AKS on Azure Local
Managed Kubernetes on your own hardware, created and upgraded from Azure. We run our own production platform this way, so the design comes from operating it.
Scope of the work
- Plan logical networks and IP ranges for clusters, nodes and services
- Design control plane and node pool sizes, including separate pools per workload type
- Set up load balancing, ingress, DNS and certificates
- Configure storage classes and persistent volumes
- Integrate identity, monitoring and a tested upgrade procedure
- A production AKS cluster on your Azure Local cluster
- Cluster definitions kept as code
- An upgrade and node replacement runbook
Billed at $150.00 per hour. Ask Keith for an estimate.
What we check first.
IP planning
Kubernetes consumes addresses for nodes, load balancers and upgrades. Ranges that are too small stop an upgrade halfway.
Node pools by purpose
Separate pools for gateway, data, database and GPU work keep one workload from starving another. That is how our own cluster is laid out.
Upgrades need room
An upgrade adds nodes before removing old ones. The Azure Local cluster needs the spare capacity for it.
Four steps, written down.
A call with Keith
You describe the goal, the estate and the deadline. Keith turns it into a written scope with an hour estimate at the hourly rate.
A written design by Gus
Gus reviews the environment and gives you a written design with each decision and its reason.
Hands-on implementation
Gus implements in your tenant and your racks, remotely or on site, with every change logged as it is made.
Documents and a named contact
You receive the as-built record and the runbooks. Keith stays on as your account and project manager.
Asked before every engagement.
Is this the same AKS as in Azure?
It is the same Kubernetes with a similar management experience through Azure, running on your hardware. Some Azure-only features and add-ons differ, and we check the ones you depend on.
Is there an extra charge for AKS on Azure Local?
Microsoft has included AKS in the Azure Local host fee in recent releases. We confirm the current terms as part of the cost review.
What does the consulting cost?
Consulting is billed at $150.00 per hour. Keith sends a written hour estimate after the scoping call, and work starts when you approve it.
Often scoped together.
One rate. Two people.
Consulting is billed at $150.00 per hour. Keith runs sales, project management and your account. Gus does the architecture, the design and the implementation.
per consulting hour, for every consulting service