What to expect from a cloud and infrastructure review

A cloud review should help you decide where to focus your time and budget. Looking at Azure alongside its connections to your wider infrastructure gives the findings context.

Areas to review

• Identity and access. Check permissions, privileged roles and whether access matches current responsibilities.
• Cloud architecture. Review subscriptions, landing zones and the standards used for new workloads.
• Networking and storage. Understand hybrid connections, dependencies and the systems your services rely on.
• Costs. Look for unused resources and spending that needs closer investigation.
• Operational ownership. Clarify who manages changes, monitors services and responds when something needs attention.

Turning findings into a plan

The useful output is a written assessment with prioritised recommendations. Each action should explain the issue, its impact and what needs to happen next.

A cloud and infrastructure review starts with an agreed scope, so the assessment reflects your environment and the decisions you need to make.