When you need an independent viewpoint, advice, or emergency help with your in-house Microsoft custom software, or software development, call Ballard Chalmers – Microsoft Partner consultants. Our consultants can save you money by getting your project started on the right foot or resolved rapidly. If you are interested in our full range of services as a Microsoft consultancy practice, take a look at our home page.
SOME OF OUR Software Consultants ENGAGEMENTS
HOW OUR SOFTWARE CONSULTANTS CAN HELP YOU
Our expert consultants are highly trained and certified through Microsoft in their respective areas. We are available to advise for a single day, few days or for longer engagements.
Though we are available for full development outsourcing or partnership, we are always ready to consult on Microsoft custom software development without any further commitment.
Our most common consulting is short on-site engagements, reviewing and analysing, followed up with a written report containing executive-level advice, or more detailed analysis and recommendations.
We can advise on your enterprise application’s architecture, design, configuration and code, or fix bugs. We can also analyse your systems to determine how and what changes can be made to make internal processes more efficient.
If a bug crops up and you need assistance, call on us as Microsoft Partner consultants. We can come for as little as a day to several weeks or even longer, to help you or your internal team get through the difficulty and your custom software development back on track.
If your custom software has been in use for a while, it is time for a health check. With technology evolving and demand increasing, the workload your system needs to cope with can change. Calling in consultants provides another set of eyes to look over your custom software and improve cost efficiency.
With our rescue service, we can help get your development back on track. Sometimes a day of consultancy from the right expert is all it takes to get a troublesome project heading in the right direction. Alternatively, if necessary we can take over the full management or development. Don’t lose money letting a project run aground.
PROOF OF CONCEPT
Whether you have a brand-new idea or would like to add a new feature, proof of concept is the first step, particularly for startups looking for further investment. Our consultants can create a proof of concept with you or advise on any pre-existing designs and ideas. Enabling you to begin envisioning your custom software development journey.
TECHNOLOGY ARCHITECTURE
This first stage of custom software development is vital. Choosing the right technology and architectural design is, after all, the base for the rest of your software development. We can provide expert consulting, creating the designs or reviewing any existing plans. With our consulting, we can provide experts and a fresh eye so that you can go into your custom software development project knowing you are on a firm foundation.
SYSTEM DESIGN & SPECIFICATION
If you have an in-house team working on a custom development project, or are a startup just getting going, you may find the need for system design and specification consulting. Getting this stage right is vital for keeping your custom development project in budget and on schedule. Providing consulting to your in-house team will lessen the pressure and workload and ensure the development stage gets underway on the right footing.
ASSESSMENTS
With technology evolving, the systems you are using can go out-of-support putting your software at risk. Calling in consultants provides another set of eyes to look over your custom software. Your system will be reviewed and performance enhancements and recommendations made along with an estimate of work required.
LEGACY SYSTEM REVIEW
If you are operating with a legacy system, consulting advice on performance, best practice and health checks are vital to keeping your system operating viably. A legacy system needs care and attention to continue to function and be user friendly. Don’t wait for an emergency to have your legacy system looked at by expert Microsoft Partner consultants.
EMERGENCY APPLICATION FAILURE RESOLUTION
Our highly trained consultants can do emergency or short notice visits for application failure resolution. When something crops up that could be damaging for you or your clients you need fast and on-point consulting provided by a Microsoft Partner. Our consulting can get you through a tough spot and out the other side with minimal hassle.
SHORT-TERM MENTORING
Our consultants can provide short-term mentoring to your in-house team, boosting their know-how and ability to internally develop your custom application. This mentoring can be vital to both the team itself and the development cycle, increasing your developers’ confidence and skill set to continue the Microsoft custom software development in-house.
HANDS-ON TRAINING
When your custom software development has been outsourced, our consultants can provide training to your in-house team, to boost their know-how and ability to internally manage and support your custom application. This training can be vital to both the team itself and the long-term success of your application.
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About our Microsoft Certified Software Consultants
Our team of highly skilled Microsoft Certified Software Consultants provide you with specialist expertise across the Microsoft Enterprise stack.
Microsoft Partner
We are totally tech focused on Azure, .NET, Azure Integration Services, SQL Server, BizTalk Server and Xamarin/.NET MAUI development and our team are genuine experts in this with many years of experience in the tech that we consult for. We provide advice on the products our consultants are certified for and that we use every day.
Benefits of hiring Ballard Chalmers consultants:
- Save time and stress by getting on board the experts right when you need them.
- Gain flexibility by using your in-house team for day-to-day issues and calling in Ballard Chalmers consultants only when you need us.
- Tap into our Microsoft partnership expertise.
WHAT IS A MICROSOFT PARTNER?
We prepared a detailed article with some important points to help your business understand and choose the right partner. We will explain what a Microsoft Partner is, and how different Partner Statuses or Levels can help your project succeed.
- Hire us for short term engagements with no strings attached or keep us on as long-term knowledgeable partners for further consulting, application support or development projects.
- Gain an expert opinion with access to our team and CTO, Geoff Ballard’s years of experience.
- Gain experts with knowledge across the Microsoft enterprise stack who can advise on the correct technology to use and how best to proceed whether it is cloud, on-premises or hybrid.
Why Ballard Chalmers
Ballard Chalmers’ Microsoft consultancy specialists will work with you and your team to design, deploy, debug or adopt Microsoft technologies both efficiently and cost-effectively. A vital requirement for minimizing risk in complex initiatives.
Microsoft Azure Consultants
If you are looking at migrating to the Azure Cloud but would like some expert advice, our Azure consultants can look at your existing server/hybrid system and give you expert recommendations on how best to move forward – be it hybrid or cloud.
Microsoft SQL Server Consultants
Ballard Chalmers’ principals have been leading the way in SQL Server for over 30 years. As a Microsoft Partner, you can trust our team for both off-site and on-site consulting. Get SQL DBA advice or performance tuning from the experts.
Microsoft .NET Consultants
We consult so that the true business requirements are captured and analysed, ensuring that business processes, as reflected in the .NET software architecture and design, are streamlined, efficient and flow logically to achieve your goals.
Microsoft Xamarin Consultants
If your mobile application development is in trouble, needs a health check or you potentially want to expand to cross-platform, we will provide a highly skilled and certified Xamarin consultant to help you through the issue or to help you create the cross-platform designs.
Azure Integration Services Consultants
Our consultants can engage with you to understand your integration needs and how best to achieve them cloud-natively with Azure Integration Services. From advice to migrating from BizTalk Server, analysis on hybrid options, or how best to start your integration in Azure.
Microsoft Biztalk Consultants
We are one of a handful of BizTalk Server development experts in the UK. Our consulting provides expert knowledge on enterprise integration solutions for upgrades or migrations. Or architectural advice on any aspect of Microsoft BizTalk Server.
