Managed Microsoft Azure and SaaS operations - license optimization, identity governance, security posture, and reporting across Microsoft 365, Azure, and the dozens of SaaS tools your team actually uses.
Your SaaS estate has more access than your network does
The average mid-market company runs 250+ SaaS applications. Most have admin accounts no one has reviewed in years, licenses no one is using, and integrations that quietly read every email and file. We bring it all into one managed program.
Those applications also carry exponential access levels, integrations, and connections into thousands of other applications. That is why Ringfencing matters: it stops trusted apps from being weaponized by containing what each one is allowed to touch, talk to, and share. Learn more on our Application Allowlisting page.
From Microsoft 365 and Azure to the long tail of departmental SaaS, we discover, document, and govern every app - then run the day-to-day so your team gets the value without the sprawl.
Everything in this service. Nothing buried in fine print.
SaaS discovery and inventory
License optimization and renewals
Identity governance and access reviews
Microsoft 365 and Azure administration
SSO and conditional access rollout
Ringfencing to contain app-to-app access
Tenant-to-tenant migrations
Backup of Microsoft 365 data (mail, OneDrive, SharePoint, Teams)
Vendor and renewal management
Quarterly business reviews
[ Discovery first ]
Find every SaaS app before you can govern it
Shadow IT is the rule, not the exception. We run network and identity discovery to find every SaaS app touching your tenant - including the ones IT never approved - then build a tiered inventory with owners, criticality, and access posture.
App-by-app risk and license report
Orphaned and inactive accounts identified
Overlapping subscriptions consolidated
Critical apps moved behind SSO and MFA
[ License optimization ]
Stop paying for seats nobody uses
Most Microsoft 365 tenants we audit are 15-30% overpaid - E5 licenses assigned to mailboxes that haven't logged in for 90 days, duplicate Visio and Project assignments, and forgotten F1 licenses. We right-size at renewal and reclaim the savings.
[ Backup the cloud ]
Microsoft 365 is your data, not Microsoft's responsibility
Microsoft replicates your tenant - it does not back it up. We deploy third-party backup for Exchange Online, OneDrive, SharePoint, and Teams with point-in-time restore and immutable retention so accidental deletion, retention policy mistakes, and ransomware can't wipe out your data.
[ Industry use cases ]
How different industries put this service to work
Every regulated and growth-stage business we support has a slightly different reason for engaging this service. The common thread is that the risk, downtime, or compliance cost of doing nothing is now bigger than the cost of a specialized partner.
Healthcare and behavioral health groups protecting PHI under HIPAA and the HHS cybersecurity performance goals
Financial services, RIAs, and CPAs meeting FTC Safeguards, SEC, and state privacy requirements
Manufacturers and defense suppliers preparing for CMMC 2.0 Level 1 and Level 2 assessments
Law firms and professional services protecting client confidentiality and privileged data
K-12, higher education, and public sector agencies defending student and constituent data
Construction, real estate, and multi-site retail keeping distributed teams online and secure
[ Buyer checklist ]
What good looks like when you evaluate providers
Not every provider that lists this service on their website actually delivers it well. Use the checklist below when you shortlist partners so you can compare apples to apples and avoid the two most common traps: a low sticker price that hides scope gaps, and a polished sales cycle backed by an offshore delivery team you never meet.
If a prospective provider cannot answer these questions plainly and in writing, treat that as a signal. The right partner will welcome the scrutiny.
Written SLAs with response and resolution targets, not just uptime
Named senior engineers assigned to your account, not a shared queue
US-based delivery with clear escalation paths and named leadership
Transparent monthly reporting with metrics leadership actually cares about
Security-first defaults: MFA, least privilege, and monitored change control
Alignment to your compliance framework, not a generic template
A real onboarding plan with milestones, not just a handoff email
How it works
A predictable path from chaos to control
We don't just patch problems. We build a managed environment that stays solved.
01
Discover
We audit your environment, document risks, and surface the quickest wins.
02
Design
A right-sized plan with clear scope, SLAs, and pricing. No surprises.
03
Deploy
We migrate, harden, and onboard your team with little to zero downtime cutovers.
04
Operate
Continuous monitoring, monthly reviews, and a real human on the other end of the line.
Coverage
What clients search for when they find us
The platforms, problems, and outcomes this service is built around.
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