Azure Local architecture and design
A written design you can build from: cluster size, storage resiliency, network intents, identity, the Azure side and the reasons behind each choice.
Scope of the work
- Choose the cluster size and the storage resiliency for your failure tolerance
- Design management, compute and storage network intents and the switch configuration
- Plan IP ranges, VLANs, logical networks, DNS and time
- Design identity, Key Vault, the witness and the Azure resource layout
- Plan backup, disaster recovery, updates and monitoring from day one
- A design document with a decision record for every choice
- Network diagrams and a completed deployment parameter sheet
- A build plan with the validation steps for each stage
Billed at $150.00 per hour. Ask Keith for an estimate.
What we check first.
Resiliency is chosen once
The storage resiliency you pick sets how much raw capacity is usable and how many failures the cluster survives. Changing it later means moving data.
Switchless or switched storage
Small clusters can cable storage directly between machines. It saves switches, but it limits how you can add machines later, so we decide it with your growth plan.
The witness
A two-machine cluster needs a witness to keep running when one machine is down. We place it where a single site failure cannot take both.
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.
Do you design for hardware we have not bought yet?
Yes. That is the best time. The design gives you a bill of materials to quote against, and we review the quotes before you order.
Will the design match Microsoft's reference patterns?
We start from Microsoft's documented network reference patterns and record every deviation with its reason.
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