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Cloud Migration Done
by People Who've
Actually Done It.

Most SMB cloud migrations are managed by generalists reading documentation for the first time. Layer8 principals have migrated enterprise-scale environments — 15 global regions, 40+ petabytes — using the same Infrastructure as Code practices we bring to your project.

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Why Migrations Fail

Cloud Migration Isn't Lift-and-Shift.
Most People Treat It That Way.

Moving servers to the cloud without rethinking architecture produces cloud-hosted technical debt — not cloud infrastructure. The cost savings don't materialize, the reliability doesn't improve, and the security posture gets worse, not better.

A properly designed cloud environment is built as code, documented as code, and managed as code. Changes are pull requests. Infrastructure is auditable. Rollback is a command, not a crisis.

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Lift-and-Shift Without Redesign

On-prem workloads moved without optimization. Cloud costs exceed on-prem costs. Performance and reliability don't improve.

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No Infrastructure as Code

Resources provisioned manually through the console. No audit trail, no reproducibility, no way to recover from a misconfiguration without starting over.

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Security Gaps at Migration Time

Identity, access, and network controls not configured correctly during migration. Compliance posture worsens at exactly the moment it gets most scrutiny.

Capabilities

What We Deliver.

Full-stack cloud architecture and migration — from planning through implementation, built to enterprise standards.

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Migration Planning & Architecture

Current-state inventory, dependency mapping, workload prioritization, and target-state architecture design. A migration plan that accounts for what you're moving and what it connects to.

  • Workload inventory and dependency mapping
  • Target-state architecture design
  • Migration sequence and risk assessment
  • Cost modeling and right-sizing
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Infrastructure as Code

Every resource provisioned through Terraform — committed to GitHub, reviewed as pull requests, reproducible and auditable. No console-provisioned infrastructure that can't be recovered.

  • Terraform modules and state management
  • GCS / S3 / Azure Blob state backends
  • CI/CD pipeline integration
  • Drift detection and remediation
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Network & Connectivity

VPC architecture, HA VPN tunnels, peering, and hybrid connectivity designed for reliability and security — not just what the quickstart wizard produces.

  • Custom VPC architecture and subnetting
  • HA VPN and Direct Connect / ExpressRoute
  • Firewall policy and network segmentation
  • DNS architecture and private zones
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Microsoft 365 & Entra ID

Full M365 tenant deployment and migration — Exchange, SharePoint, Teams, and Entra ID identity architecture. HIPAA-regulated environments a specialty.

  • M365 tenant migration and configuration
  • Entra ID identity architecture
  • Conditional access and MFA policy
  • Compliance and data governance settings
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Multi-Cloud & Hybrid

Azure, AWS, and GCP — independently or together. Hybrid architectures connecting on-prem environments to cloud infrastructure with appropriate security controls at each boundary.

  • Azure / AWS / GCP architecture
  • Hybrid connectivity and identity federation
  • Cross-cloud IAM and access controls
  • Cloud cost optimization
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Security & Compliance Integration

Security controls designed into the architecture — not bolted on afterward. IAM, encryption, logging, and monitoring configured from day one, with compliance requirements built in where they apply.

  • IAM and least-privilege access design
  • Encryption at rest and in transit
  • Audit logging and SIEM integration
  • HIPAA / PCI / SOC 2 control mapping
Recent Work

What We've Built.

Illustrative examples from active and recent engagements — clients not named by agreement.

AI Startup · GCP

Greenfield GCP Foundation

End-to-end GCP environment implemented as 100% Terraform — custom VPC, HA VPN tunnels into an enterprise Cisco edge device, production compute, GCS-backed state, and full IAM with OS Login federation. Every resource auditable; every change a pull request.

100% IaC HA VPN OS Login IAM
Healthcare

Microsoft 365 Migration

Full M365 tenant migration for a HIPAA-regulated healthcare practice. Entra ID identity architecture, Intune device management rollout, and HIPAA Security Rule gap remediation alongside the migration.

Healthcare

Dual-Tenant Entra ID

50-user dual-tenant Microsoft Entra ID architecture for a healthcare organization operating across two independently regulated entities post-merger. B2B cross-tenant access design and implementation.

Background

Built at Enterprise Scale.
Applied at Your Scale.

The cloud architecture practices we bring to SMB engagements were developed managing infrastructure across 15 global regions at CVS Health and Aetna. Infrastructure as Code wasn't a best practice recommendation — it was a requirement for operating at that scale. We bring the same standard to every engagement regardless of size.

Azure · AWS · GCP
Active certifications and production delivery across all three major cloud platforms
15 Regions
Global cloud infrastructure managed in prior enterprise roles at CVS Health / Aetna
100% IaC
Every engagement delivered with Terraform — no console-provisioned resources

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