Azure Local Planning and System Deployment (includes Windows Server in HCI topologies)

We provide solution design and scoping of all hardware and software components, ensuring seamless integration with existing systems. Our service includes system stress testing and stability validation to guarantee optimal performance. We offer a full end-user handover and introduction to capabilities session, along with the configuration of networking equipment (switches). We validate the target location readiness and ensure registration with Azure while implementing best-practice security and management policies. Our fully automated deployment process takes your system from bare metal to an operating platform efficiently

Service deliverables:

• Full environment and deployment pre-planning.
• Installation of base Hyper-Converged infrastructure platform, including registration with Azure and associated Azure-based resources (AS Local OS builds only). 
• Deploy Windows Admin Center on a system geographically close to the Hyper-Converged infrastructure deployment. 
• Configure access to Windows Admin Center from the Azure portal (Azure-hosted Windows Admin Center) for AS Local OS builds. 
• Complete baseline performance and failure testing (as detailed in the Success Criteria section). 
• Configure baseline security settings on the Hyper-Converged infrastructure platform. 
• Customer Training/Handover.

Microsoft technologies enabled and implemented: *Hybrid platform - Azure local *AKS ARC *ARC enabelled VM’s

Pricing Model: Per node, one-off fee