Getting workloads into Azure is the easy part. Running them well — with cost controls, governance, and real hybrid connectivity — is where most organizations need help. ECT Consulting covers the full range: cloud readiness assessments, infrastructure design, workload migration, DevOps automation, and ongoing optimization.
Microsoft Entra ID
Microsoft Entra ID is the foundation of every Zero Trust strategy, and ECT Consulting specializes in the full platform — from hybrid identity with Entra Connect Sync to advanced governance with Entra ID Governance, Privileged Identity Management (PIM), and Conditional Access. We help organizations automate identity lifecycle management, enforce least-privilege access, implement phishing-resistant passwordless authentication, and govern AI agent identities through the new Entra Agent ID framework. Whether you're securing a hybrid Active Directory environment, managing multi-tenant complexity, or preparing for emerging compliance requirements, we ensure your identity infrastructure is resilient and audit-ready.
Azure AI
Microsoft's AI platform has matured significantly, and ECT Consulting helps clients put it to practical use. Through Azure AI Foundry, Azure OpenAI Service, and purpose-built Cognitive Services, we help businesses design and deploy AI solutions that integrate directly with their existing infrastructure and data. The work is concrete: intelligent automation, document processing, semantic search, and Copilot integrations that extend your team's productivity without requiring a data science department. We also address the governance side — responsible AI frameworks, data residency, and security controls — so your AI initiatives are built on a foundation your compliance team can approve.
Cloud Governance & Cost Management
Unmanaged Azure spend is one of the most common reasons cloud initiatives lose executive support. ECT Consulting implements FinOps practices that bring visibility and accountability to cloud spend before it becomes a problem — Azure Cost Management budgets and alerts, resource tagging standards, and Azure Policy guardrails that prevent sprawl at the source rather than cleaning it up after the fact. We regularly identify rightsizing opportunities, reserved instances, and savings plans that cut costs without affecting performance.
For organizations running infrastructure across more than just Azure, we extend governance to hybrid and multi-cloud environments using Azure Arc, giving you a single control plane for policy, inventory, and security posture regardless of where workloads run.