For Enterprise & Cloud Clients
Senior Azure architecture without the enterprise vendor overhead
Architecture-grade engineering by the engineer doing the work—not an account manager and three layers of escalation. Comprehensive Azure expertise, Purview compliance, and the kind of senior judgment that decides what not to build, not just what to ship.
Why I'm here
I'm a Senior Systems Engineer and Project Architect at a regional MSP by day, where I architect and deliver Azure environments for organizations across multiple industries. SLV Industries is how I extend that same capability directly to clients who want senior engineering judgment without paying for a sales cycle, an account manager, or a tiered support contract before reaching the person who'll actually do the work.
I hold the Azure Solutions Architect Expert certification, along with credentials in Azure administration, development, data engineering, network engineering, and Azure Stack Hub operations. More importantly, I've spent years implementing what those certifications describe—migrations, hybrid environments, Purview compliance work, network redesigns, and the unglamorous engineering hygiene that keeps production stable.
The bias of this practice is toward sovereignty, privacy, and efficiency: building infrastructure that does what the business needs without quietly handing operational data to third parties, and without locking the organization into platforms it can't leave.
What I do for enterprise & cloud clients
Four areas, deep coverage, no resellers in the loop. The engineer who designs it is the engineer who builds it.
Cloud & Hybrid Architecture
Azure architecture at the Solutions Architect Expert level. Greenfield design, multi-region planning, landing zones, hybrid topologies, and Azure Stack Hub for environments where workloads can't fully leave the data center. I design for what the business will need in three years, not just what fits in the next sprint.
Data Governance & Compliance
Microsoft Purview implementation, configuration audits against regulatory frameworks, data loss prevention enforcement, sensitivity labeling, and information-protection policies across Microsoft 365 and Azure environments. The compliance posture you can actually defend in an audit.
Migrations & Modernization
Lift-and-shift, replatforming, and refactoring engagements—on-prem to Azure, between Azure regions, or rationalizing the sprawl that years of acquisitions left behind. The point is rarely "move to cloud." The point is to land in a state that's cheaper to operate and easier to evolve.
Managed Engineering Support
Senior engineering oversight for critical operations. OS hardening, secure network design, automated backup and DR systems, identity hygiene, and hardware lifecycle management. Handled by an engineer who picks up the phone, not a queue.
How engagements work
Three shapes that fit most of what enterprise clients actually need. Real specifics depend on the situation; happy to talk it through before any paper changes hands.
Project engagement
Fixed-scope architecture or implementation work with a defined deliverable. Migration plans, landing-zone deployments, Purview rollouts, compliance audits, network redesigns. You know what you need built; I scope, build, document, and hand off.
Best when: The problem is well-defined and the timeline matters.
Fractional architect & advisory
Ongoing hours, no fixed deliverable. Architecture review, decision support, second-opinion engineering on what your team is building, vendor-evaluation help, on-call sounding board for the senior engineer you wish you had on staff. Typically a monthly hour budget you draw down against.
Best when: You have a team that's competent but light on senior architecture experience.
Managed retainer
Long-term engineering oversight of a specific environment or service area. Proactive maintenance, security posture management, compliance monitoring, and direct response when something breaks. Not a generic "MSP contract"—a senior engineer on retainer, with clear ownership boundaries.
Best when: You need senior-level continuity without hiring a full-time architect.
Underlying rate
The standard rate is $220/hr—for comparison, Denver-area Azure architects typically charge $250–$400/hr. Project engagements are scoped to a fixed price built off that unit rate. Advisory and retainer arrangements are billed against an agreed hour budget. No minimums on advisory; retainers are sized to the scope of the environment under management. Happy to walk through the math on a first call.
Reach out
Four fields. I'll respond within two business days with availability and next steps. If we're a fit, we'll schedule a scoping call before any proposal—no obligation, no pressure.
Brandon Cook
Founder & Engineer, SLV Industries, LLC
Email: brandon@sanluisvalley.industries
Phone: 1-719-466-4769