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- Map existing systems, integrations and data flows.
- Understand user journeys, critical processes and pain points.
- Review current LAN and Wi‑Fi foundations, cloud usage and security posture.
Architecture & Applications
Create a future‑ready IT architecture and application landscape that is secure, reliable and simple to run.
Your architecture and applications should enable your strategy, not hold it back. Microsolve helps you understand, simplify and modernise your IT environment so it is secure, compliant and ready for change. We bring together network design, cloud, and application delivery so your teams can work without disruption.
What the Architecture & Applications Stream Delivers
Understanding, optimising and structuring your enterprise architecture and application portfolio is a key component of a growing organisation. Using The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF) principles, Microsolve creates clear roadmaps and reference architectures that align with your business priorities. The focus is advisory, roadmap and artefact creation, not day‑to‑day development work.
This Stream Helps You To:
- Map your current applications and integrations so you can see duplication, risk and gaps.
- Design a sustainable architecture that supports on‑premises, cloud and hybrid services.
- Align network foundations (LAN and wireless) with your application and security requirements.
- Simplify how systems are delivered to users for better performance and experience.
- Plan decommissioning, consolidation and modernisation in a controlled, low‑risk way.
Benefit: Enjoy simplified, future‑ready application landscapes that lower risk and enable fast change.
Why Architecture Matters
Modern businesses demand seamless multi-site connectivity, cloud scalability, and resilient infrastructure. Poor designs lead to downtime, security gaps, high costs, and frustrated teams chasing issues. Without strategic architecture growth stalls, compliance falters, and digital initiatives suffer.
If you've experienced fragmented networks, migration headaches, or scaling limits, this service is for you!
A well-architected foundation delivers predictable performance, security, and flexibility matched to your operations. Leaders gain confidence for growth, with multi-site tech, cloud, and infrastructure that evolve effortlessly.
A Structured, TOGAF‑Aligned Approach
Design
- Define target enterprise and solution architectures aligned to your strategy.
- Create reference architectures for key domains (network, cloud, applications, data).
- Ensure security, resilience and compliance are built in from the outset.
Roadmap
- Prioritise initiatives into a realistic multi‑phase roadmap.
- Balance risk, cost and impact so change can be absorbed safely.
- Link architecture activities to your broader IT and business plans.
Guide
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Provide governance, design artefacts and decision support for your projects.
- Coordinate with Microsolve’s vCIO, technical consulting and managed services teams.
- Keep your architecture current as your organisation and technology evolve.
Architecture Grounded in Reliable Network Design
Modern applications and cloud services depend on a robust, secure network. Microsolve’s architecture consulting connects directly into our LAN and wireless design services, ensuring your application strategy sits on a stable, security‑first foundation.
Local Area Network Design
Stable, segmented LANs tailored to your sites, users and critical systems, with proactive monitoring to minimise downtime.
Enterprise Wi-Fi Design
Evidence‑based Wi‑Fi designs using Ekahau surveys, heatmaps and modelling to deliver predictable coverage and capacity across complex sites.
Security-first Network Architecture
VLANs and segmentation, secure authentication, encrypted traffic, and integration with firewalls and identity services to support compliance.
When ageing switches, cabling or ad‑hoc wireless are holding back your projects, we help you design a modern, integrated network that safely scales with your organisation.
Improve How Applications are Delivered and Experienced
We specialise in application delivery and cloud architecture so users can access the systems they need quickly and securely, wherever they are.
Application Portfolio Rationalisation
- Identify overlapping tools and legacy systems.
- Reduce complexity and licence waste.
- Plan retirements and replacements with minimal disruption.
Cloud and Hybrid Architecture
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Design cloud‑ready and hybrid architectures that work with your network and security model.
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Support migrations to cloud‑based email, line‑of‑business systems and collaboration tools.
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Ensure performance and resilience are preserved as you move workloads.
Secure Application Delivery
- Design how users securely access applications (on‑premises and cloud).
- Integrate identity, network and endpoint controls into the overall architecture.
- Optimise for consistent user experience, even across multiple sites.
Building on our proven cloud architecture expertise, Microsolve designs, migrates, and optimises hybrid/multi-cloud environments (Azure, AWS, Microsoft) for accessibility anywhere, anytime. From ERP build-outs to third-party integrations, we handle full lifecycle delivery that is scalable, robust, and future-proof for mid-tier growth.
Core Cloud Capabilities
Custom blueprints for cloud-native apps, storage, and compute with zero-downtime migrations.
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Infrastructure-as-Code for repeatable deployments across multi-site setups.
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Ongoing optimisation tying into our managed services for 99.99% uptime.
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Pair with WiFi Network Design for edge connectivity and Local Area Networking pages for foundational infrastructure.
Built For Organisations That Can't Afford Downtime
Architecture & Applications consulting is ideal when IT disruption, complexity or security risk would directly impact your service delivery, compliance or revenue.
- Organisations with multiple sites needing consistent, secure connectivity and application access.
- Environments with growing portfolios of cloud and on‑premises systems that are becoming hard to manage.
- Teams planning major changes such as cloud migrations, new core systems, or network refresh projects.
- Organisations under increased cyber, privacy or data retention obligations that need a clearer architecture framework.
Multi-Site Organisations
Unify connectivity across offices, warehouses, and sites with secure, low-latency designs tailored for geographic challenges in NSW and the ACT
Mid-Tier Cloud Migrators
Streamline migrations to Azure/AWS or ERP build-outs, ensuring scalable infrastructure that supports growth without downtime or budget overruns.
Compliance-Focused Industries
Deliver auditable, standards-aligned architectures for healthcare and professional services, fully compliant with the Privacy Act, ISO 27001, and Australian regulations.
Multi-Site Operations That Just Work
When you run multiple sites, any weakness in your architecture quickly turns into outages, bottlenecks and security gaps. Microsolve designs network, cloud and application architectures so your locations operate as one coherent environment, with consistent performance and security everywhere.
For Multi-Site Businesses, We Help You:
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Standardise LAN and wireless designs across sites so staff have the same reliable experience wherever they work.
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Design redundant links, resilient network paths and failover options so a single point of failure does not take down operations.
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Architect how core applications (ERP, line‑of‑business systems, collaboration tools) are delivered securely and consistently to every site.
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Optimise traffic flows between sites, data centres and cloud platforms so critical applications remain responsive.
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Build in monitoring, alerting and capacity planning so issues are detected early and downtime is avoided.
For multi‑site organisations, a well‑designed architecture is the difference between constant fire‑fighting and quietly reliable, always‑on operations.
Explore how we complement this with specialised WiFi Network Design for high-density coverage at each location and Local Area Networking for robust wired backbones.
Architecture-Led Project Management
When it is time to put your architecture into practice, Microsolve can also manage the delivery of key network, cloud and application projects. This keeps your roadmap, technical decisions and project execution aligned, reducing risk and avoiding unnecessary downtime.
What You (The Client) Gain:
- Clear ownership from design through to implementation, with one partner accountable.
- Reduced project risk through structured planning, dependencies and change control.
- Minimal disruption to day‑to‑day operations, with changes scheduled and communicated.
- Consistent focus on security, resilience and compliance in every project decision.
- Better outcomes for multi‑site environments, where poor coordination often causes outages.
Core Management Tasks Microsolve Handles:
- Project planning, timelines and stakeholder communication.
- Coordinating vendors, internal IT and third parties.
- Risk management, testing plans and go‑live readiness.
- Cutover, change windows and rollback plans to protect uptime.
- Post‑implementation review and handover into support.
Frequently asked questions
What is Architecture & Applications consulting?
Architecture & Applications consulting helps you understand and design how your systems, data, network and applications fit together to support your business strategy. It focuses on architecture, roadmaps and governance rather than day‑to‑day operations.
How is this different from general technical consulting?
Architecture & Applications sets the blueprint and roadmap. Technical consulting then uses that blueprint to deliver specific projects such as LAN redesign, wireless upgrades, or cloud migrations.
Do you replace our existing IT team or providers?
No. Microsolve works alongside your internal IT and existing partners, providing architecture leadership, artefacts and governance to help everyone work to a shared design.
Can you help if our network and Wi‑Fi are already causing issues?
Yes. We can assess your current LAN and wireless, design improvements, and connect this to a broader architecture roadmap so you are not just fixing symptoms.
Which regions do you support?
Microsolve supports organisations across Sydney, Wollongong, NSW and the ACT, combining remote consulting with on‑site work where required.