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Services

I start with the big picture: how do cloud, identity, security, data and AI fit together in your organisation, and where do you want to be in a few years? From that architecture I work out the details into solutions that work.

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A single service or a complete role

You can hire me for a single service. Often a combination makes more sense. Then I work in the role of Cloud Consultant or Solution Architect, within your team or alongside it as a trusted advisor. In short: the Solution Architect makes sure the right thing is built, the Cloud Consultant makes sure it is built right.

Cloud Consultant

I improve and secure your Azure and Microsoft 365 environment, and take care of delivery too.

  • Health, readiness and security assessments with an improvement plan
  • Setting up Microsoft Defender, Entra ID and Purview
  • Building and optimising Azure environments as code
  • Getting monitoring, backup and cost management in order
  • Training, workshops and tabletop exercises
  • Documentation and knowledge transfer to your operations team

Solution Architect

I translate your business goals into a target architecture and keep cloud, security, data and AI aligned.

  • Turning requirements for availability, security, compliance and cost into a design
  • Target architecture, HLD, LLD and network design, with guardrails and governance based on CAF and WAF
  • Continuity: backup, disaster recovery and high availability based on your recovery objectives
  • Recording architecture choices in a decision log (ADR), including the trade-offs
  • Proof of concept, cost estimate and roadmap before you invest
  • Fitting AI workloads in securely, for example with an AI Landing Zone
  • Architecture reviews and oversight of coherence during delivery
Frequently asked questions

Good to know

Can I book a single service, or does it have to be a full programme?

A single service is fine, for example only an assessment or only setting up Microsoft Defender. Often a combination makes more sense. Then I work as a Cloud Consultant or Solution Architect, within your team or as a trusted advisor alongside it.

What is the difference between a security assessment and a health assessment?

The security assessment focuses on security, using CIS and NIS2 as a framework. The health assessment looks at all pillars of the Well-Architected Framework and at governance according to the Cloud Adoption Framework. In both cases you receive a report with findings and a risk rating, quick wins, a roadmap and a management summary.

What is the difference between the Cloud Consultant and the Solution Architect?

In short: the Solution Architect makes sure the right thing gets built, the Cloud Consultant makes sure it gets built right. As an architect I translate your goals into a design and guard the coherence; as a consultant I configure Azure and Microsoft 365 and take care of the implementation.

How does an engagement start?

With a conversation. Send an email or a WhatsApp message and we'll schedule an intake to discuss your situation and goals. You then receive a proposal with the approach and the steps, so you know what to expect up front.

Do you also do migrations to the cloud?

No. I focus on designing, improving and securing Azure and Microsoft 365 environments, for example with a Landing Zone as code. Moving servers or mailboxes is not something I offer.

Do you also help with Microsoft 365 Copilot and other AI applications?

Yes. In every assessment I check whether you are ready for AI: who has access to which data, and is sensitive information labelled properly? With Microsoft Purview, sound access rules and, for Azure AI services, an AI Landing Zone, I lay the foundation. And in a roadmap we decide which AI applications really pay off.

Can my own team manage it afterwards?

That's the idea. Every engagement ends with a handover: documentation for administrators, an explanation per measure and, where needed, a training or workshop for your team.

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Shall we talk?

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info@kelson365.com