What is a Well-Architected Framework audit?
A Well-Architected Framework (WAF) audit is a structured assessment of cloud workloads to ensure they adhere to Microsoft’s best practices.
It evaluates workloads against Microsoft’s five key pillars. By analysing architectural configurations, security posture, and performance metrics, the audit helps organisations optimise their cloud environments. It identifies inefficiencies, security vulnerabilities, and areas for cost reduction, ultimately providing a roadmap for improved cloud governance and workload performance.
Who is it for?
This audit is designed for businesses and organisations using Microsoft Azure or hybrid cloud environments. It is ideal for IT teams, cloud architects, and decision-makers looking to ensure their cloud workloads are secure, cost-effective, and high-performing. Companies experiencing challenges with scalability, security, or cloud spending can benefit significantly.
The audit is particularly valuable for those seeking expert guidance in aligning their cloud workloads with Microsoft’s architectural excellence framework to maximise return on investment.
What’s the process?
The audit process begins with an understanding of the client’s cloud environment, requiring access to their Azure subscription, resource groups, or hybrid infrastructure. We’ll then assess the infrastructure, workloads, and applications, focusing on configuration, security, compliance, and performance.
The evaluation benchmarks workloads against Microsoft’s best practices, identifying areas for improvement.
We’ll provide a detailed report, outlining recommendations for security enhancements, cost optimisation, and operational efficiency. You’ll receive expert guidance to implement these improvements, ensuring a more robust and scalable cloud architecture.
The benefits
Our certified Azure experts bring deep knowledge of cloud, hybrid platforms, and Microsoft best practices. As a Microsoft partner, we offer validated solution designs, direct Microsoft collaboration, and exclusive Azure credit offers. Our tailored audits provide actionable insights that are right for your organisation, ensuring security, efficiency, and ROI-driven cloud governance with expert guidance and seamless implementation.
Security and compliance
Insight into audit and access logs, and security vulnerabilities
Performance efficiency
Spotlight issues and inefficiencies and fix them with help from our team
Compliance assurance
Ensure compliance with industry standards
Environment hardening insights
Configuration and user governance insights
Expert support
Access to Azure-certified experts
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