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Azure Consulting

Azure Consulting

Australia’s Premier Azure Consulting Firm for secure, scalable and high-performance cloud analytics.

Transform Your Data Into Actionable Insights

Report Simple is Australia’s leading Azure consulting partner, specialising in cloud architecture, data engineering and modern analytics solutions. Our team helps organisations leverage Azure to accelerate insight delivery, improve performance and reduce operational overheads.

Automate Reporting

Stop losing hours to manual data entry. We configure automated pipelines that eliminate redundancy, ensuring your team focuses on analysis rather than assembly.

Dynamic Visualisation

Move beyond static spreadsheets. We build interactive, real-time dashboards that allow stakeholders to drill down into data and answer questions instantly.

Actionable Intelligence

Turn raw data into a strategic asset. Uncover hidden trends, predict future outcomes, and seize growth opportunities that were previously invisible.

Maximise ROI

Make profitable decisions based on facts, not hunches. Use precise analytics to pinpoint operational inefficiencies and significantly reduce waste.

Seamless Integration

Unify your data landscape. We create robust connections between your favourite sources - creating a single, truthful view of your entire business.

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SERVICES

Azure Data Architecture & Modernisation

We design enterprise-grade Azure data architectures that improve scalability, governance and long-term maintainability. Our solutions ensure your data environment is secure, future-proof and optimised for analytics performance.

Azure Data Engineering

From ingestion pipelines to real-time processing, we build robust Azure data engineering solutions using services such as Data Factory, Synapse and Event Hub. Our work enables clean, reliable and high-quality data to power business decisions.

Azure Analytics & Power BI Enablement

We align Azure analytics capability with Power BI to deliver dashboards that are fast, consistent and trusted across the business. This provides clarity at all levels, with governed data models and automated refresh pipelines.

Azure Integration & Automation

We integrate systems across the Azure ecosystem to remove manual processes and improve operational efficiency. Automated workflows ensure faster turnaround times and reduced reliance on spreadsheets or legacy processes.

Cost Optimisation & Cloud Governance

We review your Azure environment to identify cost inefficiencies, permission risks and architectural bottlenecks. Our optimisation frameworks ensure you stay compliant, reduce waste and maintain predictable cloud spending.

190+ Australian Enterprises Choose Report Simple. 

570+ Successful Projects

We bring deep experience to every engagement, having delivered hundreds of scalable analytics solutions across government and private sectors.

100% Australian Owned

We don't farm your data out to offshore teams. Our team is Australian-based, ensuring clear communication, local timezone alignment, and strict data sovereignty.

Your Tenant, Your IP

We build inside your environment so the solution is entirely yours - code, models, and IP. You stay in control, with the freedom to continue independently.

Matt Lazarus Report Simple

We believe data should empower, not overwhelm. Simplicity is in our DNA.

Matt Lazarus

Founder of Report Simple

Collaborating with Report Simple lifted our marketing data strategy to a whole new level... The results speak for themselves with a 62% increase in ROI.

Jase Johnson

CMO, Beeline

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Our Proven Azure Process

Our methodology ensures Azure solutions are delivered with clarity, speed and long-term sustainability. We focus on business outcomes first, then align Azure services to deliver secure, scalable and maintainable cloud environments.

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Discovery & Environment Assessment

We begin by analysing your current data landscape, cloud usage and business objectives. This step uncovers integration opportunities, identifies risks and establishes the technical roadmap needed to maximise Azure’s value.

Solution Architecture & Blueprint
2

We design a detailed Azure architecture covering ingestion, storage, transformation, analytics and governance. This blueprint provides clear direction, cost estimates and service recommendations tailored to your long-term scalability needs.

Implementation, Optimisation & Handover
3

Our team implements the Azure solution using engineering best practice, ensuring high performance and strong security baselines. We provide knowledge transfer, documentation and ongoing optimisation to ensure your environment continues to deliver ROI.

FAQ

Is our data ready for AI, and can an Azure consultant help us prepare?

AI is only as good as the data it feeds on. We prepare your organisation for advanced AI adoption by structuring your underlying data architecture first. This ensures your algorithms generate accurate insights rather than confident hallucinations.

  • Cleanse: We standardise disparate data sources to remove duplicates and errors.

  • Centralise: We build a unified "OneLake" environment using Microsoft Fabric.

  • Govern: We implement strict access controls to ensure AI models respect data privacy.

What is the ROI of hiring a specialist Azure consultancy vs. in-house?

Building an internal Azure capability requires hiring expensive architects and engineers (often with long recruitment lead times). Partnering with a specialist consultancy converts this high fixed cost into a flexible variable cost, giving you immediate access to a complete team of experts.


This accelerates your time-to-value significantly. You can review our client success stories to see how we deliver enterprise-grade infrastructure at a fraction of the cost of an in-house department.

Can you audit our existing environment as part of your Azure consulting services?

Yes, we effectively begin every engagement with a comprehensive audit of your current infrastructure. We analyse your existing setup to identify security gaps, performance bottlenecks and wasted spend (often uncovering thousands in potential monthly savings). This health check provides a clear roadmap to modernise your estate and align it with best-practice data analytics strategies.

Can an Azure consultant unify data from Marketing, Finance, and Operations?

Data silos are the biggest barrier to strategic agility. We specialise in breaking down these walls by ingesting data from Finance, Marketing and Operations into a centralised warehouse. This allows for cross-functional reporting that reveals the true health of your business.


Whether you need to merge Salesforce CRM records with financial data or track inventory in real-time, we create a single source of truth for your executive team.

How does your Azure consultancy handle governance and security at scale?

Security cannot be an afterthought when scaling cloud infrastructure. We implement enterprise-grade governance frameworks that grow with your data estate, ensuring compliance with Australian privacy standards and internal policies.

  • Access Control: Strict Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) to limit data exposure.

  • Lineage: Tracking data origin and transformation flow for full auditability.

  • Trust: Read about our approach to see why leading firms trust us with their sensitive data.

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78% of new clients engage us for a second project within a year.

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Related services & resources

Azure delivers the most value when connected to the broader data ecosystem — from automation to analytics and cloud scale storage. These related services help extend your Azure capability, reduce operational friction and unlock richer insights across your organisation.

Complementary Platforms for Azure

Strengthen your cloud environment by pairing Azure with powerful productivity and automation platforms.

  • Power Automate – automate end-to-end workflows across your Azure and business systems.

  • Excel – enhance modelling and reporting with advanced formulas and analytics integrations.

  • Power Apps – digitise manual processes through custom low-code business applications.

Explore Alternative Data Warehouse Platforms

Consider these cloud data platforms to suit specific scale, performance or integration requirements.

  • Snowflake – a flexible, high-performance cloud warehouse ideal for multi-cloud strategies.

  • BigQuery – Google’s serverless warehouse for ultra-fast analytics workloads.

  • Microsoft Fabric – unify data engineering, analytics, governance and AI under one cloud-ready platform.

Explore the Azure Ecosystem

Extend Azure with specialist skills and strategic partners supporting delivery at scale.

  • Azure Expert – access deep technical knowledge for architecture reviews and mentoring.

  • Azure Partner – strategic support for ongoing cloud transformation and scalability.

  • Azure Specialist – optimise workloads, improve performance and strengthen cloud governance.

From Data Sources to Industries

See how Azure supports diverse industries and real-world data scenarios.

  • Xero – enhance financial visibility through cloud-ready data integrations.

  • Financial Services – improve reporting transparency and regulatory compliance with reliable cloud analytics.

  • BI Solutions vs Traditional Reporting – understand how modern cloud analytics outperforms legacy reporting methods.


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