OCHK - Network Consulting Service

A successful cloud journey begins with a solid network foundation. Without a properly designed architecture, organizations face performance bottlenecks, critical security vulnerabilities, and uncontrolled costs. Simply "lifting and shifting" network topologies to the cloud often fails, creating complex integration challenges that stall major business initiatives like application modernization and data migration.

The OChK - Network Consulting Service is a strategic engagement designed to prevent these problems. We provide the expert guidance needed to design a robust and secure network that bridges your on-premises datacenters with Microsoft Azure, fully enabling your hybrid cloud strategy.

Leveraging the Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF) and the Well-Architected Framework (WAF), our certified Azure architects will guide you through the critical "Ready" phase of your cloud adoption. We ensure your network is not an afterthought, but a strategic enabler for your business.

Service Scope (Key Activities):

Our service is a comprehensive assessment and design project that includes:

Current Network Topology Assessment: We analyze your existing on-premises and cloud network infrastructure, identifying data flows, application dependencies, and current performance baselines.

Network Security Assessment: Our team reviews your current security posture, including firewalls, access control policies, Network Security Groups (NSGs), and compliance requirements to identify gaps and risks.

Network Architecture Design: We deliver a detailed "blueprint" for your future-state Azure network. This includes VNet/subnet design, IP addressing schemes (IPAM), DNS strategy, routing, and recommendations for core services like Azure Firewall, DDoS Protection, and Private Link.

Hybrid Connectivity Solution Design: A critical focus of the engagement, we design a secure, reliable, and high-performance connection between your on-premises environment and Azure, evaluating the best solution (e.g., ExpressRoute, S2S VPN, Azure Virtual WAN) for your specific bandwidth and latency needs.

Implementation Planning: We provide a comprehensive, phased roadmap for deployment. This includes technical steps, a proposed timeline, key milestones, and defined responsibilities to ensure a smooth, predictable, and non-disruptive implementation.

Key Business Outcomes:

Accelerate Cloud Migration: De-risk your migration projects with a proven network foundation ready for your workloads.

Strengthen Security & Compliance: Build on a "security-first" architecture designed to protect your assets and meet regulatory requirements.

Enable Hybrid Operations: Seamlessly connect and manage your on-premises and cloud resources as a single, unified environment.

Optimize Performance & Cost: Avoid costly redesigns and ensure your applications have the reliable, low-latency connectivity they need to perform.