AWS vs Azure for UK SMEs: Essential Guide to Avoid Risk
AWS vs Azure is rarely a technology question for a UK SME, because both platforms will run the workload perfectly well. The decision is about money, people and exit. This guide compares the two on the things that actually move the answer: how each bill is built, the costs that never appear in a pricing calculator, the Microsoft licensing effect that quietly decides most UK cases, what the skills market looks like when you try to hire, how UK data residency and compliance work on each side, what leaving would really cost, and a weighted scoring framework you can fill in with your own numbers.
