Maximize Your Azure Investment with a Complimentary Azure Infrastructure Audit

As businesses increasingly rely on cloud technology, optimizing your Azure infrastructure has become essential for both operational efficiency and cost management. Datalink Networks offers a detailed Azure Infrastructure Audit that helps you ensure your cloud environment is running at its best, while also identifying opportunities for cost savings and enhanced security.

Whether you’re a small business or a large enterprise, our audit can unlock hidden potential within your Azure environment, ensuring you're making the most out of your cloud investment.

What is an Azure Infrastructure Audit?

An Azure Infrastructure Audit is a thorough evaluation of your Microsoft Azure environment. It reviews key areas such as resource utilization, contract management, network configurations, security protocols, and cost management strategies. The goal is to provide actionable insights to optimize performance, reduce unnecessary spending, and strengthen security.

At Datalink Networks, we tailor the audit to your specific needs, helping you align your Azure infrastructure with best practices and deliver value for your organization.

Why Do You Need an Azure Infrastructure Audit?

An Azure Infrastructure Audit provides a range of critical benefits:

• Cost Reduction: By identifying inefficiencies and optimizing your resources, we can help reduce unnecessary cloud spending.
• Enhanced Security: We help you tighten security measures, ensuring your sensitive data and applications are protected against evolving threats.
• Improved Efficiency: With optimized configurations and resources, your team can focus on more strategic initiatives rather than managing inefficient infrastructure.
  
  

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Key Areas Covered in an Azure Infrastructure Audit

Contract & Resource Assessment

• Microsoft/CSP Contract Review: Our team will review your Microsoft and Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) agreements to identify any misalignments between your current usage and your contracted terms. We ensure you’re not overpaying for unused or underutilized services and look for opportunities to renegotiate favorable terms.
• Azure Network Analysis: Optimizing your network infrastructure is crucial for both performance and security. We analyze your virtual networks, subnets, and connections to ensure they are well-architected and cost-effective.
• Azure Compute & Storage Architecture: We assess your compute and storage resources to ensure they are right sized for your needs, eliminating waste and reducing over-provisioned resources

Optimize Over/Under-Utilized Resources

• Cloud resources that are over-provisioned, under-utilized, or even unused can lead to unnecessary costs. Our audit identifies such resources and recommends actions to optimize them—whether it’s resizing, terminating, or consolidating resources to improve cost efficiency.
  
  

Cost Management Review

• Hybrid Use Benefits: Leveraging your on-premises licenses with Azure’s Hybrid Use Benefit can significantly reduce costs. We help ensure you’re fully utilizing this program for maximum savings.
• License Review: A review of your operating system and application licenses is conducted to ensure you're not overspending. We’ll also explore opportunities for license optimization, ensuring you’re on the most cost-effective plans.
  
  
  

Security Posture

• Entra ID & Conditional Access Policies: Securing access to your Azure resources is paramount. We review your identity management system, including Entra ID, and assess your conditional access policies to ensure your environment is protected from unauthorized access.
• Azure Firewall & Application Security: We evaluate your network and application security configurations, ensuring that your Azure firewall and other protective measures are properly configured to defend against potential security threats.
  
  
  

Our Approach

At Datalink Networks, we take a meticulous, results-driven approach to your Azure Infrastructure Audit. Our team of Azure-certified specialists utilizes advanced tools and methodologies to conduct a thorough analysis of your environment. Here’s how we ensure a comprehensive audit:

• Data Collection: We begin by collecting relevant data from your Azure environment, including resource configurations, billing details, contracts, and security policies.
• In-depth Analysis: We assess your resources, contracts, cost management strategies, and security posture to uncover any inefficiencies or risks.
• Tailored Recommendations: Based on our findings, we provide actionable, customized recommendations that help you optimize resources, reduce costs, and improve security.

Actionable Report Includes:

• Optimization Recommendations: A roadmap to help you optimize Azure expenditures, ensuring maximum efficiency and cost savings.
• Security Improvements: A comprehensive security assessment with clear steps to enhance the security of your environment.
• Cost Management Insights: An analysis of your current Azure spending with suggestions to lower costs moving forward.
• Licensing and Contract Optimization: Strategic advice on optimizing licensing and negotiating better terms with Microsoft or your CSP.
  
  

Expert Delivery Led by Azure Specialists

Datalink Networks' Azure Infrastructure Audit is led by a team of Azure-certified specialists with extensive experience in managing, optimizing, and securing Azure environments. Our experts leverage their deep knowledge of Azure services to help you make informed decisions about your cloud infrastructure.

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