Security risk visibility Understand identity, access, exposed services and practical security gaps.
Azure Assessments & Well-Architected Reviews.
Get a clear view of your Azure security, cost, reliability and operational risk, with a senior-led review and a prioritised remediation roadmap.
Cost and usage clarity Find avoidable spend, unclear ownership and services that need better governance.
Reliability confidence Review backup, recovery, availability and production readiness for key workloads.
Prioritised remediation Leave with a clear action list, roadmap and options for fixing the highest-risk items.
Security
Cost optimisation
Reliability
Remediation roadmap
Why this matters
Azure risk is easier to fix when you can see it clearly.
Most Azure problems do not start as disasters. They start as unclear ownership, rising costs, weak backup confidence, exposed services or missing operational checks.
Book an Azure ReviewHidden risk is hard to manage
Azure environments can grow quickly. Without regular review, cost, security, backup and access issues can sit unnoticed until something breaks.
A roadmap is more useful than a checklist
The goal is not just to list findings. LDS helps separate urgent issues from sensible improvements so the next steps are clear.
Senior-led review for SMEs
This is a focused consulting offer for small and growing businesses that need practical Azure clarity without a large consultancy process.
Assessment options
Fixed-scope entry reviews, with a route into remediation and support
The prices below are starting points for focused consulting offers. Full Well-Architected reviews and remediation planning are scoped separately.
From £495
Azure Health Check
A focused entry review for SMEs that need a fast view of Azure risk, cost and obvious configuration gaps.
- Security posture snapshot
- Cost drivers summary
- Reliability and backup checks
- Priority fix list
- Walkthrough call
From £1,495
Azure Well-Architected Review
A deeper review for businesses running important Azure workloads and needing architecture-level recommendations.
- Security
- Reliability
- Cost optimisation
- Operational excellence
- Performance efficiency
From £2,500
Remediation Sprint
A practical fix phase for clients who want LDS to address priority issues found in the assessment.
- Agreed remediation backlog
- Engineering time
- Configuration fixes
- Documentation
- Handover
From £249/mo
Monthly Azure Risk & Change Report
Ongoing visibility after the first assessment, with clear reporting on risk, change and recommendations.
- Monthly review
- Risk tracking
- Change summary
- Recommendations
- Optional managed support route
Review areas
Aligned to recognised Azure Well-Architected review themes
The deeper review route considers the areas most teams care about when Azure workloads become important: security, reliability, cost, operations and performance.
Security
Identity, access, exposed services, secure configuration and practical hardening opportunities.
Reliability
Backup, recovery, availability, resilience and whether important workloads can be restored confidently.
Cost optimisation
Spend drivers, unused resources, right-sizing opportunities and better cost visibility.
Operational excellence
Monitoring, ownership, naming, tagging, deployment discipline and supportability.
Performance efficiency
Workload behaviour, platform fit, scaling assumptions and practical performance risks.
Assessment to support
A commercial route from review to measurable improvement
The journey should not stop at a PDF. The strongest route is assessment, roadmap, remediation sprint, then ongoing Azure risk and change visibility where needed.
Review
We review the agreed Azure areas, risks, configuration and operational context.
Prioritise
Findings are grouped by risk, impact and practical next step, not just listed as raw observations.
Roadmap
You receive a clear remediation roadmap, with quick fixes separated from larger improvement work.
Remediate
If you want LDS to help, we can scope and deliver a remediation sprint for the priority issues.
Monitor
For ongoing visibility, monthly reporting can track risk, changes and recommendations.
Why work with LDS
Azure clarity without unnecessary enterprise complexity
Five practical reasons SMEs choose LDS for Azure assessments, remediation planning and support.
FAQs
Azure assessment FAQs
Common questions before starting an Azure Health Check, Well-Architected Review or remediation sprint.
Is this a full enterprise architecture audit?
No. The entry Azure Health Check is a fixed-scope snapshot. Deeper Well-Architected reviews, remediation planning and managed support are scoped separately.
What is the difference between a Health Check and a Well-Architected Review?
The Health Check is a focused entry review for risk, cost and obvious gaps. The Well-Architected Review is deeper and looks across security, reliability, cost optimisation, operational excellence and performance efficiency.
Can LDS fix the issues found in the assessment?
Yes. Priority issues can be moved into a remediation sprint with an agreed backlog, engineering time, configuration fixes, documentation and handover.
Do you only work with Azure?
This page is specifically for Azure environments. LDS also supports websites, apps, integrations and broader digital platforms through other service routes.
Should prices be treated as fixed?
The prices shown are starting points for fixed-scope entry offers. Final scope depends on the number of subscriptions, workloads, complexity and reporting needs.
Can this lead into ongoing support?
Yes. After an assessment, clients can move into monthly Azure risk and change reporting or a managed support route where needed.
Book an Azure review
Tell us what you need to understand about your Azure setup.
Share the current concern: security, cost, backup confidence, reliability, governance, or whether the environment is ready to support a production website, app or portal.
Fixed-scope Azure Health Checks Well-Architected Review and remediation roadmap Remediation sprints and ongoing risk reporting