DQ Managed Azure and AVD
Production Azure is a full-time job. We do it so your team doesn't have to.
Most organizations that run their own Azure environments end up in one of two places. They underinvest and pay the price when something breaks at 2 a.m. Or, they overhire a specialist and can't sustain the cost when priorities shift. Dynamic Quest is the third option. Senior Azure architects design your environment. A 24/7 operations team runs it. You pay for outcomes, not for a headcount you have to manage.
Microsoft Solutions Partner with credentials across Azure Infrastructure, Modern Work, and Security
What is DQ builds on Azure
Azure covers a lot of ground. Here's what we actually build and run for our clients.
- Azure Virtual Machines – We run production workloads on Azure, rightsized and fully managed, including migration from on-prem, ongoing patching, backup, disaster recovery, and 99.9% availability targets across the environment.
- Azure SQL Database – Our cloud-native databases eliminate the need for server management, complete with automated backups, high availability, cost optimization, and performance tuning.
- Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) – We deliver secure Windows 11 desktops your team can access from anywhere, on any device, backed by multisession host pools, FSLogix profile management, role-based application delivery, and 24/7 operations. Learn More
- Azure Landing Zone – We build the hub-and-spoke architecture, identity foundation, and governance a production Azure environment actually needs, following Microsoft's Cloud Adoption Framework.
What you're paying for
Dynamic Quest’s Azure management fee funds the operational work most in-house teams underestimate:
- Monitoring across six domains: session hosts, storage, user experience, FSLogix health, security, and Azure service health
- Monthly image life cycle updates
- FinOps monthly cost reviews with a 10% variance flag and recommendations
- Incident response with defined severity tiers and commitments
- Quarterly Operational Review with your account team
- Annual Standards Compliance Review to keep the environment on-standard as Microsoft products change
Independent Forrester research on organizations that migrated from on-prem RDS or VDI to AVD found a clear operational impact:
Source: Forrester Total Economic Impact™ Study commissioned by Microsoft, March 2024. Composite organization built from four organizations that migrated from on-prem RDS or VDI to AVD.
What is DQ builds on Azure
Azure covers a lot of ground. Here's what we actually build and run for our clients.
- Azure Virtual Machines – We run production workloads on Azure, rightsized and fully managed, including migration from on-prem, ongoing patching, backup, disaster recovery, and 99.9% availability targets across the environment.
- Azure SQL Database – Our cloud-native databases eliminate the need for server management, complete with automated backups, high availability, cost optimization, and performance tuning.
- Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) – We deliver secure Windows 11 desktops your team can access from anywhere, on any device, backed by multisession host pools, FSLogix profile management, role-based application delivery, and 24/7 operations. Learn More
- Azure Landing Zone – We build the hub-and-spoke architecture, identity foundation, and governance a production Azure environment actually needs, following Microsoft's Cloud Adoption Framework.
Path to Azure
From first assessment to day-one operations, here's what the journey looks like.
1. Assess
We inventory your workloads, identities, network, and licensing, then rightsize everything for Azure and identify what stays on-prem or moves to a different path.
2. Design
We build the landing zone, hub-and-spoke network, governance, security, and cost guardrails, then review it all with your team before anything gets built.
3. Migrate
We execute a phased cutover — servers, applications, databases, and desktops — with minimal downtime and a rollback plan at every step.
4. Operate
We provide 24/7 NOC and SOC coverage, monthly image life cycle updates, monthly cost reviews, continuous performance tuning, and a Quarterly Operational Review with your account team.
Have your Azure environment reviewed by a Microsoft Solutions Partner
In thirty minutes, a DQ Azure architect will give you a straight answer. If you're already on Azure and something feels off, we'll help you figure out why. If you're considering the move, we'll tell you whether Azure is right for your workload and what the migration would actually look like.