Azure architecture advisory and platform selection, hands-on build through vetted partners.
Lightbridge Cloud provides Azure architecture advisory and platform selection for mid-market enterprises invested in the Microsoft ecosystem: landing zone design, hybrid architecture, and migration strategy. Selection and architecture run in-house; the hands-on migration and build runs through Lightbridge Cloud's vetted partner network, under Lightbridge Cloud's own project management and technical leadership.
Lightbridge Cloud Azure advisory capabilities.
Migration Strategy and Assessment
Azure Migrate assessment, wave sequencing, and a rehost, replatform, or refactor decision for every application, planned in-house with rollback procedures defined before any cutover.
Handoff and Hardening Specification
Security hardening plan, cost baseline, and runbook specification: patching policy, monitoring configuration, and escalation paths, designed in-house for the delivery partner to implement at cutover.
Hybrid Cloud Architecture
Azure Arc, Azure Stack, and hybrid networking design connecting on-premise data centers to Azure, with workload placement decided by latency, compliance, and cost, then built by a vetted delivery partner.
Azure Infrastructure Architecture
Reference architecture for virtual machines, AKS, App Service, Azure Functions, and container workloads, with Infrastructure as Code specified in Bicep and Terraform for partner delivery.
Data Platform Architecture
Azure SQL, Cosmos DB, Synapse Analytics, and Data Factory architecture for transactional, analytical, and real-time workloads, designed in-house and built through our delivery partner network.
Security and Identity Architecture
Zero-trust architecture built on Entra ID conditional access, with Azure Sentinel, Defender for Cloud, Key Vault, and network security group design specified for a vetted delivery partner to implement.
Lightbridge Cloud Azure migration planning: assessed, sequenced, reversible.
Lightbridge Cloud begins every Azure engagement with an Azure Migrate assessment, then sequences workloads into migration waves in-house. Each application is evaluated for rehost to Azure VMs, replatform to managed services like Azure SQL or App Service, or refactor to cloud-native architecture. Every wave carries a rollback procedure, defined before cutover and executed by a vetted delivery partner under Lightbridge Cloud's technical leadership.
Migration planning is the start, not the finish. Before handoff, Lightbridge Cloud specifies the hardened environment: monitoring configuration, patch policy, cost optimization, and security hardening, documented in a runbook the delivery partner builds and your team or operations partner can run from day one. Hybrid workloads are placed by latency, compliance, and cost.
Underused
Most Microsoft 365 organizations run Azure well below its available capability
Hybrid
on-premise and cloud architecture planned as one system
Frequently asked questions.
What does Lightbridge Cloud actually do on Azure engagements?
Lightbridge Cloud runs Azure architecture advisory and platform selection in-house: migration assessment, wave planning, hybrid architecture, and zero-trust security design on Entra ID. Lightbridge Cloud does not build or operate Azure infrastructure directly. The hands-on migration and build run through Lightbridge Cloud's vetted partner network, under Lightbridge Cloud's own project management and technical leadership.
Why choose Azure over AWS or Google Cloud for cloud infrastructure?
Azure is the strongest choice for organizations already invested in Microsoft 365, Active Directory, and Windows Server workloads, with hybrid capability through Azure Arc and Azure Stack that AWS and Google Cloud do not match. Lightbridge Cloud recommends Azure when the Microsoft ecosystem is central to operations, and recommends AWS or Google Cloud instead when a workload fits those platforms better.
Does Lightbridge Cloud design hybrid Azure environments?
Yes. Lightbridge Cloud designs hybrid architectures connecting on-premise infrastructure to Azure through ExpressRoute, VPN gateways, and Azure Arc, with workload placement decided by latency requirements, data residency rules, and cost. A vetted delivery partner builds the resulting architecture under Lightbridge Cloud's technical leadership.
How does Lightbridge Cloud approach Azure identity and security architecture?
Lightbridge Cloud designs zero-trust security architecture built on Entra ID, formerly Azure AD: conditional access policies, privileged identity management, multi-factor authentication, and Azure Sentinel integration for monitoring and incident response. The design is specified in-house; implementation runs through our delivery partner network.
How does Lightbridge Cloud plan a migration from on-premise to Azure?
Lightbridge Cloud runs Azure Migrate discovery and assessment in-house, then sequences the resulting migration waves. Each application is evaluated for rehost to Azure VMs, replatform to managed services such as Azure SQL or App Service, or refactor to cloud-native architecture. Wave execution is carried out by a vetted delivery partner under Lightbridge Cloud's technical leadership.
Who builds and operates the Azure environment Lightbridge Cloud designs?
A rigorously vetted delivery partner builds and cuts over the environment, under Lightbridge Cloud's project management and technical leadership throughout. Lightbridge Cloud does not maintain an in-house Azure build team and does not operate infrastructure on an ongoing basis after handoff. Day-two operations run with your team or the operations partner you choose.
How does Lightbridge Cloud connect Azure to Salesforce and ERP systems?
Lightbridge Cloud designs the integration architecture connecting Azure to Salesforce, NetSuite, and other business systems, then delivers that integration layer in-house through our MuleSoft and Boomi practice. Data flows between Azure services, CRM, and ERP are planned as part of the architecture, not added after deployment.
Get an Azure fit assessment.
Lightbridge Cloud assesses your environment, sequences a migration wave plan with rollback procedures, and specifies a hardened, documented environment for our delivery partner to build.