Azure Secure Tenant Resilience Architecture (ASTRA)
Azure managed service.Inside your own tenant.
ASTRA structures, secures and runs your Azure environment: with dedicated architects, infrastructure as code and a report that makes costs, subscriptions and resources visible month by month. Tenant and data stay 100% yours.
- tenant and data stay yours
- 100%
- per month, in three tiers
- from €5,000
- to audit readiness
- 3–6 weeks
managed service report
Managed Service Dashboard
// 59 months · 2021-07 to 2026-05
01Costs
Costs over time
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Costs from the subscriptions table
02Scope
Subscriptions
// count per month
Resources
// total per month
The managed service report from ASTRA: costs, subscriptions and resources of one tenant, month by month since July 2021.
Why ASTRA? Reality speaks for itself
25%
of companies discover shadow IT only by chance - often with compliance consequences.
>50%
of Azure resources are publicly reachable according to studies - often unnoticed.
>40%
of cost variances arise from missing FinOps processes - with direct budget impact.
1
responsible person often knows all Azure dependencies - if they leave, knowledge is lost.
What exactly is ASTRA?
ASTRA is a managed service for Azure tenants in mid-sized businesses. We bring structure, security, and FinOps - without slowing your team down. Instead of standard templates, we deliver tailored architecture, clear governance, and real relief.
- Audit readiness in 3-6 weeks - no restart, building on your existing environment.
- 30-50% lower cloud costs - through FinOps structures, automatic optimization, and clear accountability.
- Full documentation of your Azure environment - for transparency, knowledge retention, and safe handovers.
- Governance that works - policies, access models, and naming conventions that work in day-to-day operations.
- Team enablement instead of dependency - your team is involved, trained, and empowered to steer independently.
- Structured preparation for ISO 27001, TISAX & GDPR - with automated evidence and clear processes.
Individual assessment instead of a standard solution
Talk directly with our Azure architects
No off-the-shelf demo. No sales talk. In a short conversation, we’ll clarify where you stand - and how ASTRA can make your Azure environment more secure, clearer, and team-ready.
60 minutes, no sales pitch - just concrete insights
Standards as a foundation - adapted to your reality
ASTRA consistently builds on the Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF) and the Well-Architected Framework (WAF) - adapted to your reality. The result: governance, security, and efficiency that integrate seamlessly into your organization. On the same foundation we run individual workloads such as a cloud-native CMS in your own tenant.
The security layer is part of running the environment, not an extra beside it: what it covers is on the IT security for Azure page, and the Azure security architecture sets out the six layers in detail.
Reliability
Structured recovery, self-healing architectures, and resilience aligned to best practices.
Security
Zero Trust principles, role-based access, encryption & continuous monitoring.
Cost Optimization
Automated rightsizing, reserved instances, real-time transparency & FinOps processes.
Operations
CI/CD enablement, alerting, automated policy enforcement, and clear operating procedures.
Performance Efficiency
Scalable architecture, caching strategies, and load distribution for consistent performance.
ASTRA at a glance - modular & growth-ready
Three tiers with from-prices per month. Pick a tier and what it includes appears beside it.
Included · ASTRA Mercury
For a structured start - fast, secure, manageable.
- 24/7 monitoring & alerting for core Azure resources
- FinOps basics: reporting, cost-driver analysis & quick wins
- Monthly architecture session with engineering feedback
- Cloud Fit Assessment (2-3 weeks) incl. risk report
- Introduction of Azure Policy & role-based access (RBAC)
- Governance basics: naming, tagging, role models
Service modules
1. Architecture & Setup
We structure your environment in line with CAF, introduce Policy-as-Code, and create a secure, scalable foundation - including reusability via Infrastructure as Code.
- CAF-compliant structure
- Azure Policy & network security
- Repeatable deployments (IaC)
2. Operations & Security
Secure, efficient operations from day one - with end-to-end transparency, automated safeguards, and FinOps monitoring.
- Entra ID, RBAC, PIM
- Cost alerts & FinOps checks
- Security audits & incident response
3. Onboarding & Enablement
ASTRA integrates into your team: through guided workshops, developer support, and knowledge building. No black box - real enablement.
- Developer support & CI/CD enablement
- Microsoft communication handled for you
- Workshops & continuous knowledge building
Two things ASTRA deliberately does not cover. The application code running in the environment — that is what the DELTA code audit is for. And your customers' identities: Entra ID, RBAC and PIM govern your team's privileged access, not your users' sign-in — that is what the Entra External ID migration is for.
Fair Billing
Azure Managed Service: Billing Based on Real Demand
You start with a fixed managed service. Consumption & traffic only influence the intensity of support — not the base fee.
The chart shows Azure consumption, the managed service package and the number of resources over four years in one tenant. Support scales with the business impact of your workloads, not with every test instance.
Showcase: Relationship Between Azure Costs and Managed Service
// 49 months · 2021-07 to 2025-07
01Costs
Costs per month
// azure consumption vs. managed service
Jul 25
€10,695·€10,000
02Scope
Resources
// count per month
Subscriptions
// count per month
03Milestones
- Jun 22Project A EOL
- Jul 22MVP Go-Live: Project B
- Aug 22PoC Project C
- Sep 22End of PoC Project C
- Nov 22AI tooling for Project B
- Jan 23Build an AI platform
- Sep 23Start security assessment
- Feb 24AI platform in production
- Jun 24Azure Machine Learning training
- Sep 24Azure Machine Learning training completed
- Oct 24PoC LLM plus SQL RAG
- Jan 25Resource ramp-down after successful PoC
- Feb 25Mitigate ASTRA findings from 2024
- Mar 25Build CAF - Hub and Spoke
- May 25Implement Azure Firewall
Managed-service-first: Billing starts with a clear service scope - not with usage meters.
Predictable costs: Real-time forecasts, cap options, and alerts protect your budget.
Full traceability: Based on Azure Billing API / CSP export - every scaling decision is documented.
Measurement basis: Azure Billing API (monthly usage charges). Consumption determines support intensity and ASTRA package.
How we transform your Azure environment - step by step
- 1
Kick-off & Goal Definition
We start with a shared target picture: what’s realistic, what’s critical, where do you want to go? Result: a roadmap tailored to your structure and your team.
- 2
Assessment & Analysis (2-3 weeks)
We analyze your Azure environment in depth: security risks, cost drivers, governance gaps. Everything transparently documented - with concrete action options.
- 3
Implementation & Enablement
Together we operationalize standards, automate processes, and enable your team. No overload - just targeted knowledge transfer and active involvement.
- 4
Go-Live & Continuous Optimization
ASTRA doesn’t end at go-live: we stay engaged. Monitoring, support, monthly reviews, and compliance checks ensure sustainable improvement.
Next step
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