Cloud, AI & Enterprise Solutions Architecture

We draw the path
from legacy to cloud-native.

Metanous is an independent consultancy for cloud architecture, AI agents, cybersecurity, modern workplace transformation, and technical training — 16+ years of enterprise delivery across healthcare, banking, government, aviation, and logistics.

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01 / DISCOVER02 / DESIGN03 / MIGRATE04 / OPERATE
0+ Years in enterprise IT
0 Regions served — USA, UK, Middle East, Pakistan
0+ Microsoft certifications, incl. Azure Solutions Architect & MCT
0% Architecture documented before migration

What we do

Six disciplines, one accountable architect.

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Azure landing zones, hybrid infrastructure, and disaster recovery built on the Cloud Adoption Framework.

Azure Landing ZonesAzure MigrateAzure Site Recovery Hub-Spoke NetworkingExpressRouteAzure Firewall & WAF Azure Virtual DesktopTerraform / Bicep / ARMVeeam & Azure Backup Hyper-V / VMwareAzure SQL & Managed InstanceFinOps & Cost Optimization

Zero Trust identity, threat protection, and governance mapped to compliance requirements.

Entra ID / Azure ADZero Trust ArchitectureMicrosoft Defender Suite Azure SentinelMicrosoft PurviewAzure Key Vault PKI & Certificate ServicesConditional Access & MFAInformation Protection

Generative AI, agentic systems, and low-code automation built on the Microsoft AI stack.

Azure OpenAIAzure AI FoundryCopilot Studio Azure AI Search / RAGDocument Intelligence (OCR)Power Apps Power AutomatePower BIDataverse Prompt EngineeringSentiment & Topic AnalysisAI Avatars & Chatbots

Microsoft 365 architecture and endpoint management for distributed, multi-tenant organizations.

Microsoft 365 ArchitectureExchange Online MigrationTenant-to-Tenant Migration Teams & SharePointMicrosoft IntuneEndpoint Manager / SCCM OneDrive for BusinessMicrosoft Graph

Microsoft Certified Trainer-led programs, delivered on-site and online, worldwide since 2011.

Azure AdministrationAzure Architecture & DesignMicrosoft 365 Fundamentals Identity & SecurityAI & Copilot EnablementCustom Corporate Workshops ITIL Foundation

Strategic guidance from discovery to delivery, and fractional architecture leadership.

Discovery WorkshopsHLD / LLD DocumentationProof of Concept Builds RFP / RFQ Response SupportTechnical Due DiligenceFractional CTO Advisory

How we work

The same four phases, every engagement.

01

Discover & Assess

Workload inventory, dependency mapping, and cost baseline. We tell you what should move, what shouldn't, and why.

02

Design & Plan

Target architecture, landing zone, security model, and a sequenced migration plan tied to a real cutover calendar.

03

Migrate & Modernize

Execution in waves, with rollback plans and validation gates — not a single high-risk weekend cutover.

04

Operate & Optimize

Handover documentation, cost tuning, and — where needed — ongoing service management of what we built.

AI agent solutions

Agents designed for a specific job, not a demo.

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Education

Admissions & Intake Automation Agent

Turns a manual application pipeline into a reviewed, auditable workflow.

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Capabilities

  • Application & document verification
  • AI-generated applicant summaries
  • Human approval workflow

Built on

Copilot Studio · Power Platform · Azure AI Foundry · Dataverse

Public Sector

Grant & Eligibility Intake Agent

Validates eligibility and routes cases without a person re-keying every field.

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Capabilities

  • OCR-based data extraction
  • Policy & eligibility validation
  • Case routing and approval workflow

Built on

AI Builder · Document Intelligence · Power Automate · Copilot Studio

Manufacturing & Finance

ERP Exception Resolution Agent

Catches invoice mismatches and PO exceptions before they hit month-end.

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Capabilities

  • Invoice & PO matching
  • Finance reconciliation
  • Inventory exception analysis

Built on

Dynamics 365 Business Central · Azure AI · Copilot Studio

Managed Services

MSP Service Desk Agent

Triages incidents and pulls the right knowledge article before a human even opens the ticket.

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Capabilities

  • Incident triage & classification
  • Automated ticket routing
  • Knowledge base retrieval

Built on

Copilot Studio · Azure AI Search · Power Automate

Enterprise

Cloud Cost Optimization Agent

Reads your Azure subscriptions and tells you what's oversized, idle, or mispriced.

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Capabilities

  • Subscription & spend analysis
  • Rightsizing recommendations
  • FinOps reporting

Built on

Azure AI · Azure Monitor · Power BI

Enterprise

Tenant Migration Assistant Agent

Plans a Microsoft 365 tenant-to-tenant migration before you touch a single mailbox.

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Capabilities

  • Mailbox & identity mapping
  • Migration sequencing
  • Risk & rollback planning

Built on

Microsoft Graph · Entra ID · Azure OpenAI

Banking & Government

Security Operations Agent

Correlates alerts across your security stack so analysts triage, not search.

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Capabilities

  • Alert correlation & prioritization
  • Incident summarization
  • Response playbook suggestions

Built on

Microsoft Defender · Azure Sentinel · Copilot Studio

Cross-industry

Proposal & RFP Response Agent

Drafts the first pass of a technical proposal so your team edits, not starts from zero.

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Capabilities

  • Requirement-to-response mapping
  • Draft technical narratives
  • Compliance checklist generation

Built on

Azure OpenAI · SharePoint · Microsoft 365

Learning & enablement

We don't just build it — we teach your team to run it.

Microsoft Certified Trainer-led programs, delivered on-site and online, worldwide since 2011.

Cloud & Infrastructure Training

Azure Administration, Architecture & Design, and core infrastructure fundamentals for IT teams moving to the cloud.

Security & Identity Training

Zero Trust concepts, Entra ID, and Microsoft Defender fundamentals for teams taking on security operations.

AI & Copilot Enablement

Practical workshops on Azure OpenAI, Copilot Studio, and Power Platform for teams building their first AI solution.

Custom Corporate Workshops

Curriculum built around your existing environment and tooling — not a generic slide deck.

Who we work with

Industries where the details can't be generic.

Healthcare

Regulatory-grade documentation for platforms handling patient data and health authority reviews.

Banking & Financial Services

Cloud and security architecture designed around compliance and audit requirements from day one.

Government & Public Sector

Governance frameworks and security architecture reviews built for public-sector scrutiny.

Education

Modern workplace, identity modernization, and AI intake agents for multi-campus environments.

Aviation

High-availability, multi-region architecture for operations that can't tolerate downtime.

Logistics & Supply Chain

Vendor, invoice, and supply-chain automation that fits existing ERP and finance workflows.

Manufacturing & Industrial

Global virtual desktop and infrastructure deployments for distributed plant operations.

Managed Services Providers

Architecture, security reviews, and AI service-desk agents that MSPs extend to their own clients.

Enterprise Organizations

Large-scale cloud, security, and modern workplace transformation programs.

Recent work

Selected engagements.

Described by industry and solution — client names withheld under NDA.

AI & Automation · Logistics

Vendor invoice automation for a supply-chain business

AI Builder and Power Automate pipeline for invoice extraction, standardization, and document routing — no added cloud infrastructure cost.

AI & Automation · Government

Generative AI "chat with your data" assistant

Azure OpenAI-based chatbot and GenAI landing zone for a large urban development program, answering questions directly from operational data.

AI & Automation · Banking

Azure OpenAI integrated into the software development lifecycle

Embedded generative AI into an existing SDLC process to speed up documentation and code review support.

AI & Automation · Aviation

Sentiment & topic analysis for customer feedback

AI-driven analysis of customer feedback across food and beverage service touchpoints for an airline.

Cloud · Manufacturing

Global Azure Virtual Desktop deployment

Multi-region AVD rollout for a large industrial organization's distributed workforce.

Cloud · Aviation

On-premises to Azure data pipeline migration

Migrated SSIS-based data integration to Azure Data Factory for an airport operations authority.

Cloud · Healthcare

Cloud migration business case & execution

Built the business case and led the technical migration for a hospital system moving core workloads to the cloud.

Security & Compliance · Healthcare

Security compliance documentation for a national health platform

Authored the formal security compliance package supporting an EMR platform's national health authority enrollment.

Security · Logistics

High-availability firewall migration

Migrated and clustered firewall infrastructure for continuity during a network security transition.

Modern Workplace · Enterprise

Tenant-to-tenant Microsoft 365 migration

Planned and delivered an Exchange Online and Entra ID migration consolidating multiple tenants into one.

Managed Services · Education

ServiceNow implementation & managed support

Implemented ServiceNow and provided ongoing managed services for an educational institution's IT operations.

Training · Global

Microsoft Certified Trainer-led Azure programs

Delivered Azure Administration and infrastructure training on-site and online across banking, government, and enterprise clients since 2011.

Client names withheld under NDA — described by industry and solution only. References available on request.

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Based in Karachi, Pakistan — working with clients across the USA, UK, Middle East, and Pakistan.