Engineers rewiring a legacy rack in a bright London workshop

Services in plain terms

The platform changes. The service keeps running.

Name: OAKHURST TECHNOLOGIES
Address: 1 Broadgate, London, EC2M 2QS, GB
Telephone: +44 20 7940 4317

Custom software, cloud modernisation and managed IT for UK businesses — explained so you can match a need to the right route before you contact us.

Match a need to a service Contact Oakhurst Technologies

London · 1 Broadgate, EC2M 2QS · [email protected]

Where to start

Software development and IT services for UK businesses

Oakhurst Technologies offers custom software development, cloud modernisation, system integration, platform and product engineering, and managed IT services. This page explains each service in plain terms, who it suits, and what it does not do.

Use it to match a business need to the right route. If a standard product would do the job at lower cost, we will say so — building custom software to solve a standard problem rarely pays. When you are ready, write to [email protected] or use the contact page.

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Build to specification

Custom software development

We build web applications, internal tools, APIs and data services to a specification you approve. The work suits processes that are specific to your organisation, carry regulatory requirements, or need to integrate closely with systems you already run.

Releases are small and testable, and you receive documented code and deployment instructions at handover. You should be able to run the system without us — we treat that as a test of our own work.

Web apps · Internal tools · APIs · Data services

Move in waves

Cloud modernisation and migration

Modernisation covers moving workloads to cloud platforms, replacing end-of-life components, and changing how applications are deployed and operated. We assess the current estate first, including licences, data volumes and dependencies that do not show up in a simple inventory.

Migration is then planned in waves, with testing and rollback steps for each wave. The aim is a platform your team can operate and change after we leave, not a one-time move that creates a new dependency.

Assess · Plan waves · Test · Roll back

Connect what you own

System integration

Integration connects the systems a business already owns: CRM, finance, identity, data stores, supplier portals and reporting tools. We design the interfaces, agree data formats and error handling, and test what happens when a message arrives late or out of order.

Good integration work is quiet. Systems pass data between them, failures are logged clearly, and support teams can trace a problem without reverse-engineering every connection.

CRM · Finance · Identity · Reporting

Rows of legacy racks receding into daylight

Legacy racks, rewired in place

A shared foundation

Platform engineering

Platform engineering gives engineering teams a shared foundation: standard deployment pipelines, environments, monitoring and access patterns. It reduces the variation that makes each release feel like a special case.

We help clients set up that foundation on cloud platforms and document it so new joiners can ship safely. This suits organisations with more than one product or service to run. For a single small application, a simpler setup will do.

Product engineering

Product engineering supports a backlog, user research, design and delivery as one loop. The model suits a product that will keep changing after launch, where someone in your organisation owns the roadmap and we help the team deliver it.

We work with clear acceptance criteria, regular demos and decisions recorded in the backlog. If you do not have a product owner, we can help you set one up, but that role cannot be outsourced entirely without cost.

Engineers at a bench in an operations room

Continuity while the platform changes — the service keeps running in daylight behind the work.

Run, remove, store

Managed services, automation and data

Managed IT services

Managed services cover monitoring, patching, backup verification, access reviews and support for agreed systems. We operate to service levels written into your agreement, with regular reporting on incidents, changes and outstanding actions. You also get a named contact who knows your estate.

They suit businesses that need reliable operations but cannot staff a full internal function. They do not suit a system that is about to be replaced; modernise first, then operate.

Workflow automation

Workflow automation removes manual steps between systems and people: approvals, data entry, notifications and document handling. Platforms such as ServiceNow are widely used for enterprise service management and show how workflow tools change internal process design.

We help clients choose where automation helps and where a human check should remain. The starting point is a process map with volumes and failure cases, not a tool demonstration.

Data and database delivery

Data work includes database design, migration, reporting stores and the tooling that keeps database changes safe in a release pipeline. Tools such as Redgate show why database DevOps matters: schema changes need the same review, testing and rollback discipline as application code.

We design data models for the reports people actually run, and we keep a record of retention and access decisions. Poor data design surfaces later as slow reporting and disputed numbers, so it pays to address it during the build.

The platform after the move

Build, buy or configure

Choosing between build, buy and configure

Many needs sit between custom build and off-the-shelf software. Dynamics 365, for example, is a Microsoft platform widely used in UK enterprise projects for ERP and CRM, and it can be the right answer where standard processes apply.

Our job is to compare fit, integration cost and long-term ownership across the options. A short evaluation with your real data and workflows produces a better decision than a feature checklist.

Compare these three things

Fit for your process — does the standard product match how your team actually works, or would the process have to bend to the tool?
Integration cost — what it takes to connect the option to your CRM, finance, identity and reporting systems, now and later.
Long-term ownership — who can change, support and document the system after the first release?

Bring the evaluation to us with your real workflows. We will compare the options honestly and show the working.

At handover

Support, documentation and handover

Every service includes documentation proportionate to the work: architecture notes, deployment steps, access lists and support contacts. At handover we walk your team through the system and record open items with owners.

If we continue to manage the service, that handover becomes the baseline for ongoing support. Clients should be able to run the system without us.

Architecture notes and deployment steps
Access lists and support contacts
Open items recorded with named owners

Questions we hear first

Which service should we start with?

Start with the constraint costing you most

Start with the constraint that is causing the most cost or risk. If operations are fragile, consider managed services or a modernisation assessment. If a process is manual, consider workflow automation or a custom tool.

Do you work with existing suppliers and platforms?

Yes. Integration with current CRM, finance and identity systems is a normal part of our work, including platforms such as Dynamics 365 and ServiceNow where clients already use them.

Contact Oakhurst Technologies

Monday to Friday, 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM · 1 Broadgate, London, EC2M 2QS · +44 20 7940 4317