Azure bill keeps climbing
We map it, cut 20–40%, document the policy so it stays cut.
Microsoft cloud engineering · partner-track
Microsoft cloud engineering for companies that outgrew their MSP.
Senior Azure, M365, and Entra engineering — fractional, embedded, and accountable. Built for mid-market IT leaders who need real expertise without hiring a full team.
Engineers across US · EU · West Africa
AzureEntra IDMicrosoft 365Power PlatformDefender
What we fix
Real problems IT directors don't have time to solve.
Four pain points we hear weekly — and what changes after we engage.
No senior engineer on staff
Embedded fractional engineer, on-call inside your team's Slack or Teams.
Audit and compliance pressure
Zero-Trust controls, conditional access, evidence packets ready.
Modernization stuck in PowerPoint
CAF-aligned roadmap, then we build it. Not another readiness deck.
Who we serve
Mid-market teams across six industries.
We've built and governed Microsoft cloud environments for these sectors. Yours probably looks familiar.
Real Estate
Property mgmt, leasing, multi-entity Azure tenants.
Legal
Matter mgmt, eDiscovery, conditional access by client.
Nonprofits
Microsoft for Nonprofits grants and tenant hardening.
Retail
Multi-store identity, POS network isolation, M365 floors.
Education
Faculty, staff, student tenant separation and SIS sync.
Logistics
Fleet identity, depot networking, plant-floor M365.
How we work
From discovery to handoff in four steps.
We embed fast. No 90-day discovery sprints.
- 1
Discovery
30-minute call. We listen, you sketch the chaos.
- 2
Scoping
We send a written scope: outcomes, timeline, fixed pricing.
- 3
Execution
Embedded in your Slack/Teams. Daily progress, weekly demos.
- 4
Handoff
Documented, in your repos, owned by your team.
Capabilities
What we deliver.
Four named practice areas. No menu of 50 services. No upsells in the proposal.
01 · Foundation
Azure Foundation
Landing zones, governance, naming, tagging, RBAC, networking — built to Microsoft's Cloud Adoption Framework so it survives auditors and growth.
- Landing zone deployment (CAF-aligned)
- Subscription + RBAC design
- Network topology + private endpoints
- Tag policy + cost ownership
02 · FinOps
Cost & Governance
Right-sizing, reservations, lifecycle policies, and chargeback so finance stops asking why the bill went up.
- Spend mapping by BU/project
- Right-sizing + reservation strategy
- Budget alerts + Azure Policy guardrails
- Monthly chargeback report
03 · Trust
Security & Compliance
Zero Trust controls, conditional access, Defender baseline, and evidence packets ready for SOC 2, HIPAA, ISO.
- Conditional access + MFA hardening
- Defender for Cloud + endpoint baseline
- Audit evidence + control mapping
- Quarterly security review
04 · Build
Modernization
Migration, Bicep/Terraform IaC, DevOps pipelines, and AI/Copilot enablement — from PowerPoint to production.
- Migration assessment + execution
- Bicep or Terraform IaC adoption
- GitHub Actions / Azure DevOps pipelines
- Copilot + AI rollout planning
Real results · anonymized
Outcomes from recent engagements.
$12K/mo
Azure spend recovered
Logistics client, 3 environments. Right-sizing + reservations + lifecycle policies.
83 → 1
Workspaces consolidated
Education client. Tenant-level governance restored, audit-ready in 6 weeks.
32+
Subscriptions governed
Real-estate group. Landing zone deployed; cost ownership clarified per BU.
Insights
All insights →Field notes from real environments.
Short reads on what actually works in mid-market Microsoft cloud.
When your MSP isn't enough: signs you need a fractional cloud engineer
Three patterns we see when MSP tickets stop solving the underlying architecture problem.
5 min read
Microsoft 365 + Entra: the governance setup we deploy on day one
Conditional access, named locations, break-glass accounts. The minimum-viable Entra config for a 200-person org.
8 min read
The 5 Azure cost leaks every mid-market IT team has
Idle resources, oversized SKUs, forgotten dev environments — and the policy patterns that plug them.
6 min read
Ready when you are.
Two ways in: book a 30-minute discovery call, or send a short note about your environment.