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Generative AI

Azure OpenAI consultancy

North Peak Cloud builds secure, cost-controlled generative-AI applications on Azure OpenAI. We take you from idea to production — retrieval-augmented generation on your own data, agent workflows, or document intelligence — with private networking, content safety, evaluations and a token-versus-PTU cost strategy that keeps the bill predictable. Azure OpenAI gives you frontier models with enterprise controls; we make sure you use them safely and affordably.

  • RAG on your data, agents and document intelligence
  • Private networking and Microsoft Entra security
  • Content safety, evaluations and responsible-AI guardrails
  • Token vs PTU cost strategy
  • Built on Azure AI Foundry for evaluation and deployment
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 the difference between Azure OpenAI and ChatGPT?+

Azure OpenAI provides the same underlying models through Azure with enterprise controls — your data stays in your tenant, with private networking, identity, content safety and compliance. It is built for organisations that need governance, not just a chat interface.

How do I control Azure OpenAI costs?+

Choose the right pricing model (pay-as-you-go vs provisioned throughput), right-size the model to the task, cache and batch requests, and monitor token usage. North Peak Cloud builds this in and can manage it as an ongoing FinOps practice.

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.