Why Cloud Matters
Our Cloud Approach
Business‑First. Secure‑by‑Design. Continuously Optimized.
We plan and execute cloud initiatives in phases that deliver value quickly while protecting performance, security, and spend.
Our approach includes:
- Current‑state discovery and workload mapping
- Cloud readiness and TCO modeling
- Architecture and migration planning (lift‑and‑shift / re‑platform / modernize)
- Security, identity, and governance frameworks
- Cost controls, tagging, and FinOps practices
- Ongoing management, monitoring, and optimization
Cloud Readiness & Strategy
Assess applications, data, and infrastructure to design a realistic, ROI‑driven cloud roadmap aligned with your goals and budget.
Microsoft 365 Enablement
Optimize Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive, Exchange, and security controls with policy‑driven governance and user‑ready configurations.
Cost Management & FinOps
Implement guardrails, encryption, key management, posture management (CSPM), and monitoring (SIEM/MDR) aligned to your frameworks.
Backup, DR & Resilience in the Cloud
Design resilient architectures with multi‑zone/region options, immutable backups, and tested recovery objectives (RTO/RPO).
Ongoing Cloud Management
24/7 monitoring, patching, security updates, incident response, and continuous optimization to keep environments healthy and efficient.
Cloud Architecture & Migration
Plan and execute migrations to Azure/AWS and hybrid—choosing the right path (lift‑and‑shift, re‑platform, or modernization) for each workload.
Identity & Access (Azure AD / Entra ID)
Strengthen access with conditional access, MFA, SSO, and least‑privilege design to protect accounts and streamline user experience.
Cloud Security & Compliance
Implement guardrails, encryption, key management, posture management (CSPM), and monitoring (SIEM/MDR) aligned to your frameworks.
Automation & DevOps Enablement
Standardize deployments with Infrastructure‑as‑Code (IaC), CI/CD, and policy‑as‑code to improve speed and consistency.
Data & Analytics Foundations
Integrate data sources, establish pipelines, and deliver role‑based dashboards for faster, better decisions.
Why Choose Critical Sight
- Business‑aligned cloud strategy with measurable outcomes
- Security‑first architectures with strong identity and governance
- Predictable cost management and FinOps discipline
- Hybrid and multi‑cloud expertise (Azure, AWS, M365)
- Continuous optimization for performance, security, and spend
Common Problems & How we can Help
We can be your end‑to‑end cloud team—from strategy and migration to security, cost control, and ongoing operations.
Or, if you already have tools in place, we’ll partner as advisors to assess your environment, identify gaps, and optimize the areas that deliver the biggest impact first.
Unplanned Cloud Spend & Budget Surprises
Cloud costs escalate without governance or visibility. We mitigate this risk with cost policies and budgets, tagging and chargeback, reserved instances/savings plans, and continuous right‑sizing reviews.
Lift‑and‑Shift Without Optimization
Workloads run in the cloud but remain slow and expensive. We mitigate this risk with workload profiling, re‑platforming/modernization plans, autoscaling, and performance tuning.
Shadow IT & Unapproved Cloud Tools
Teams adopt unsanctioned apps that expose data. We mitigate this risk with app discovery, CASB/CSPM controls, sanctioned app catalogs, and usage policies with monitoring.
Data Sprawl & Siloed Information
Critical data is scattered across services and regions. We mitigate this risk with governed data architectures, lifecycle policies, centralized logging, and secure data pipelines.
Weak Backup & Recovery in the Cloud
Assumptions replace tested recovery plans. We mitigate this risk with immutable backups, cross‑region replication, defined RTO/RPO, and regular restore/failover testing.
Compliance Gaps in Cloud Workloads
Regulatory needs aren’t mapped to controls. We mitigate this risk with policy‑as‑code guardrails, encryption and key management, audit‑ready reporting, and continuous compliance scans.
Performance Bottlenecks & Downtime
Improper sizing or architecture causes latency and outages. We mitigate this risk with reference architectures, autoscaling, caching/CDN, and SLO‑based monitoring and alerting.
Complex Migrations & Business Disruption
Moves take longer and impact users. We mitigate this risk with phased migration plans, pilot cutovers, rollback paths, and clear communication and change management.
Limited Cloud Expertise In‑House
Teams struggle to manage evolving platforms. We mitigate this risk with fractional vCIO/vCISO leadership, enablement and runbooks, and ongoing managed cloud services.