Microsoft-centred enterprises adopting Azure
Connect cloud workloads with Entra identity, Microsoft 365, Dynamics, Power Platform, data, security, and established enterprise controls.
Azure landing zones, management groups, Entra identity, networking, applications, AKS, data, security, DevOps, and managed operation
Microsoft Azure cloud engineering services
Rokad designs, builds, migrates, secures, and operates Microsoft Azure environments across landing zones, identity, networking, applications, data, delivery, and reliability.
Platform fit / 01
Designed for teams with a specific platform requirement.
Azure is strongest when cloud architecture is integrated with Microsoft Entra, Microsoft 365, Power Platform, data, security, and enterprise operations. Rokad structures management groups, subscriptions, identity, networks, policy, workload platforms, observability, recovery, cost, and deployment around the organisation's operating model.
Teams migrating Windows, .NET, data, or mixed workloads
Select appropriate virtual machine, application, container, database, integration, and modernisation patterns with controlled cutover.
Organisations standardising existing Azure subscriptions
Improve management groups, policy, networks, identity, Defender, monitoring, deployment, backup, cost, and platform ownership.
Implementation risks / 02
The platform problems Rokad is prepared to solve.
Subscriptions were created before governance boundaries
Environments, departments, applications, policies, budgets, networks, data, and support responsibilities overlap.
Entra and Azure permissions evolved independently
Directory roles, Azure RBAC, managed identities, applications, groups, guests, secrets, and conditional access create excessive privilege.
Azure services are connected without a clear operational model
App services, functions, AKS, data, integration, private endpoints, monitoring, Defender, and backup have fragmented ownership.
Platform capabilities / 03
What Rokad can implement and operate.
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Azure landing zones, management groups, subscriptions, resource groups, policy, tagging, budgets, and shared services
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Microsoft Entra ID, managed identities, workload identity, RBAC, Key Vault, conditional access, logging, and governance
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Virtual networks, hub-spoke, Virtual WAN, private endpoints, DNS, load balancing, Front Door, and hybrid connectivity
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Virtual Machines, App Service, Functions, Container Apps, AKS, API Management, Logic Apps, and event-driven architecture
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Storage, Azure SQL, PostgreSQL, Cosmos DB, Service Bus, Event Grid, data platforms, backup, and recovery
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Bicep, ARM, Terraform, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, deployment slots, environments, approvals, and rollback
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Azure Monitor, Application Insights, Defender for Cloud, Sentinel integration, reliability, cost, and managed operation
Implementation system / 04
The architecture behind a dependable platform delivery.
Azure landing zone
Tenant, management groups, subscriptions, identity, policy, network, logging, security, budgets, and shared platform services.
Application and data platform
Compute, containers, serverless, APIs, integration, storage, databases, events, scale, availability, and data boundaries.
Azure delivery system
Bicep or Terraform, pipelines, artefacts, managed identities, environments, approvals, deployment strategies, and recovery.
Cloud operations
Monitor, Application Insights, Defender, alerts, objectives, incidents, backup, cost, capacity, support, and service lifecycle.
Use cases / 05
Where this platform creates practical leverage.
Azure enterprise landing zone
Establish management, subscription, network, identity, policy, security, logging, budget, and account-provisioning foundations.
Microsoft workload migration
Move .NET, Windows, SQL, identity, file, integration, and business applications with assessed rehost, replatform, and refactor paths.
Azure application modernisation
Adopt managed application, container, serverless, API, data, messaging, and observability services where they reduce operating risk.
Azure governance and reliability programme
Standardise policy, permissions, network, security, deployment, monitoring, backup, recovery, cost, and support across subscriptions.
Architecture / 06
Platform-specific engineering decisions and boundaries.
Management hierarchy follows delegation and policy
Design tenant, management-group, subscription, resource-group, and resource boundaries around ownership, isolation, compliance, and cost.
Private connectivity is applied by data and threat model
Use private endpoints, network segmentation, service endpoints, firewalls, DNS, and controlled egress where workload risk justifies them.
Managed identities are the default application credential
Use Entra-backed workload identity and scoped RBAC to reduce static secrets and improve auditability across Azure services.
Quality and governance / 07
Production controls are part of the implementation.
Secure cloud boundaries
Accounts, subscriptions, projects, identity, networks, secrets, encryption, policy, logs, and production access are designed as explicit trust boundaries.
Reproducible infrastructure
Infrastructure, configuration, policy, deployment, monitoring, backup, and recovery controls are versioned and delivered through reviewable automation.
Operated reliability and cost
Service objectives, telemetry, incidents, capacity, recovery, usage, commitments, budgets, and ownership are measured together.
Delivery / 08
A controlled path from assessment to operation.
Assess
Clarify the business outcome, current systems, platform constraints, data, integrations, risks, ownership, and measurable acceptance criteria.
Design
Define the platform architecture, workflow or storefront model, extensions, integrations, security, environments, and migration sequence.
Implement and validate
Build in controlled increments with testing, stakeholder review, observability, documentation, and platform-specific quality controls.
Launch and operate
Deploy safely, transfer ownership, monitor production behaviour, support users, and improve the implementation using operational evidence.
Typical platform deliverables
Azure tenant, subscription, workload, network, identity, security, cost, and migration assessment
Landing-zone, application, data, integration, reliability, and governance architecture
Bicep or Terraform repositories, subscription foundations, policy, network, and shared services
Application, container, serverless, API, storage, database, and integration implementation
CI/CD, monitoring, Defender, backup, recovery, cost, and incident controls
Architecture decisions, runbooks, ownership, support, and handover documentation
Engagement models / 09
Use the delivery structure that matches the platform work.
Assessment and roadmap
A bounded review of the current platform, requirements, gaps, risks, architecture, and an executable next-stage plan.
Fixed-scope implementation
A defined integration, migration, storefront, application, workflow, or platform outcome with explicit acceptance criteria.
Embedded platform specialists
Specialists working alongside internal product, engineering, operations, marketing, data, or enterprise teams.
Managed platform evolution
Ongoing maintenance, releases, integrations, support, optimisation, governance, and roadmap execution after launch.
Related platforms and services / 10
Compare adjacent platforms or continue into the wider system.
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Amazon Web Services
AWS multi-account, workload, migration, security, data, and operating platform engineering.
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Google Cloud
Google Cloud foundations, application platforms, GKE, data, security, and operations.
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Cloudflare
Edge compute, security, networking, storage, delivery, and Zero Trust services.
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Software development
Custom applications, backends, integrations, APIs, marketplaces, and enterprise systems.
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Data engineering
Pipelines, platforms, warehouses, analytics engineering, BI, and governed data operations.
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Managed technology services
Ongoing application, cloud, security, reliability, support, and continuous improvement.
FAQ
Microsoft Azure cloud engineering services
Platform scope, ownership, licences, data, integrations, security, migration, and long-term operation are clarified before delivery.
01Can Rokad design an Azure landing zone around an existing Microsoft tenant?
Can Rokad design an Azure landing zone around an existing Microsoft tenant?
Yes. We review Entra, management groups, subscriptions, networks, policy, logs, security, workloads, contracts, and ownership before implementation or modernisation.
02Can Rokad migrate Windows and SQL workloads to Azure?
Can Rokad migrate Windows and SQL workloads to Azure?
Yes. We assess compatibility, licensing, identity, data, downtime, managed-service options, performance, backup, recovery, and cutover before selecting a migration pattern.
03Can Azure integrate with Microsoft 365, Dynamics, and Power Platform?
Can Azure integrate with Microsoft 365, Dynamics, and Power Platform?
Yes. We design identity, API, event, data, workflow, security, and operating boundaries across the Microsoft ecosystem.
04Can Rokad provide managed Azure operations?
Can Rokad provide managed Azure operations?
Yes. Scope can include deployments, monitoring, incidents, Defender findings, backups, recovery, updates, capacity, cost, identity, and platform improvement.
Microsoft Azure · Cloud platform engineering
Connect Azure cloud engineering with the wider Microsoft operating environment.
Rokad can establish the landing zone, modernise workloads, integrate Microsoft systems, and operate Azure with controlled security and cost.
Contact / 05
Bring us the difficult technology problem.
Tell us what you need to build, improve, procure, deploy, or operate. We will respond with a practical next step.