Azure Landing Zone Migration for a Leading Automotive Company
A leading automotive manufacturer approached us to modernize and standardize their Azure environment. Their existing Azure landing zone lacked the foundational design, governance, and security principles required for a scalable enterprise-grade cloud environment.Customer Overview
Zarthi Client
This is a leading Indian two-wheeler manufacturer known for its strong domestic footprint in motorcycles and scooters. The company combines heritage, innovation, and market reach, with service, and parts network. It is also actively expanding into electric mobility while continuing to reinforce its core ICE business, and emphasizes quality, sustainability, and customer satisfaction.
We identified key problems that need to be addressed to deliver a solution aligned with the customer’s problem
Security and Cost Governance Gaps
The absence of centralized cloud cost management and identity controls led to increased spending and security exposure.
Operational Inefficiencies
Minimal automation, limited monitoring, and no centralized management tools led to high manual overhead and inconsistent operations.
Inadequate Data Protection
Backups, redundancy, and soft-delete mechanisms were not in place, posing a risk to data resiliency.
Unstructured Networking
The environment followed no defined topology, lacked segmentation, and had no protection mechanisms such as Application Gateway for Azure with Web Application Firewall.
Lack of Governance
No consistent resource tagging, naming conventions, or Azure Policy enforcement for compliance.
Our Methodology
We were focused on designing and implementing a modern Azure Landing Zone that would strengthen scalability, security, and governance across the client’s cloud ecosystem. Our goal was to create a future-ready foundation that simplifies management and accelerates innovation.
01 Discovery & Diagnosis
Conducted an in-depth assessment of the existing Azure Security environment, identifying governance, security, and operational gaps. Evaluated adherence to Microsoft’s Well-Architected Framework and enterprise-scale architecture best practices.
02 Solutioning
Designed and implemented a new Azure Landing Zone adhering to Microsoft’s Well-Architected Framework and Enterprise-Scale Architecture guidelines. The project was executed with a focus on governance, security, scalability, and operational excellence.
03 Execution & Delivery
Landing Zone Modernization & Migration: Migrated 100+ virtual machines and 50+ internal and public-facing applications to the new landing zone. Migrated 60+ production databases from IaaS VMs to Azure SQL PaaS, resulting in ~25% cloud cost reduction and improved performance and availability. Networking & Connectivity: Designed and deployed a Hub-Spoke network topology across Development, Staging, and Production environments. Integrated Azure Firewall, Application Gateway WAF, and Network Security Groups (NSGs) for Layer 3–7 protection. Established highly available hybrid connectivity with on-premises and AWS environments via VPN Gateway and ExpressRoute. Identity & Access Management: Implemented Azure Entra ID (Active Directory) integration with on-prem AD for SSO, authentication, and federation. Enforced Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) and Privileged Identity Management (PIM) for secure and controlled access. Governance & Compliance: Implemented Azure Standard Policy, Blueprints, and custom tagging/naming conventions for consistent governance. Introduced Cost Management and Budgets, improving cost visibility and reducing monthly overruns by ~15%. Operational Excellence: Deployed Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and Automation Accounts for proactive monitoring and automated remediation. Integrated backup policies and redundancy across key workloads, thereby enhancing data protection and disaster recovery posture.
We delivered measurable business outcomes that validate the effectiveness of the solution
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