Azure Local readiness assessment
Before you buy servers or book a deployment, we check the five things that stop Azure Local projects: hardware, network, identity, the Azure subscription and the workloads themselves.
Scope of the work
- Inventory the virtual machines and their CPU, memory, storage and network use
- Check existing or quoted hardware against the Azure Local catalog
- Review switches, VLANs, IP ranges, DNS, time and outbound firewall rules
- Check Active Directory, Azure permissions, resource providers and region support
- Compare cost against Azure and against Windows Server Hyper-V
- A findings report with each gap marked blocking or advisory
- A sizing recommendation for machines, storage and network
- A go or no-go recommendation with the reasons
Billed at $150.00 per hour. Ask Keith for an estimate.
What we check first.
Permissions fail late
Missing Azure role assignments often surface only at the validation step. We verify them on the first day.
Outbound endpoints
The machines need a documented list of outbound endpoints. We test them through your proxy or firewall, not just read the rules.
Real consumption, not allocation
Sizing from allocated virtual CPUs oversizes the cluster. We size from measured use plus headroom for a machine being out for updates.
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.
How long does an assessment take?
It depends on the number of sites and workloads. Keith gives an hour estimate after the scoping call, once we know how much inventory data already exists.
Can you assess hardware we already own?
Yes. We compare model, firmware, storage controller, drives and network adapters against the Azure Local catalog and tell you what qualifies.
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