AW Infra
A tenant-wide Azure governance framework built to scale from day one, not bolted on after the fact.
From ad-hoc subscriptions to a documented, policy-enforced Azure landing zone.
Project Overview
The client's Azure footprint had grown organically with no consistent management group structure, no baseline security policy, and no clear separation between production and non-production workloads. KPThink designed a tenant-root-down governance framework: platform, security, connectivity, workload, and sandbox management groups, a scoped subscription baseline, Azure Security Benchmark and Microsoft Defender for Cloud enablement, hub-and-spoke network policy, and a least-privilege RBAC/PIM model, documented as the operational reference the client's own cloud team now owns.
Client name and identifying details changed at the client's request to protect confidentiality. Technical scope and methodology described are accurate.
Client Requirements
- 1A documented management group hierarchy separating platform, security, connectivity, and workloads.
- 2A right-sized subscription baseline that scales per application or business unit without sprawl.
- 3Centralized security posture management and logging across every subscription.
- 4A least-privilege RBAC model with just-in-time access for privileged roles.
Governance Structure
Illustrative recreation of the management group hierarchy described above, not a screenshot from the engagement. Structured on Microsoft's Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF) enterprise-scale landing zone pattern.
Services We Provided
From system architecture to customized front-end visual states, here is exactly what KPThink shipped for AW Infra.
Azure Landing Zone Architecture & Design
Policy & Governance Framework
Security Benchmark Implementation
RBAC / PIM Access Model Design
Key Features & Functionality
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Tiered Management Group Hierarchy
Tenant root down through platform, security, connectivity, workload (prod/non-prod split), and sandbox management groups, each with clear policy and RBAC scope.
Centralized Security & Logging
Dedicated security and Sentinel logging subscriptions give the SOC a single point of visibility across the entire tenant instead of per-subscription blind spots.
Policy-as-Governance
Azure Security Benchmark, Defender auto-provisioning, tagging/diagnostics enforcement, and production guardrails (resource locks, backup retention, WAF) applied consistently by management group.
Real-World Impact & ROI
Success is measured by outcome. Our partnership with AW Infra delivered outstanding metrics that drove core business performance.
A Governance Model the Client Now Owns
Delivered as documented operational reference material (management group hierarchy, subscription catalogue, and policy lifecycle) so the client's own cloud ops team can operate and extend it without ongoing dependency.
Consistent Guardrails Across Environments
Production and non-production workloads now sit under distinct policy sets, replacing the prior ad-hoc, subscription-by-subscription approach with enforced, auditable baselines.
Centralized Security Visibility
Defender for Cloud and centralized logging give the client's security team one place to monitor posture across every subscription, instead of stitching together per-subscription views.
Challenges & Engineering Solutions
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The Challenge:
Azure usage had grown subscription-by-subscription with no consistent management group structure, making policy enforcement and cost attribution inconsistent across teams.
KPThink's Solution:
Designed a tenant-root-down hierarchy (platform, security, connectivity, workloads, sandbox) so every subscription inherits the right policy and RBAC scope by construction, not by convention.
The Challenge:
No standardized security baseline existed, so posture varied significantly between subscriptions and there was no single view for the security team.
KPThink's Solution:
Rolled out Azure Security Benchmark and Defender for Cloud tenant-wide, with centralized Sentinel logging so posture and alerts are visible from one place regardless of which subscription generated them.
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