Azure Environment Design & Governance (Landing Zone)
AZURE SOLUTIONS FOR DYNAMICS 365
Set up your Azure environment with secure, scalable foundations for Dynamics 365 in Australia.
A Dynamics 365 deployment doesn’t run in isolation; there are usually associated complementary applications, integrations, and analytics workloads that are deployed natively to Azure via an IaaS or PaaS model in Australia. If your Azure environment isn’t designed and governed properly from the start, costs spiral, integrations become brittle, and security gaps appear.
Walkerscott’s Azure Landing Zone Design & Governance consultancy service for Australian organisations sets up your environment with the right structures, controls, and automation. Aligned with Microsoft’s Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF), our Landing Zones provide IT managers with a secure, scalable foundation that keeps Dynamics 365 workloads reliable, compliant, and cost-effective.
Common Azure environment design & governance challenges
These are the issues a Landing Zone is meant to prevent, but often only get fixed after they’ve already caused pain.
Identity & Access Risks: too many subscription Owners, expiring secrets in app registrations, or inconsistent MFA policies make environments fragile and risky.
Resource Sprawl: Dev, test, and prod scattered across regions with no consistent naming, tagging, or cost tracking. Finance asks “what is this spend?” and you don’t have the answer.
Networking Gaps: Dynamics 365 integrations exposed over public endpoints when private endpoints or VPNs were needed, creating security holes.
Compliance & Audit Pressure: Boards and regulators ask where data lives and how it’s governed. Without policies and evidence, confidence is low.
Integration Weaknesses: Logic Apps, APIM, or Dataverse exports break when Dynamics 365 release waves hit, or costs creep up due to poor design.
Recoverability Doubts: Backups exist but restores are untested, RPO/RTO are unproven, and Infrastructure-as-Code isn’t in place to rebuild environments quickly.
What Australian organisations get with our Azure Landing Zone design service
Identity & Access Management
We design least-privilege access models with Entra ID, RBAC, and Privileged Identity Management. Managed Identities and Key Vault are used so Dynamics 365 integrations don’t rely on hard-coded secrets.
Resource Organisation & Cost Governance
Your Azure subscription is structured with naming standards, tagging frameworks, and budget controls, making it simple to track spend by environment or workload (e.g., Integration vs Portal application).
Secure Networking Foundations
We configure secure connectivity, whether VPN, ExpressRoute, or private endpoints, ensuring Dynamics 365 integrations with on-premises or external systems use trusted, protected pathways.
Infrastructure-as-Code & Automation
Landing Zones are delivered with Bicep templates and pipelines, preventing manual drift. Environments can be rebuilt or scaled consistently, supporting disaster recovery and compliance evidence.
Security Baselines & Defender Integration
We integrate Defender for Cloud and establish baseline hardening measures (NSGs, TLS, firewall rules). Recommendations are prioritised by risk, giving IT managers clear, actionable next steps.
Dynamics 365 Aware Design
Our Landing Zones are tailored for ERP and CRM workloads. This includes Dataverse export patterns, APIM tier sizing, Logic App integration patterns, and readiness for Dynamics 365 release wave changes.
Local Compliance & Governance (AU/NZ)
We ensure data residency requirements are addressed for Australian and New Zealand organisations, delivering governance that satisfies both technical and regulatory expectations through our ISO 27001-aligned practices.
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FAQs about Azure Landing Zones for Dynamics 365
Why do I need a Landing Zone if Dynamics 365 is already hosted in Azure?
While Microsoft hosts the core platform, your custom applications, integrations, and data exports run in your subscription. Without a proper Landing Zone, those services often sprawl unchecked, driving up cost and risk. Our design service ensures your environment is structured, governed, and ready to support Dynamics 365 workloads long-term.
How do Landing Zones help with cost visibility?
They enforce tagging and budget controls so costs can be traced back to specific workloads, environments, or business units. That makes it easy to explain spend when finance or the CFO asks. With Walkerscott, you get a Landing Zone framework that keeps cost accountability built in from day one.
What if our Azure setup is already live?
Landing Zones aren’t only for greenfield projects. We can retrofit governance, structure, and automation into an existing subscription, bringing control without disrupting Dynamics 365 workloads. Our service bridges the gap between your current state and best practice.
How does this help with security and compliance?
Landing Zones embed baseline security policies and enable tools like Defender for Cloud and Purview. They also provide evidence, like access reviews, DR tests, and policy compliance, that auditors and boards expect to see. Walkerscott’s approach ensures these controls are implemented and maintained in a way that meets AU/NZ requirements.
Will a Landing Zone stop Dynamics 365 release waves from breaking integrations?
We design integration patterns (APIM, Logic Apps, Dataverse exports) to be resilient to change. As new release waves roll out, your integrations are less likely to break or create unexpected cost spikes. With our Landing Zone service, you get architecture that anticipates Dynamics 365 evolution, not just today’s needs.
Why Choose Walkerscott
Microsoft Solutions Partner and trusted Azure consultancy, with consultants who bring deep expertise across Azure and Dynamics 365.
Specialists in CAF-aligned Landing Zone design tailored for AU/NZ organisations, with ISO 27001-certified practices that ensure governance, security, and compliance.
Practical, results-focused approach: we don’t just design, we deliver, automate, and prove it works.
A track record of helping IT managers reduce risk, strengthen compliance, and confidently support Dynamics 365 growth.