Azure and hybrid

Azure landing zones for hybrid estates

Azure Local resources live in an Azure subscription. A landing zone gives that subscription the right structure, policies and network so on-premises and cloud are governed the same way.

What we do

Scope of the work

  • Design management groups and subscriptions
  • Design identity and access for platform and workload teams
  • Design network topology and connectivity to your sites
  • Assign policy, logging and security baselines
  • Place Azure Local, Arc and workload resources in the structure
What you receive
  • A landing zone design following the Cloud Adoption Framework
  • Deployed structure and policies as code
  • A governance guide for new subscriptions

Billed at $150.00 per hour. Ask Keith for an estimate.

Field notes

What we check first.

Right-sized

A small organization does not need the full enterprise layout. We deploy what you will use.

Policy that fits hybrid

Some policies written for Azure resources do not suit Arc resources. We test them before enforcing.

As code

A landing zone clicked together in the portal cannot be reviewed or rebuilt.

How an engagement runs

Four steps, written down.

I
Scope

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.

II
Design

A written design by Gus

Gus reviews the environment and gives you a written design with each decision and its reason.

III
Build

Hands-on implementation

Gus implements in your tenant and your racks, remotely or on site, with every change logged as it is made.

IV
Hand over

Documents and a named contact

You receive the as-built record and the runbooks. Keith stays on as your account and project manager.

Questions

Asked before every engagement.

Do we need a landing zone before Azure Local?

You need at least a subscription with the right permissions and providers. A landing zone makes it governable as you grow.

Which deployment tooling do you use?

Bicep or Terraform, usually with Azure Verified Modules. We record the choice.

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.

Rate and contacts

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.

Hourly rate
$150.00

per consulting hour, for every consulting service

Sales, project management and account management

Keith

keith@apexvanguard.ai
Architecture, design and implementation

Gus

gus@gusitllc.com

Independent practice, not affiliated with Microsoft. Azure Local consulting is part of the infrastructure consulting practice of Gus IT LLC, an independent firm. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Microsoft Corporation, Dell Technologies, Fortinet or any other vendor named on this site. Microsoft, Azure, Azure Local, Azure Stack HCI, Azure Arc, AKS, Azure Virtual Desktop, Hyper-V and Windows Server are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Dell, PowerEdge, PowerSwitch and iDRAC are trademarks of Dell Inc. Microsoft Entra, Active Directory, SQL Server, FSLogix and BitLocker are also trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Fortinet and FortiGate are trademarks of Fortinet, Inc. VMware and vSphere are trademarks of Broadcom Inc. Kubernetes is a registered trademark of The Linux Foundation. PostgreSQL is a trademark of the PostgreSQL Community Association of Canada. Linux is the registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. All other marks belong to their respective owners and are used for description only. Product capabilities follow each vendor's documentation and change between releases; we confirm the current state during scoping.