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Platform engineering

Azure landing zone services

An Azure landing zone is the secure, governed foundation your workloads run on, and North Peak Cloud builds one as code in weeks. Following the Cloud Adoption Framework and Well-Architected Framework, we set up management-group structure, identity, networking, and Azure Policy guardrails in Bicep or Terraform that you own. It is the difference between scaling Azure with confidence and firefighting later.

  • Management-group and subscription design
  • Microsoft Entra identity and RBAC
  • Hub-spoke or Virtual WAN networking
  • Azure Policy guardrails as code
  • Bicep or Terraform you keep — no lock-in
Azure AI Foundry specialists
FinOps cost engineering
Fixed-price foundations
UK · US · Canada
What we do

AI on Azure, done right.

The foundations, guardrails and cost discipline that turn an Azure AI pilot into something you can actually run in production.

AI-ready foundations

Azure AI Foundry hubs and projects, private networking to your models, identity and policy guardrails — the secure base every AI workload needs before it scales.

Cost control for AI & cloud

FinOps for the AI era: token and PTU strategy, model right-sizing, reservations and anomaly detection. We find the waste your invoice is hiding.

Platform engineering

Landing zones as code in Bicep or Terraform, GitOps, policy-as-code and golden paths. Enterprise-grade Azure delivered in weeks, not quarters.

Security & responsible AI

Content filtering, evaluations, data-residency and audit-ready guardrails aligned to the EU AI Act and ISO 42001 — trustworthy AI you can put in front of customers.

Migration & modernisation

Cloud Adoption Framework migrations and Well-Architected reviews that leave you cheaper, faster and ready for AI — not just lifted-and-shifted.

Senior engineers, direct

You work with the architect who does the build — no account managers, no offshore hand-off, no gatekeeping. Answers in plain English.

How we work

Three ways to start.

Fixed-scope engagements with a clear price and outcome agreed up front — then ongoing cost and platform management if you want it. No day-rate open-endedness.
FIXED-PRICE FOUNDATION
AI Base Camp

An AI-ready Azure landing zone, delivered in weeks.

  • Azure AI Foundry hub & projects
  • Private networking to model endpoints
  • Identity, RBAC & Azure Policy guardrails
  • Responsible-AI baseline & content filters
  • Infrastructure as code you own
  • Handover & runbook
Scope your foundation
PILOT TO PRODUCTION
Foundry Accelerator

One AI use case, production-grade, on AI Foundry.

  • RAG, agent or document-intelligence build
  • Evaluation & guardrails wired in
  • CI/CD and observability
  • Cost model before you commit
  • Knowledge transfer to your team
  • Reusable accelerator IP
Start an accelerator
FINOPS · ONGOING
AI Cost Control

Stop AI and cloud bill shock before it starts.

  • Token / PTU vs pay-as-you-go strategy
  • Model right-sizing & reservations
  • Cost anomaly detection
  • Classic Azure estate optimisation
  • Monthly reporting & reviews
  • Gain-share option available
Cut your Azure bill
Also available: Azure Well-Architected reviews, cloud migration, Microsoft Entra identity and classic cost-optimisation engagements. See all Azure services.
Why now
The 2016 cloud moment,
for AI.
Azure AI today is where Azure cloud was a decade ago: the organisations that build the right foundations now will compound the advantage for years. The ones that bolt AI on without guardrails will pay for it — in cost, risk and rework. North Peak Cloud gets you on the right side of that line.
Questions

Asked and answered.

What is an Azure landing zone?+

An Azure landing zone is a pre-built, governed Azure environment — management groups, identity, networking and policy guardrails — set up before workloads are deployed, so you have a secure, repeatable foundation to scale on.

Do I need an AI landing zone or a standard one?+

If your near-term goal includes generative AI, our AI-ready landing zone extends the standard pattern with private model access and responsible-AI guardrails. If not, the standard landing zone is the right foundation and can be extended for AI later.

Get in touch

Let’s get you AI-ready.

Tell us what you’re trying to do with AI on Azure — a couple of sentences is plenty. You’ll get a reply within one working day with clear next steps. No obligation, UK, US and Canada welcome.