Engineering capabilities
- Virtual network design
- Entra ID integration
- Backup and site recovery
- Hybrid connectivity
Cloud & Virtualization
Azure
Azure infrastructure and identity integration for organisations already invested in Microsoft platforms.
Security & hardening
- Conditional access
- Role assignments and PIM
- Diagnostic logging
Azure landing zone reference
Entra ID and subscription structure lead the design, which is what makes Azure workable for organisations already running Microsoft identity and endpoints.
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Identity & governance
- Entra ID
- Conditional access & MFA
- Management groups
- Azure Policy
Role assignments reviewed, privileged access time-bound, policy enforcing tagging and allowed regions.
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Subscription layout
- Production
- Non-production
- Shared services
Blast radius and cost ownership separated at the subscription boundary.
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Network
- Hub VNet
- Spoke VNets
- Azure Firewall / NSGs
- VPN or ExpressRoute
Hub-and-spoke with inspected egress; on-premises connectivity terminated once in the hub.
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Workloads
- Virtual machines
- App Service / AKS
- Azure SQL
- Storage accounts
Availability zones where the SLA needs them, private endpoints instead of public storage access.
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Protection & operations
- Azure Backup
- Site Recovery
- Monitor & Log Analytics
- Defender for Cloud
Backup and recovery configured with the workload; posture findings triaged rather than accumulated.
Frequently asked questions
Can we reuse our existing Windows Server licences?
Usually yes, through Azure Hybrid Benefit where Software Assurance applies. Licensing is confirmed against your agreement before sizing, because it changes the economics materially.
Should we extend on-premises AD or move to Entra ID only?
It depends on what still depends on domain join. Hybrid with Entra Connect is common; cloud-only is cleaner where legacy applications and file servers no longer require a domain.
How do we connect the office to Azure?
Site-to-site VPN for most estates, ExpressRoute where bandwidth, latency or contractual guarantees justify the cost. Both terminate in the hub network.
Is Defender for Cloud necessary?
The free posture layer is worth enabling everywhere. Paid plans are recommended selectively, on the workloads whose compromise would actually matter.
Scope the work before you commit budget
Send the environment details and get an engineered proposal with assumptions, risks and a rollback path.