Azure Architecture
Design, review, and optimise your Azure environment. Expert guidance from a certified Azure Solutions Architect.
Architecture Services
Landing Zone Design
Design and implement Azure landing zones following Cloud Adoption Framework best practices.
Network Architecture
Hub-spoke topologies, ExpressRoute, VPN, Private Link, and hybrid connectivity solutions.
Security & Governance
Azure Policy, RBAC, Defender for Cloud, identity management, and compliance frameworks.
Data Platform
Azure SQL, Synapse, Fabric, Data Factory - design data architectures that scale.
Application Architecture
App Services, Container Apps, AKS, Functions - choose the right compute for your workloads.
Well-Architected Review
Assess your existing Azure environment against the Well-Architected Framework pillars.
What You Get
- Architecture design documents
- Network topology diagrams
- Security baseline recommendations
- Cost optimisation report
- Implementation roadmap
- Terraform/Bicep templates
Latest Azure Insights
Expert guidance on Azure architecture and best practices
Physical Data Transfer vs Cloud Upload: The Break-Even Point
There's a crossover point where physically transporting your data beats uploading it over the internet. Here's the maths to find exactly where that line sits for your situation.
290 GB across 11,000 km in 35 seconds: testing the Azure backbone the hard way
Moved 290 GB across 11,000 km of Azure backbone in 35 seconds of active transfer. 67 Gbit/sec sustained, a 25 GB Blu-ray every 3 seconds. The wall isn't QoS, it's the storage account request throttle. Plus the real bill: £112 of cross-region egress, mostly Asia outbound at £0.080 per GB.
When One Email Has Two Microsoft Identities: Fixing the Account Merge Problem
Using the same email for a personal Microsoft account and a work M365 account creates identity conflicts that silently break device management, app sign-ins, and MFA.
How I Use Claude Code for Azure Infrastructure Projects in 2026
Claude Code is not just for application developers. Here's how an Azure infrastructure engineer uses it for Terraform, cost analysis, documentation, and architecture reviews.