Azure Hosting

    Secure, compliant cloud infrastructure at scale

    We architect and manage Azure cloud environments purpose-built for healthcare workloads. From HIPAA-compliant infrastructure to auto-scaling configurations, Brandywine ensures your applications run with maximum uptime, security, and cost efficiency on Microsoft Azure.

    What We Do

    Service overview and the core capabilities BCP brings to every azure hosting engagement.

    HIPAA & HITRUST compliant Azure architecture
    Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with Terraform & Bicep
    Auto-scaling and load-balanced deployments
    Disaster recovery and business continuity planning
    Cost optimization and reserved instance management
    Azure DevOps pipeline configuration

    Key Benefits

    99.99% Uptime

    Multi-region deployments with automated failover ensure your applications are always available.

    Compliance Built-In

    Pre-configured HIPAA and HITRUST controls reduce audit preparation time by months.

    Cost Control

    Right-sizing and reserved instance strategies typically reduce cloud spend by 30-40%.

    Azure cloud infrastructure and data center connectivity
    Compliant cloud, by design

    HIPAA & HITRUST architectures with 99.99% uptime guarantees.

    Why BCP for Azure Hosting

    HIPAA, HITRUST, and SOC 2 compliant architecture design and implementation
    Infrastructure as Code with Terraform and Bicep for repeatable, auditable deployments
    99.99% uptime SLAs with multi-region failover and automated disaster recovery
    30-40% typical cloud cost reduction through right-sizing and reserved instances
    24/7 monitoring with proactive alerting and incident response
    Azure Expert MSP-level capabilities for healthcare workloads

    Who We Serve

    The audiences this service is built for, with the specifics that matter to each.

    Digital Health & SaaS

    Multi-tenant SaaS landing zones with HIPAA + SOC 2 readiness.

    • Landing zone in < 30 days
    • Tenant isolation patterns
    • Cost-aware autoscale

    Hospitals & Health Systems

    Hybrid Azure footprints alongside on-prem EHR and core systems.

    • ExpressRoute / VPN to data center
    • Epic / Cerner integration networking
    • DR / BC strategy

    Payers

    Compliant analytics, claims, and member-facing workloads.

    • Isolated PHI subscriptions
    • Network segmentation
    • Private endpoint everything

    Life Sciences

    GxP-validated environments and research compute.

    • 21 CFR Part 11 validated infra
    • HPC for genomics / imaging
    • Audit-ready change control

    Typical Triggers

    If any of these sound familiar, you're in the window where this service delivers the most value.

    HIPAA / HITRUST audit

    Auditor flagged missing controls in current cloud setup.

    Data center exit

    Lease ending or hardware refresh forcing a cloud move.

    Cloud bill surprise

    Spend 30%+ over budget with no clear owner.

    Reliability incident

    Outage exposed gaps in DR, monitoring, or on-call.

    M&A integration

    Two clouds, two tenants, one target operating model.

    New AI / data workload

    Azure OpenAI, Synapse, or Fabric requires a compliant landing zone.

    Service Deliverables

    Three engagement models, same engineering rigor — choose the operating boundary that fits your team.

    BCP Hosted

    Fully managed by BCP

    • Workload runs entirely in BCP-owned Azure tenant under a managed service agreement
    • BCP provides identity, networking, security tooling, and 24/7 operations
    • Monthly invoice covers Azure consumption + management fee

    Client Hosted

    Delivered into client tenant

    • Landing zone, policies, and IaC deployed into client Azure tenant
    • Knowledge transfer, runbooks, and architecture documentation
    • Client owns billing, identity, and day-2 operations

    BCP-Managed, Client Hosted

    BCP operates inside your tenant

    • BCP operates the client tenant under Azure Lighthouse with delegated, audited access
    • 24/7 monitoring, patching, cost optimization, and incident response
    • Quarterly architecture, security, and FinOps reviews

    Service Timeline

    BCP's framework-driven methodology: Discover → Design → Build → Validate → Launch → Operate. Durations are typical and right-sized to scope.

    011–2 weeks

    Discover

    • Current-state assessment
    • Workload & compliance inventory
    • Cost & risk baseline
    022–3 weeks

    Design

    • Landing zone & network design
    • Identity & policy model
    • Cost & DR strategy
    033–6 weeks

    Build

    • Terraform / Bicep landing zone
    • Policy guardrails & Defender
    • Monitoring & log analytics
    041–2 weeks

    Validate

    • CIS / HIPAA control validation
    • DR failover test
    • Pen-test or scan
    05Variable

    Launch

    • Workload migration in waves
    • Cutover & DNS / network changes
    • Hypercare
    06Ongoing

    Operate

    • 24/7 monitoring & response
    • Patching & optimization
    • FinOps reviews

    Service Stack

    The BCP-preferred technology stack for this service, plus the common client stacks we support and operate.

    BCP Technology Stack

    Compute

    App ServiceAKSContainer AppsFunctionsVMSS

    Data

    Azure SQLCosmos DBPostgres Flexible ServerSynapse / Fabric

    Networking & Security

    Azure FirewallFront Door / WAFPrivate LinkDefender for CloudSentinel

    IaC & Automation

    TerraformBicepAzure DevOpsGitHub ActionsAnsible

    Common Client Stacks We Support

    Greenfield Azure

    Enterprise-scale landing zoneEntra IDDefender for Cloud

    Hybrid

    ExpressRouteAzure ArcOn-prem AD federation

    Multi-cloud

    AWS workloads via ArcCross-cloud monitoringFederated identity

    Legacy IaaS

    VMs lift-and-shiftPhased PaaS modernization

    BCP Azure Stack

    Purpose-built Azure components powering this service — HIPAA-compliant, scalable, and production-hardened.

    Azure App Service

    Web app hosting

    Isolated App Service Environments for HIPAA workloads with VNet integration and private endpoints.

    Azure Kubernetes Service

    Container orchestration

    Managed Kubernetes with Azure CNI, pod security policies, and Azure Policy for governance.

    Azure Front Door

    Global load balancer

    Layer 7 load balancing with WAF, DDoS protection, and intelligent traffic routing.

    Azure Key Vault

    Secrets management

    HSM-backed key storage with RBAC, certificate management, and automated rotation.

    Azure Monitor

    Observability platform

    Application Insights, Log Analytics, and custom metrics with AI-powered anomaly detection.

    Azure Backup / Site Recovery

    Business continuity

    Automated backups with cross-region replication and orchestrated disaster recovery runbooks.

    Representative Use Cases

    • HIPAA-compliant hosting for patient data platforms
    • High-availability infrastructure for clinical trial systems
    • Multi-tenant SaaS hosting for health tech startups
    • Disaster recovery for hospital IT systems

    Compliance

    The standards we engineer to — and how BCP ensures the controls are real, evidenced, and audit-ready.

    HIPAA

    BAA with Microsoft + BCP control layer; encryption, logging, IAM enforced via policy.

    HITRUST CSF

    Inherited HITRUST CSF certified Azure controls + BCP control mappings; evidence package available.

    SOC 2 Type II

    BCP-managed environments run under SOC 2 controls; client gets evidence on request.

    CIS Azure Benchmark

    Policy-as-code enforcement; deviations remediated or risk-accepted with sign-off.

    FedRAMP / GxP (when applicable)

    Government cloud and validated infrastructure patterns available on request.

    Service Proof Points

    Representative engagements with the technical challenge, BCP solution, measured outcomes, and the trust assets we deliver alongside the work. Client identifiers anonymized; details available under NDA.

    Series B remote-monitoring platform

    Digital-health SaaS landing zone

    Challenge

    Enterprise customers blocked deals pending HIPAA + SOC 2 evidence on the hosting stack.

    BCP Solution

    • Enterprise-scale landing zone with private endpoints
    • Defender for Cloud + Sentinel deployed day one
    • SOC 2 evidence automation via Drata integration

    Measured Outcomes

    27 days
    Time to landing zone
    Achieved in 6 months
    SOC 2 Type II
    $4.2M ARR
    Enterprise deal unblocked

    Stack

    TerraformAKSAzure SQLDefender for CloudSentinel

    Trust Assets

    • HIPAA BAA stack
    • SOC 2 Type II report
    • Pen-test report
    Community hospital network, 4 hospitals

    Health system data center exit

    Challenge

    Aging data center contract ending; on-prem Epic Caboodle + 30 ancillary apps to relocate.

    BCP Solution

    • Wave-based migration with ExpressRoute and Azure Migrate
    • Refactor of 12 apps to App Service / AKS
    • BCP-managed operations under Azure Lighthouse

    Measured Outcomes

    11 months, on plan
    Migration timeline
    −34%
    Run-rate savings
    −68% YoY
    Unplanned outages

    Stack

    Azure MigrateExpressRouteAKSAzure SQLDefender for Cloud

    Trust Assets

    • HIPAA BAA
    • DR runbook & tested failover
    • 24/7 BCP NOC

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