Cloud & Hybrid Platforms
Cloud, hybrid, and life after VMware
Cloud and hybrid platform engineering. VMware migrations and exits, Azure Local and Azure, AWS, and hybrid architectures that stay secure across every boundary.
Cloud & Hybrid Platforms services
What we deliver
The platform ground is shifting: VMware licensing changes have put thousands of mid-market virtualization estates on the clock, and 'move it to the cloud' is not a plan. We design and execute platform transitions (VMware to Azure Local, Azure, AWS, or a rationalized hybrid) with workloads, identity, and security landing intact. We've run these migrations hands-on, hypervisor to hypervisor, not from a slide deck.
Our areas of focus include:
VMware Migration & Exit
Full vSphere/ESXi estate migrations, to Azure Local, Azure, AWS, or an alternate hypervisor, with per-VM wave planning, disk conversion, and cutover runbooks. Built for the Broadcom-era licensing squeeze.
Azure Local & Azure Stack
Design, sizing, and deployment of Azure Local clusters for workloads that need to stay on-prem with cloud-consistent management.
Cloud Landing Zones
Account/subscription structure, identity, networking, and guardrails set up right before the first workload arrives.
Hybrid Connectivity
Secure interconnects between on-prem, colo, and cloud: VPN, ExpressRoute/Direct Connect, and DNS that behaves.
Workload Rationalization
Migrate, modernize, or retire: a per-workload decision framework so you don't pay cloud prices for servers nobody uses.
Migration Assurance
Pre-cutover validation, rollback plans, and post-migration performance and security verification.
Testimonials
What clients say
“Principle Security was instrumental in guiding us through our recent infrastructure and cybersecurity initiatives. Their partnership was reliable, professional, and results‑driven, which is why we continue to engage them whenever new opportunities arise.”
“Their team helped us prioritize risk without overwhelming us with jargon or checklists. Practical guidance that actually moved the needle.”
“They stepped in during a critical project and brought stability fast: tight execution, clear communication, and zero babysitting required.”
“With their managed services handling patching, backups, and detection, our internal team finally has room to focus. Reliable, low-noise, and effective.”
“We didn't need a full-time CISO. We needed experience and flexibility. Their fractional leadership model gave us exactly that.”
“Our compliance program was scattered. They brought structure, clarity, and got us aligned with FFIEC and NIST, finally audit-ready and confident.”
“Principle Security helped us redesign our entire security stack without disrupting operations. They understood our infrastructure and delivered clean, scalable solutions.”
Drive your business forward.
We focus on execution, not theory, but building security and infrastructure that actually supports your business.
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