Azure Local for edge and branch sites
Many small sites need the same thing: a few virtual machines and containers that keep running when the wide-area link is down, managed from one place.
Scope of the work
- Define a standard site design: machines, network and workloads
- Automate deployment so each new site follows the same steps
- Manage all sites centrally through Azure Arc, policy and updates
- Plan for limited bandwidth and local survival during link outages
- Roll out site by site with a checklist and a rollback
- A site template with a bill of materials
- A repeatable deployment procedure
- A rollout plan and a per-site acceptance checklist
Billed at $150.00 per hour. Ask Keith for an estimate.
What we check first.
Standardize hard
Ten sites with ten designs are ten support problems. One template is the whole point.
Bandwidth
Initial registration, images and updates move a lot of data. We schedule them for the link you have.
Hands on site
Someone local will plug in cables. The instructions for that person are part of the design.
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 small can a site be?
Azure Local supports single-machine and two-machine clusters. A single machine has no failover, so we use it only where a short outage is acceptable.
Can sites run without internet?
They keep running through an outage, but connected clusters must reach Azure regularly. For sites that cannot, see disconnected operations.
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