Cloud & Infrastructure2025-09-19T02:36:03+00:00

CLOUD & INFRASTRUCTURE

Firethorne Tech helps regulated industries design, modernize, and manage secure, compliance-ready infrastructure. Whether on-premises, hybrid, or in the cloud, we deliver environments that are strategic, resilient, and built to pass audits.

OUR CAPABILITIES

At Firethorne, we don’t believe in one-size-fits-all infrastructure. Every environment is unique, and every industry has its own compliance demands. That’s why our capabilities span across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments, with solutions tailored to your goals, risk tolerance, and regulatory requirements. We highlight technologies we frequently work with — but our expertise goes far beyond any single vendor or product. Every infrastructure decision we make ties back to compliance. That means you don’t just get a network diagram or migration checklist — you get audit-ready documentation that maps directly to controls in CMMC, HIPAA, PCI-DSS, ISO 27001, and NIST 800-171. We translate complex technology into evidence that leadership and auditors can both understand.

INFRASTRUCTURE MODERNIZATION & VIRTUALIZATION

Modernizing infrastructure is about more than performance — it’s about creating a secure, scalable foundation that satisfies compliance frameworks. We assess your environment, replace outdated systems, and design virtualized solutions that improve resiliency while reducing compliance risk.

Relevant Technologies & Strategy Alignment

  • Compute & Virtualization: hypervisors, virtualization platforms, high-availability clustering
  • Storage: SAN, NAS, object storage, tiered storage strategies
  • Resiliency: replication, load balancing, fault tolerance
  • Compliance Alignment: data integrity, availability controls, asset management (CMMC, HIPAA, PCI-DSS, ISO 27001)

CLOUD CONSULTING & MIGRATION

Cloud adoption must be secure, strategic, and compliance-driven. We guide organizations in assessing which workloads belong in the cloud, migrating systems safely, and managing identity, access, and security postures across cloud platforms.

Relevant Technologies & Strategy Alignment

  • Platforms: public, private, government, and hybrid cloud environments
  • Identity & Access: centralized identity, conditional access, privileged access enforcement
  • Cloud Security: monitoring tools, SIEM integration, cloud security posture management
  • Compliance Alignment: FedRAMP baselines, HIPAA hosting, NIST 800-171 cloud security requirements

HYBRID & MULTI-CLOUD ENVIRONMENTS

For many, the right answer isn’t “all-cloud” or “all on-premises” — it’s hybrid. We design and manage environments where workloads are placed strategically for performance, cost efficiency, and compliance. This approach ensures flexibility without sacrificing control.

Relevant Technologies & Strategy Alignment

  • Hybrid Design: workload placement, hybrid identity, application portability
  • Connectivity: VPN, SD-WAN, dedicated interconnects, secure tunnels
  • Storage Integration: on-prem to cloud replication, tiered hybrid storage
  • Compliance Alignment: data residency, encryption in transit, audit logs for regulatory reporting

NETWORK ARCHITECTURE & SECURITY

Networks are the nervous system of modern businesses, and in regulated industries they must be secure, segmented, and auditable. We design and manage architectures that enforce Zero Trust principles and meet compliance obligations.

Relevant Technologies & Strategy Alignment

  • Segmentation: VLANs, microsegmentation, Zero Trust Network Access
  • Security Controls: IDS/IPS, boundary protections, secure gateways
  • Network Management: switching, routing, wireless infrastructure
  • Compliance Alignment: access control, boundary protections, system monitoring (CMMC, ISO 27001, CIS benchmarks)

DATA PROTECTION & CONTINUITY

A backup is only valuable if it works when needed. We build backup and recovery strategies that are immutable, tested, and mapped to compliance frameworks. This ensures business continuity in the face of ransomware, outages, or disaster scenarios.

Relevant Technologies & Strategy Alignment

  • Backup: endpoint backup, server/application-aware backup, cloud-based backup
  • Disaster Recovery: runbooks, failover testing, multi-site replication
  • Data Retention: lifecycle policies, secure archiving, immutable storage
  • Compliance Alignment: contingency planning, recovery evidence, retention enforcement (CMMC, HIPAA, PCI-DSS)

OT/IT & CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE

Critical industries rely on operational technology as much as traditional IT. We bridge both worlds, ensuring that OT systems like SCADA, ICS, and PLCs are segmented, monitored, and secured alongside IT environments — all mapped to compliance controls.

Relevant Technologies & Strategy Alignment

  • OT Segmentation: Purdue Model network architecture, isolated control networks
  • OT Security: monitoring, intrusion detection, secure remote access
  • Visibility: unified monitoring across IT and OT environments
  • Compliance Alignment: NIST CSF, NERC CIP, sector-specific frameworks, CMMC for defense manufacturing
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OUR STRATEGIC PARTNERS

OUR APPROACH TO CLOUD & INFRASTRUCTURE

Designing cloud and infrastructure solutions for regulated industries requires more than technical know-how. It’s about creating environments that are secure, resilient, and audit-ready, while still supporting day-to-day business needs. Many organizations struggle with outdated systems, fragmented cloud adoption, or networks that were never designed with compliance in mind. Firethorne’s approach ensures that modernization and migration efforts aren’t just about technology — they’re about aligning IT with business strategy and regulatory obligations.

We believe infrastructure planning should be clear, actionable, and flexible. That’s why our process is built around structured discovery, compliance-driven design, secure implementation, and continuous management. This approach gives leadership the confidence that every infrastructure investment reduces risk, supports compliance frameworks like CMMC, HIPAA, PCI-DSS, and ISO 27001, and provides measurable business value. With Firethorne, your infrastructure isn’t just operational — it becomes a strategic advantage.

DISCOVERY & ASSESSMENT

We start by analyzing your existing infrastructure, cloud platforms, and compliance posture. This includes documenting assets, identifying risks, and mapping against frameworks like CMMC, HIPAA, PCI-DSS, and ISO 27001. The goal is to understand your current environment and pinpoint both gaps and opportunities.

DESIGN & PLANNING

Based on assessment findings, we build a “Do Now, Do Next, Do Later” roadmap tailored to your business. This ensures that modernization and cloud initiatives are achievable, budget-friendly, and tied directly to compliance outcomes. Every design decision is aligned with security principles and regulatory requirements.

IMPLEMENTATION & MIGRATION

Our team then executes projects ranging from infrastructure refreshes to hybrid cloud migrations. We deploy solutions securely, minimize downtime, and document configurations in ways that stand up to audits. Whether it’s segmenting networks, hardening cloud environments, or designing backup strategies, implementation is always performed with compliance in mind.

ONGOING MANAGEMENT & OPTIMIZATION

Cloud and infrastructure are not “set it and forget it.” Firethorne provides continuous monitoring, patching, and reporting, ensuring environments stay secure, resilient, and compliant. We adapt strategies as regulations evolve and business priorities shift, keeping your infrastructure current and defensible.

WHY CHOOSE FIRETHORNE TECH FOR CLOUD & INFRASTRUCTURE CONSULTING

Most providers approach infrastructure with a technology-first mindset — swapping hardware, pushing cloud adoption, or following vendor quotas. Firethorne takes a compliance-first, business-aligned approach. We don’t just modernize infrastructure; we design environments that are secure, resilient, and audit-ready, tailored for industries where regulatory obligations drive decision-making.

Our team is 100% US-based and specializes in regulated industries like defense, aerospace, healthcare, finance, critical infrastructure, and government contracting. We combine deep expertise in infrastructure and cloud design with a consultative process that gives leadership clarity and confidence. Every engagement includes roadmaps, documentation, and compliance mapping, so your infrastructure investments provide measurable business value and hold up under scrutiny.

COMPLIANCE-DRIVEN STRATEGY

All designs and recommendations are aligned with frameworks such as CMMC, HIPAA, PCI-DSS, ISO 27001, and NIST 800-171.

BALANCED SOLUTIONS

We evaluate whether cloud, on-premises, or hybrid is the best fit — avoiding a one-size-fits-all approach.

US-BASED EXPERTISE

All consulting, design, and management is handled by our domestic team, ensuring accountability and reducing compliance risks.

DO NOW, DO NEXT, DO LATER STRATEGIES

Infrastructure strategies are prioritized into achievable stages, making modernization budget-friendly and realistic.

AUDIT-READY DELIVERABLES

Every project includes documentation and evidence that can be used to demonstrate compliance during assessments or audits.

INDUSTRY SPECIALIZATION

Proven experience with defense contractors, aerospace, healthcare providers, financial institutions, critical infrastructure, and government vendors.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Do you only recommend cloud solutions?2025-09-05T21:59:06+00:00

No. Firethorne is vendor-agnostic and evaluates whether cloud, on-premises, or hybrid is the right approach for your business. Our goal is to design environments that are secure, cost-effective, and aligned with compliance obligations — not to push a single vendor’s agenda.

How do you align infrastructure with compliance requirements?2025-09-05T21:59:32+00:00

Every infrastructure engagement includes compliance mapping. We tie technical decisions directly to frameworks like CMMC, HIPAA, PCI-DSS, ISO 27001, and NIST 800-171, ensuring that security controls and documentation are in place for audits.

Can you modernize our infrastructure without replacing everything?2025-09-05T21:59:58+00:00

Yes. We often use a “Do Now, Do Next, Do Later” roadmap to phase modernization. This allows us to address urgent gaps first, then plan larger upgrades over time, making the process budget-friendly and realistic.

Which platforms and environments do you support?2025-09-05T22:00:18+00:00

We support on-premises systems, private cloud, public cloud, and hybrid environments. Whether you’re running virtualized workloads, hybrid identity models, or multi-cloud storage, we design strategies that fit your requirements.

Do you provide ongoing infrastructure management?2025-09-05T22:00:40+00:00

Yes. Firethorne can either design and hand off infrastructure to your internal IT team, or provide full ongoing management. Continuous monitoring, patching, and reporting ensure your environment stays secure and compliant.

Can you support operational technology (OT) as well as IT?2025-09-05T22:01:02+00:00

Yes. Many regulated industries rely on OT systems like SCADA and ICS. We specialize in OT/IT network segmentation, monitoring, and compliance alignment, ensuring both sides of the environment are secure and audit-ready.

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