Sovereign cloud with Azure Local
Sovereignty means you decide where data lives, who can operate the platform and who holds the keys. Azure Local is the building block for that on your own premises.
Scope of the work
- Define your sovereignty requirements: data, operations and technology
- Design which data and metadata stay on site and what reaches Azure
- Design encryption with keys under your control
- Govern administrative access, including vendor and partner access
- Produce the evidence an auditor will ask for
- A sovereignty design mapped to your requirements
- A data flow record: what leaves the site and why
- An operating model with access and audit procedures
Billed at $150.00 per hour. Ask Keith for an estimate.
What we check first.
Know what goes to Azure
A connected cluster sends management and billing data to Azure. We document exactly what, so the decision is informed.
Operations are part of sovereignty
Who can log in matters as much as where the disks are. The access model is a deliverable.
Requirements differ
A regulator's definition is the one that counts. We start from the text you must meet.
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.
Is Azure Local a sovereign cloud by itself?
No. It is hardware and software you control on your premises. Sovereignty comes from how it is designed, connected and operated.
Can it run without any connection to Azure?
Microsoft offers disconnected operations for Azure Local for eligible customers. See the disconnected operations page for what that involves.
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