Quickstart for Azure Landing Zone

Benefits of our Quickstart for Azure Landing Zone Engagement

Emergent Software’s Quickstart for Azure Landing Zone provides a secure, scalable, and well-governed foundation for cloud operations using Microsoft Azure. This engagement aligns with Microsoft's Cloud Adoption Framework to ensure best practices in architecture, identity, security, governance, and cost management are implemented from the start.

• Accelerated Cloud Readiness
  Rapidly establish a secure and compliant Azure foundation following Microsoft’s best practices.
  
  
• Built-In Governance & Security
  Implement identity controls, conditional access, and policy enforcement from day one.
  
  
• Cost Optimization
  Enable proactive budget monitoring, alerting, and Azure Cost Management to avoid overspend.
  
  
• Operational Excellence
  Lay the foundation for high availability, resilience, and scalable architecture.
  
  
• Team Enablement
  Deliver hands-on Azure portal training to upskill your IT staff and support ongoing operations.
  
  

Azure Landing Zone Quickstart includes:

• Design & Architecture
  • Define subscription layout (e.g., Dev, Test, Prod).
  • Establish naming standards and tagging strategy.
  • Document desired topology for future scalability.
• Identity & Access Management (IAM)
  • Implement RBAC, Conditional Access, and MFA.
  • Review encryption, application security, and audit strategies.
  • Integrate Privileged Identity Management (PIM).
• Network Architecture
  • Design hub-and-spoke network with secure connectivity (VPN/ExpressRoute).
  • Set up network security groups and perimeter controls.
  • Classify ingress and egress traffic patterns.
• Secure Access & Threat Protection
  • Leverage Microsoft 365 and Defender for Cloud for protection.
  • Use Azure Key Vault for secrets management.
  • Establish secure access protocols to cloud resources.
• Governance & Monitoring
  • Configure Azure Policy for resource governance.
  • Set up budgets and alerting mechanisms.
  • Enable Azure Monitor for visibility and proactive response.
• Resiliency & Backup
  • Implement Recovery Services Vault and backup policies.
  • Support multi-region redundancy based on business needs.
  • Consider industry-specific data retention requirements.
• IT Team Training
  • Provide up to 2 hours of Azure Portal walkthrough and best practices overview.
  • Equip your team with foundational knowledge to manage your new Azure environment.