Azure Local update management
Azure Local updates the operating system, the platform services and the vendor firmware together. Done regularly it is routine. Left for months it becomes a project.
Scope of the work
- Check update readiness and fix what blocks it
- Schedule and apply solution updates in an agreed window
- Include the hardware vendor's firmware and driver package
- Verify cluster and workload health after each update
- Recover from failed or stalled updates
- An update calendar agreed with workload owners
- A record of each update with the checks passed
- A runbook for the update and for its common failures
Billed at $150.00 per hour. Ask Keith for an estimate.
What we check first.
Readiness first
The readiness check names most blockers before the window starts. We run it days ahead, not minutes.
One machine at a time
Updates drain and restart machines in turn. The cluster needs enough spare capacity to run with one machine out.
Do not skip far
Support applies to recent releases. Falling behind narrows the supported path.
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 often are updates released?
Microsoft releases updates monthly, with larger feature releases at longer intervals. We agree a cadence that keeps you supported without constant change.
Can updates run unattended?
The run itself is automated. We still check readiness before and health after, because that is where problems are caught.
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