Case Study: City of Wolverhampton Council achieves £1.5M+ savings, improved security and faster citizen services with Microsoft Azure

Free up space and cut costs with Azure

City of Wolverhampton Council, a large UK local authority in the public safety and justice sector, faced austerity-driven budget pressures and an aging on‑premises server platform. The Council needed to reduce costs, improve resilience and security, and maintain PSN compliance while ensuring citizens could access services quickly.

By migrating services to Microsoft Azure the Council removed upfront hardware and replacement costs, cut expensive maintenance contracts, and gained pay-as-you-go flexibility to switch services on and off. The move accelerated provisioning, improved security and resilience with Microsoft’s expert support, delivered faster, device‑agnostic access for citizens, and generated savings of over £1.5 million.

City of Wolverhampton Council

Mark Taylor

Director of Finance