Optimizing your cloud strategy: Azure Landing Zone
Order in the cloud: the core of an Azure landing zone
The introduction of cloud services in a company is often like building a new city: without a clear structure and order, an opaque jumble can quickly arise. An Azure Landing Zone is therefore considered the de facto standard in the market and acts as your city planner in the cloud - bringing order to the chaos by implementing a well-defined structure and governance for your cloud resources.
Think of a Microsoft Best-Practice Azure Landing Zone as the foundation on which your cloud resources are built securely, efficiently and in line with your corporate policies. It is the framework that allows you to methodically organize your workloads, regulate access and optimize security.
Risks under control: from costs to compliance
Migration to the cloud brings challenges. Uncontrolled costs, security gaps and compliance issues are the order of the day. We transform this chaos into order with proven Microsoft methods that minimize risks and reduce costs. In addition, implementing an Azure Landing Zone can specifically help to meet the requirements of the NIS 2 directive by creating a secure and resilient environment for your cloud resources.
Quick start, secure setup, strategic scaling
At Sycor, we use 'Infrastructure-as-Code' via Terraform for the implementation of Azure Landing Zones. This method not only enables us to set up your cloud architecture quickly, but also optionally integrates DevOps principles and automation strategies into the process. In order to meet the different requirements, we roll out the landing zone in graduated levels. This phased approach enables a quick starting point for cloud implementation, while providing the flexibility to expand the complexity and functionality of the environment as your business needs grow.
Azure Landing Zones for existing workloads
Our goal is to bring structure to any existing Azure environment, starting with a detailed assessment of your current infrastructure. This first step allows us to identify specific optimization potential. Based on the results of the assessment, we set up an Azure Landing Zone. We then move on to tidying up and reorganizing existing resources while creating a solid foundation for future expansion. This strategic approach enables targeted optimization of your cloud environment, ensures efficiency and paves the way for sustainable growth.
Beyond the landing zone: your partner on the cloud journey
We support SMEs throughout their entire cloud journey - from initial strategic planning and implementation to the optimization of existing structures. As your trusted partner, we ensure that your cloud infrastructure not only complies with current best practices and standards, but is also flexible enough to grow and adapt with your business.
Conceptual Azure target zone architecture. Source: Was ist eine Azure-Zielzone? - Cloud Adoption Framework | Microsoft Learn
Other specific Azure topics
An Azure Landing Zone is a structured and well-defined environment in the Microsoft Azure Cloud that is implemented according to the best practices of the Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework. It serves as a foundation for your cloud resources and ensures that they are organized securely, efficiently and in accordance with your company policies.
The Azure Landing Zone brings order and structure to your cloud environment. It helps to avoid uncontrolled costs, close security gaps and minimize compliance issues. It also provides a scalable basis for future growth and expansion.
The Azure Landing Zone creates a secure and resilient environment for your cloud resources that specifically helps to meet the requirements of the NIS 2 directive. Microsoft best practices minimize risks and maintain high security and compliance standards.
“Infrastructure-as-code" is an approach in which infrastructure is defined and managed using code. With Terraform, an open source tool, we can efficiently set up and manage your cloud architecture. This approach enables automation, consistency and repeatability of infrastructure implementation.
Yes, our service includes the optimization of existing Azure environments. We start with a detailed assessment of your current infrastructure, identify optimization potential and then implement an Azure Landing Zone to restructure and improve your environment.
The duration of the implementation can vary depending on the complexity and size of your environment. An Azure Landing Zone can be started incrementally with basic configurations (level 100) and built up to advanced setups (level 400). However, by using infrastructure-as-code and the level-by-level rollout approach, we can ensure a quick start and rapid implementation.
The main advantages of an Azure Landing Zone are:
- Structured and well-defined cloud environment
- Improved security and compliance
- Efficient resource utilization and cost control
- Scalability and flexibility for future growth
- Integration of DevOps principles and automation
We support SMEs throughout their entire cloud journey, from strategic planning and implementation to the optimization of existing structures. As a trusted partner, we ensure that your cloud infrastructure remains flexible and adapts to the growing requirements of your company.
For more information about our Azure Landing Zone services and how we can help you optimize your cloud strategy, contact us anytime. We are ready to answer your questions and work together to find the best solutions for your business.
We start the implementation process with a detailed assessment of your current Azure infrastructure. This first step allows us to identify specific optimization potential and develop a tailor-made Azure Landing Zone for your company.
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