CloudForge · v0.1
● LIVE

Azure infrastructure,
deployed in 6 minutes.

CloudForge is an intelligent deployment agent that turns a conversational intake into a fully CAF-compliant Azure Landing Zone. No portal. No manual Bicep authoring. No weeks of senior architect time.

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6'
DEPLOY TIME
vs 3–6 weeks traditional
0
PORTAL INTERACTIONS
fully automated pipeline
8/8
CAF DESIGN AREAS
Microsoft compliance built-in
−96%
DELIVERY COST
~$500 vs ~$13,000 traditional
How it works

From conversation to cloud infrastructure.

Three steps. No portal. No manual configuration. Every deployment is custom-generated from your intake — no two deployments are identical.

01

Conversational Intake

Answer guided questions about your organization, networking model, security requirements, compliance overlays, and cost preferences. Every component shows pricing before selection.

Profile Networking Security Compliance
02

IaC Generation + What-If

CloudForge generates custom Bicep AVM templates from your answers. A what-if analysis runs before any resource is created — you see exactly what will be deployed and at what cost.

Bicep AVM What-If Cost Preview
03

Supervised Deployment

Human approval at each checkpoint. Phased deployment with real-time validation. A complete deployment report with all resource IDs, endpoints, and outputs delivered at completion.

Human Approval Phased Full Report
What you get

Two Landing Zone layers.
One intake conversation.

CloudForge deploys the full CAF stack — Platform LZ as the enterprise foundation, Application LZ with the Azure Integration Services workload, automatically peered and connected.

Platform Landing Zone

The enterprise foundation. Hub VNet with pre-allocated subnets, centralized Log Analytics, platform Managed Identity, and four Private DNS Zones linked and ready.

  • Hub VNet — 10.0.0.0/16 · 4 subnets
  • Log Analytics — 30-day retention
  • Private DNS Zones — blob · vault · sql · web
  • Managed Identity — PIM-ready
  • Defender for Cloud — CSPM configured

Application Landing Zone — AIS

The Azure Integration Services workload layer. Spoke VNet peered to hub, APIM gateway, Service Bus, Key Vault with Private Endpoint, and App Insights wired to Platform LZ.

  • Spoke VNet — peered · 4 NSGs · 4 subnets
  • APIM — Consumption tier · gateway live
  • Service Bus — Standard · queue + topic
  • Key Vault — RBAC · Private Endpoint
  • App Insights → Platform Log Analytics

IaC Codebase

You receive the complete Bicep AVM codebase. Standard Microsoft format — readable, modifiable, and deployable by any Azure engineer using Azure CLI. No proprietary tooling required.

  • platform/main.bicep + modules
  • application/main.bicep + modules
  • .bicepparam parameter files per environment
  • ARM compiled output · GitHub-ready

Deployment Report

A complete deployment report delivered at completion — all resource IDs, endpoints, outputs, deployment timestamps, and CAF compliance status across all 8 design areas.

  • 25 resources documented with IDs
  • APIM gateway URL · Key Vault URI
  • VNet peering status · DNS zone links
  • CAF design areas — 8/8 verified
CAF Coverage

All 8 CAF design areas.
Built in, not bolted on.

Every CloudForge deployment is validated against Microsoft's Cloud Adoption Framework. Compliance is generated from the intake — not reviewed after the fact.

CAF Area Coverage Implementation Status
A Billing & TenantSingle Entra tenant verifiedSubscription-scoped deployment, tenant ID validated
B Identity & AccessManaged Identity, no shared accountsUser-assigned MI per scope · RBAC at resource level · PIM-ready
C Resource Organization3 Platform RGs + 1 Application RGrg-management · rg-connectivity · rg-identity · rg-[workload]-[env]
D Network TopologyHub & Spoke · Private DNS · NSGsHub VNet · Spoke peering · 4 DNS zones · NSG per subnet
E SecurityDefender CSPM · Private EndpointsFree CSPM · Key Vault PE · no public PaaS exposure
F ManagementCentralized Log Analyticslaw-[org]-management · 30-day retention · App Insights linked
G GovernanceMandatory tagging · Budget alerts6 tags enforced · Budget alert at subscription scope
H Platform AutomationBicep AVM · ARM compiled · GitHub-readyAll resources deployed as IaC · zero manual portal steps
The numbers

What this means for your practice.

CloudForge doesn't just deploy faster — it changes the unit economics of every Azure engagement.

Delivery time

TRADITIONAL
6 weeks
CLOUDFORGE
6 min

Senior architect hours

TRADITIONAL
120 hrs
CLOUDFORGE
2 hrs

Cost to deliver

TRADITIONAL
$13,000
CLOUDFORGE
~$500

Engagements per month

TRADITIONAL
2–3
CLOUDFORGE
10+
Ready to deploy

Deploy your first
Landing Zone in 6 minutes.

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