A landing zone is a well-architected, pre-configured environment in the cloud that serves as a foundation for deploying and managing workloads. Think of it as a framework that includes essential components such as:
Networking: Configured virtual networks, hybrid connectivity, routing
Identity and Access Management (IAM): Policies and roles to control access.
Logging and Monitoring: Centralized logging and monitoring to detect issues, track performance, and ensure compliance.
Security: Baseline security controls and monitoring.
Governance: Policies for compliance and resource management.
Operational Tools: Tools to access, manage and operate deployed resources.
Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery: Solutions to back up and recover services, applications and data on Azure.
Vending: Mechanism for issuing subscriptions to application teams that need to deploy workloads. It standardizes the process for requesting, deploying, and governing subscriptions.
Whether you’re just beginning your cloud journey or already running workloads on Microsoft Azure and want to ensure your platform is built on a solid foundation, this service is for you.
Our Azure Landing Zone Deployment service provides organizations with the foundation to embark on their cloud journey. Upon completing the engagement, your organization will have a robust landing zone for migrating and deploying workloads to Microsoft Azure efficiently, compliantly, and securely.
As part of the engagement, you can expect:
Azure Landing Zone Workshop: In this workshop, we cover all aspects relevant to building and maintaining a landing zone for Microsoft Azure. We identify your organization’s goals, requirements, and constraints, allowing us to tailor our blueprint to your specific needs. You’ll gain valuable insights to enhance your understanding and readiness for subsequent engagement phases.
Customization: Based on your input and the information gathered during the workshop, we customize our reference design and deliver a draft of the documentation for review. This draft is then refined in subsequent iterations and during the deployment phase.
Automation: We publish the infrastructure code to a Git repository of your choice. This includes extensive documentation on how to apply the Bicep templates to your environment and how to extend them. Parameterization and optional implementation of custom Bicep templates are also provided.
Deployment: We create the management groups and subscriptions, set up Azure RBAC and Entra ID Privileged Identity Management, deploy Azure Policies, and perform initial resource creation.
Establish Hybrid Connectivity: Together with your network experts, we set up the connectivity with your on-prem network.
Quality Assurance: We conduct end-to-end testing of identified scenarios and use cases.
Operationalize: To conclude the engagement, we hand over everything to your platform owners and jointly set up monitoring and alerting.
Accelerated Deployment: A well-designed landing zone includes pre-configured environments and automated provisioning processes. This means that once the initial setup is complete, you can deploy new resources or entire environments much faster than in an ad-hoc approach.
Security by Design: The landing zone implements security best practices from the start, reducing the risk of breaches that could devastate your business and customer trust. This proactive approach prevents time-consuming security retrofits later.
Developer Empowerment: Rather than waiting for IT, a well-implemented landing zone often includes self-service capabilities. Developers can provision pre-approved, compliant resources quickly without compromising security or governance.
Reduced Operational Overhead: By standardizing your environment and implementing automation, a landing zone reduces the day-to-day operational tasks, allowing your team to focus more on creating business value.
Cost Management: Proper resource organization and governance in a landing zone help optimize costs from the start, preventing unexpected cloud bills.