Questions for Landing Zone

 List of questions along with the rationale for asking them and examples:

1. Business Objectives and Requirements

Question: What are the primary business objectives and requirements for deploying a Landing Zone on Azure?

• Rationale: Understanding the business goals helps tailor the landing zone to meet specific needs such as scalability, performance, and cost management.
• Example: "Are you looking to improve scalability, enhance security, reduce costs, or integrate with existing on-premises infrastructure?"

2. Current Infrastructure and Architecture

Question: Can you provide an overview of your current infrastructure and architecture?

• Rationale: Knowing the existing setup helps in planning the migration and integration with the new landing zone.
• Example: "What are the key components of your current IT infrastructure, and how are they configured?"

3. Workload and Application Details

Question: What types of workloads and applications will be migrated or deployed to the Azure Landing Zone?

• Rationale: Different workloads have varying requirements for compute, storage, and networking.
• Example: "Are you planning to move web applications, databases, analytics workloads, or any other specific applications to Azure?"

4. Security and Compliance Requirements

Question: What are your security and compliance requirements?

• Rationale: Ensuring the landing zone meets regulatory and internal security standards is critical.
• Example: "Do you need to comply with specific regulations like GDPR, HIPAA, or PCI-DSS?"

5. Networking and Connectivity

Question: What are your networking and connectivity requirements?

• Rationale: Proper network design is crucial for performance and security.
• Example: "Do you need VPN or ExpressRoute connections to on-premises environments, or specific VNet peering configurations?"

6. Identity and Access Management

Question: How do you plan to manage identity and access control in the new environment?

• Rationale: Ensures the implementation of secure and manageable access controls.
• Example: "Will you use Azure Active Directory, and what are your requirements for role-based access control (RBAC)?"

7. Data Management and Storage

Question: What are your data management and storage needs?

• Rationale: Different applications and workloads have specific storage and data handling requirements.
• Example: "Do you have specific requirements for data storage types, backup, and recovery strategies?"

8. Scalability and Performance

Question: What are your scalability and performance expectations?

• Rationale: Helps in designing the landing zone to meet future growth and performance needs.
• Example: "What are your expected workloads' growth patterns, and what performance metrics are critical for your applications?"

9. Monitoring and Management

Question: How do you plan to monitor and manage your Azure resources?

• Rationale: Effective monitoring and management are essential for maintaining operational efficiency and uptime.
• Example: "Do you have a preferred monitoring tool, and what are your key metrics and alerts requirements?"

10. Cost Management and Budget

Question: What is your budget for this deployment, and how do you plan to manage costs?

• Rationale: Helps in selecting appropriate services and configuring cost management tools.
• Example: "Do you have specific budget constraints, and will you use Azure Cost Management and Billing services?"

11. Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity

Question: What are your disaster recovery and business continuity plans?

• Rationale: Ensures that the landing zone is designed to support high availability and quick recovery.
• Example: "What are your recovery time objectives (RTO) and recovery point objectives (RPO) for critical applications?"

12. Support and Maintenance

Question: What are your expectations for support and maintenance of the Azure environment?

• Rationale: Defines the support structure and service level agreements (SLAs) required.
• Example: "Do you need 24/7 support, and what are your expectations for incident response times?"