Azure landing zones
subscriptions, management groups, RBAC, tagging, and baseline policies so sprawl doesn’t become a second job
What's included
What's included
Every environment is different — we tailor scope after a walkthrough or remote assessment. The list below reflects what most High Country clients ask us to deliver.
Migration planning using rehost / replatform / refactor framing
we’ll tell you honestly when “lift and shift” is enough
Cost hygiene
budget alerts, right-sizing reviews, and reserved-instance guidance on a quarterly cadence
Microsoft 365 tenant hardening adjacent to cloud work
we draw the line with Managed IT: identity and security baselines here; day-to-day helpdesk there
AI use-case triage
what’s allowed (public docs, internal SOPs) vs off-limits (PHI, financials, client contracts) before anyone installs Copilot
Pilot builds with guardrails
private RAG over approved SharePoint libraries, prompt templates, and logging so experiments don’t become shadow IT
Who it's for
Built for businesses like yours
Businesses outgrowing a single server in the closet
backup windows slipping, VPN complaints, or “we need to work from anywhere”
Teams already using ChatGPT in the browser and le…
Teams already using ChatGPT in the browser and leadership wants the same productivity inside Microsoft with controls
Medical, legal, and financial offices that need c…
Medical, legal, and financial offices that need cautious adoption with documented data boundaries
Owners who want one partner to explain the bill,…
Owners who want one partner to explain the bill, not three vendors pointing at each other
How it works
How we work
- 01
Inventory + goals
Workshops with your stakeholders: what must move, what can stay, compliance triggers, and success metrics (uptime, RTO/RPO, monthly Azure spend cap).
- 02
Architect
Diagram + written assumptions: identity flow, backup targets, network paths, and security controls. You sign off before migration weekends get scheduled.
- 03
Migrate / pilot
Phased waves with validation tests — login, print, line-of-business app, and restore drill — before cutover DNS or user communication.
- 04
Operate + improve
Monthly or quarterly review: cost trends, open alerts, patch posture, and whether that AI pilot earned a second department.
FAQ
Common questions
Do you host everything in Azure?
No — and we won’t pretend you should. Hybrid is normal: domain controllers or print locally, files and apps in Azure or M365 where it makes sense. We document what lives where and why.
Will you train our staff on Copilot or other assistants?
Yes. We do role-based working sessions — what to ask, what never to paste, how to verify output — plus written guardrails your team can reference. Training is scoped; we don’t do generic “AI 101” theater.
How do you prevent data leaks with AI tools?
Policy plus technical controls: tenant settings, DLP where licensed, approved data sources only, logging, and clear “stop and call us” rules. We assume users mean well and design for honest mistakes.
Can you just fix our Azure bill?
Often, yes — right-sizing orphaned resources, storage tiering, and unused public IPs are common wins. If the architecture is wrong, we’ll say so; tuning alone won’t fix a forklift nobody uses.