD drawings, BIM models, and project files remains within British jurisdiction. This satisfies RIBA and building regulations data residency requirements and provides low-latency access for your architectural practice staff.
We use reserved instances, spot VMs where appropriate, and continuous right-sizing to minimise costs. Monthly reviews identify savings opportunities, and we provide clear cost breakdowns so your architectural practice finance team understands exactly where budget is allocated.
Free On Boarding worth up to £2,000!
Limited time offer - valid until 31/05/2026
Build Your Azure Infrastructure Right
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