Azure Infrastructure

A lot of Azure environments grow one resource at a time, without anyone stepping back to think about structure, cost, or security until something forces the issue. I design and manage Azure infrastructure with that structure in place from the start, so it’s still manageable a year from now.

What this covers

Architecture & resource organization Subscription and resource group structure, naming conventions, and tagging that make it obvious what’s running, what it costs, and who it belongs to.

Networking Virtual networks, subnets, and network security groups configured with least-privilege access between resources, not a flat network where everything can reach everything.

Security baseline & governance Azure Policy, role-based access control, and security posture monitoring so drift gets caught early instead of discovered during an incident.

Cost management Right-sizing resources and cleaning up the orphaned disks, unused public IPs, and forgotten test resources that quietly inflate a monthly bill.

Example engagements

• Restructuring a sprawling single-subscription environment into properly scoped resource groups with tagging and cost tracking
• Locking down network security groups after an environment was built with overly permissive default rules
• Standing up a new Azure environment from scratch for a business moving off on-prem servers
• Auditing and cleaning up unused resources that were quietly costing money every month

What this looks like in practice

Azure engagements usually start with an environment review: what’s deployed, what it’s costing, and where the security gaps are. From there we prioritize fixes and build out anything new with governance and cost control built in, not bolted on later.