Azure Architecture Assessment

Move Azure and AI Work Into Production.

Review architecture, cost, governance, security, ownership, and scope before the work expands.

Entry offer
Assessment
Typical window
2 to 3 weeks
Assessment range
$15K to $35K
Next options
Blueprint, Build, Office, Governance

AI Pilot

Production value, model access, safety, and operating ownership need review.

Azure Spend

Cost, tagging, budget ownership, and platform choices need a clear view.

Architecture Approval

Identity, networking, data, security, and deployment choices need agreement.

Implementation Scope

QA gates, assumptions, reporting, and handoff need approval before delivery expands.

Assessment Output

Review the Work Before Build, Budget, or Governance Expands.

The assessment reviews the business goal, Azure current state, risks, owners, and the decisions needed before the work grows.

Current state findings

Risk register and owner map

Architecture recommendations

90 day action plan

Service Ladder

Move From Assessment to Approved Delivery.

Start with Assessment when the current state is unclear. Move into Blueprint, Build, Architecture Office, or Governance when the next decision is ready.

ASSESSMENT

Azure Architecture Assessment

A fixed scope assessment for teams that need current state, owners, risks, scope, and a 90 day action plan for an Azure or AI initiative.

Investment

$15K to $35K

2 to 3 weeks

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BLUEPRINT

Architecture Blueprint Sprint

A focused sprint to turn the business goal into target architecture, controls, backlog, and implementation scope.

Investment

$35K to $85K

3 to 6 weeks

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PRODUCTION

Pilot to Production Build

Implementation support to move an approved AI, data, or cloud pilot into production with controls and handoff.

Investment

$75K to $250K

8 to 16 weeks

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OFFICE

Architecture Office

Recurring senior architecture guidance for Azure, AI, cloud, data, vendor, and platform decisions.

Investment

$12K to $35K per month

6 to 12 months

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GOVERNANCE

Managed AI and Cloud Governance

Recurring governance for production AI and Azure work across risk, cost, architecture changes, controls, KPIs, and roadmap decisions.

Investment

$8K to $50K per month

Annual retainer

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Microsoft-Aligned Review

Azure, AI, Cost, Security, and Operations Reviewed Together.

The engagement reviews the Azure and AI capabilities teams are trying to put into production, then checks the platform controls needed to operate them.

Start

Start With Assessment

Use the Azure Architecture Assessment when the current state, owners, risks, or implementation scope are not clear.

Approve

Move Into Blueprint

Use a Blueprint Sprint when the business goal is known but target architecture and scope still need approval.

Build

Build Approved Scope

Use Pilot to Production Build when architecture is approved and delivery needs controls, monitoring, and handoff.

AzureCloud platform
Landing ZonePlatform foundation
AI FoundryAgents and models
Azure OpenAIModel access
AI SearchRetrieval
DefenderSecurity posture
PolicyGovernance
Azure MonitorOperations
Managed IdentitiesAccess model
Key VaultSecrets
Content SafetyAI guardrails
Application InsightsTelemetry
API ManagementAPI control
Container AppsApp runtime
PostgreSQLData platform
AdvisorOptimization

Delivery

Assess, Prioritize, Architect, Build, Operate.

Each engagement keeps the next decision visible: who owns it, what evidence supports it, and what should happen after approval.

  1. 01AssessClarify the business objective, owners, current state, risks, constraints, use cases, cost, and governance posture.
  2. 02PrioritizeRank opportunities by value, complexity, risk, cost, feasibility, and approval urgency.
  3. 03ArchitectDefine target state, security model, cost model, integration path, backlog, assumptions, and implementation scope.
  4. 04BuildImplement approved infrastructure, integrations, controls, testing, monitoring, documentation, and training.
  5. 05OperateHand off owners, runbooks, dashboards, governance review, reporting, and future approval decisions.

Start Here

Bring the Azure or AI Work That Needs a Decision.

Share the business goal, Azure or AI context, blockers, timeline, and decision owner. The first call confirms whether Assessment is the right next step.