Storage and data estate cleanup
Reviewed ADLS Gen2, snapshots, disks, backups and retained data patterns to identify orphaned, duplicated and over-retained resources.
Case study · Cloud cost and security
Azure Cost Reduction & Security Readiness Case Study
TekClarion reduced the monthly Azure run-rate for a U.S. alternative-investment platform while strengthening cloud security controls and preparing SOC 2 / ISO 27001 readiness evidence.
0170% run-rate reduction
Monthly Azure run-rate was reduced beyond the original 50% target.
02Secure Score to 82%
Security posture improved while the cost-down program was executed.
03100% MFA and PIM coverage
Privileged access and identity controls were tightened.
04Zero production downtime
Changes were executed without production downtime from the optimization work.
Operating problem
The Azure environment was carrying avoidable spend while security evidence needed to mature
The estate ran across a multi-subscription hub-and-spoke Azure architecture with AKS, App Service, Azure SQL, ADLS Gen2, Event Hubs, Front Door, Application Gateway, Key Vault, Databricks, Synapse, Log Analytics and Sentinel in scope.
The business needed a cost-down program that did not weaken reliability or delay compliance readiness. Spend reduction, access control, cloud security posture and audit evidence had to move together.
Environment
Azure services in scope
A multi-subscription hub-and-spoke Azure architecture.
- AKS
- App Service
- Azure SQL
- ADLS Gen2
- Event Hubs
- Front Door
- Application Gateway
- Key Vault
- Databricks
- Synapse
- Log Analytics
- Sentinel
- Defender
Work performed
TekClarion treated cost reduction as controlled cloud operations, not isolated resource deletion
Networking and perimeter review
Assessed public IPs, load balancers, Front Door, Application Gateway and network-security configuration for unnecessary cost and control exposure.
Compute and database right-sizing
Reviewed virtual machines, AKS usage patterns, Azure SQL configuration and analytics workloads for right-sizing, scheduling and reserved-capacity opportunities.
Security-control hardening
Improved RBAC, PIM, Conditional Access, MFA coverage, Defender posture, Sentinel logging and process controls in parallel with spend reduction.
Readiness evidence
Organized evidence and operating artifacts needed for SOC 2 and ISO 27001 readiness rather than leaving the work as undocumented portal changes.
Evidence left behind
The result was a cleaner Azure estate with stronger control visibility
Cloud-cost evidence
Before-and-after cost category review, optimization actions and run-rate tracking.
Security evidence
Defender, Sentinel, Conditional Access, RBAC, MFA and PIM control improvements.
Governance evidence
Process changes, ownership visibility and readiness artifacts for SOC 2 / ISO 27001 review.
Operational continuity
Optimization sequenced to avoid production disruption while strengthening the environment.
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