Cloud Landing Zone
Without a well-thought-out foundation, a cloud environment can quickly become difficult to secure, expensive to manage, and hard to expand. A cloud landing zone prevents that: a pre-designed base environment with governance, security, and network setup as standard, before the first application is connected.
Why a Cloud Landing Zone?
Without a cloud landing zone, most cloud projects start well but quickly become complex. Teams set up their own environments, security settings vary per project, costs rise without oversight, and compliance questions become a nightmare to answer. A landing zone is the solution: one consistent foundation on which all applications are built, managed, and secured.
The landing zone is also the prerequisite for AI. Data classification, access rights, and monitoring must be in order before AI applications such as Microsoft 365 Copilot or Azure OpenAI can run safely. Those preconditions are built in from day one, so you don't have to fix things retroactively.
Our approach
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Automated rollout via our own blueprints
We roll out the landing zone via Infrastructure as Code based on our own in-house developed blueprints for Azure and AWS. That ensures the environment is consistently deployed, reproducible, and immediately meets a high baseline level of security and governance.
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Network setup and segmentation
We set up the network with hub-and-spoke (a central network with connected sub-networks around it) or other topologies suited to the situation, including segmentation between environments and secure connectivity to on-premises or other platforms.
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Identity, security, and monitoring built in
We integrate Microsoft Entra ID or AWS IAM (Identity and Access Management) as the identity foundation, with role-based access and least privilege (access limited to what is strictly necessary) as standard. Logging, monitoring, and alerting via Microsoft Sentinel or AWS Security Hub are part of the standard setup, not an option added later.
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Governance and cost management
We set up policies for resource naming, tagging, budget limits, and compliance reporting, so the environment stays manageable as more teams and applications are connected.
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AI readiness as standard
Data classification, access rights, and governance are set up so AI applications can be safely enabled, without having to redesign the landing zone afterward.
What does a Cloud Landing Zone deliver?
Flawless cloud foundation
A cloud environment that's right the first time, without the technical debt of organically grown infrastructure.
Built-in compliance
Demonstrable security and compliance from day one, with logging, monitoring, and governance as standard.
Scalability that grows with you
Scalability that grows with the organization, as new applications and teams are connected to a consistent foundation.
Cost control and AI readiness
Control over cloud costs through budget limits and transparent reporting, in an environment that, with data classification and access rights, is also ready for AI.
Curious how your cloud environment is doing?
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Ready to build your Cloud Landing Zone?
Digital Survival Company is a Microsoft Gold Partner and AWS Advanced Consulting Partner. Our engineers are certified in specializations such as Solutions Architect, Security Engineer, and DevOps Engineer, and build landing zones based on our own in-house developed, field-tested blueprints. Contact us and we'll discuss together how we build a cloud landing zone that fits your platform, goals, and organization.
FAQ
Do we need a Cloud Architecture first before you can build the landing zone?
An architecture design is the ideal basis, but not always a hard requirement. If the direction is clear, we can start directly with the landing zone. If an overarching design is missing, we include that as the first step in the same project.
How long does building a Cloud Landing Zone take?
A standard landing zone on Azure or AWS is typically ready within two to four weeks. The timeline depends on the complexity of the network setup, the number of environments, and the specific compliance requirements that need to be incorporated.
Do you also take over management afterward?
Yes. If desired, we also support ongoing management: monitoring, managing, and optimizing the landing zone 24/7. The team that builds it knows the environment and also takes over its management.