Infrastructure & Private Cloud
The foundation that makes cloud and security actually hold.
What this service covers
Infrastructure & Private Cloud is the technical foundation that cloud strategy and security actually stand on. We design and build hyperconverged clusters based on Storage Spaces Direct (S2D) and NVMe storage — the underlying technology behind Microsoft's Azure Local —, modernize network infrastructure to 10G, and implement backup architectures with immutable storage based on Veeam.
A particular focus is hardening local Active Directory environments: Fine-Grained Password Policies, YubiKey-based passwordless authentication and a clean hybrid-identity bridge to Entra ID close one of the most common attack vectors. Unlike Implementation & Migration, which rolls out target-state workloads, or Operations & Managed Services, which runs day-to-day operations, this pillar designs and builds the foundation itself.
Infrastructure and identity assessments are also a standalone component of our IT due diligence and carve-out work for private equity portfolio companies, where data center, network, and Active Directory regularly turn out to be the biggest unknowns in a transaction. The result: infrastructure that stays ransomware-resistant, passwordless-secured, and consistently manageable through Azure.
Who this fits
- Companies with business-critical on-premises workloads that cannot or should not move to the public cloud for performance, availability, or data-sovereignty reasons
- Mid-market companies with aging server and storage hardware planning a consolidation onto hyperconverged infrastructure (S2D/Azure Local)
- IT leaders looking to harden their Active Directory environment against credential-based attacks and move to passwordless authentication
- Private equity portfolio companies where data center, network, and identity are part of an IT due diligence or carve-out
Infrastructure & Operations
Aging hardware without failover resilience
Network as a bottleneck
Active Directory as an attack surface
Backup without ransomware resilience
No concept for hybrid operations
Infrastructure not ready for a transaction
Services in detail
The foundation for performance and availability. We design and build hyperconverged clusters based on Storage Spaces Direct (S2D) and NVMe storage — the underlying technology behind Microsoft's Azure Local. Scalable, highly available, and manageable in a cloud-consistent way.
The foundation everything else runs on. We plan and implement 10G network upgrades, segmentation, and Zero-Trust-ready network architectures — for stable performance and a solid base for your security strategy.
The difference between backup and ransomware protection is in the design. We design and implement your backup infrastructure based on Veeam with immutable on-premises storage — hardened from the ground up, before day-to-day operations even begin.
Credentials are the most common attack vector — including in classic Active Directory environments. We harden your local identity infrastructure with Fine-Grained Password Policies, automated password rotation, Windows Hello for Business for device-bound everyday sign-in, and YubiKey for device-independent, portable access — and build the bridge to Entra ID for a consistent hybrid identity strategy.
In an IT carve-out or due diligence, data center, network, and identity are often the biggest unknowns. We assess your on-premises and hybrid infrastructure for transactions, portfolio standardization, or as a standalone component of an IT due diligence — in close coordination with our Consulting & Strategy team.
How an engagement runs
- 01
Infrastructure Assessment (1–2 weeks)
Inventory of hardware, storage, network, and Active Directory structure, including risk and capacity assessment.
- 02
Architecture & Sizing (2–4 weeks)
Sizing of the S2D cluster, network topology, and backup architecture; concept for identity hardening and hybrid connection to Entra ID.
- 03
Build & Migration
Implementation of the cluster, network upgrade, and backup infrastructure during live operations, including a controlled cutover.
- 04
Acceptance & Handover
Restore testing, documentation, and handover into regular operations or our managed services.
