RSystems

Technology Consulting

Cloud

Azure architecture, cloud storage strategy, and hybrid infrastructure design — connecting your cloud environment to your business goals with minimal disruption.

Overview

Cloud infrastructure decisions have long tails.

The architectural decisions made during a cloud migration — region selection, network topology, identity integration, backup strategy — shape an organization's operational reality for years. Made without a clear understanding of the tradeoffs, they create technical debt that compounds over time: unpredictable cost, poor performance, and environments that are difficult to manage or extend without the original vendor.

RSystems works primarily with Microsoft Azure, with deep experience in hybrid environments that connect cloud infrastructure to on-premises networks and physical datacenters. We approach cloud engagements with a clear-eyed view of when cloud is the right answer and when it isn't — for organizations managing large datasets or performance-sensitive workloads, on-premises infrastructure often delivers better economics and more predictable performance.

Every cloud engagement includes cost modeling before commitment, architecture documentation throughout, and knowledge transfer at the end. Your team should be able to manage the environment long-term without operational dependency on RSystems for routine work.

Appropriate For

  • Organizations migrating from on-premises infrastructure to cloud or hybrid environments
  • Teams whose cloud costs are growing faster than the value the organization is extracting
  • Organizations that need geographic redundancy or disaster recovery capabilities
  • Teams running cloud infrastructure without formal architecture or documentation
  • Organizations evaluating whether cloud or on-premises is the right choice for a specific workload

Our Approach

RSystems evaluates cloud vs. on-premises economics honestly — we model total cost of ownership before recommending any configuration, and we're willing to tell clients when cloud isn't the right answer for a specific workload. Our primary cloud platform is Microsoft Azure, with deep hands-on experience across virtual machines, Azure Virtual Desktop, hub-and-spoke WAN, Site Recovery, and hybrid identity configurations.

Every cloud engagement includes documentation and knowledge transfer so your team can manage the environment long-term without operational dependency on RSystems. Configuration decisions that aren't documented don't survive staff transitions — we build environments that your team can understand, extend, and troubleshoot independently.

Services

Case Study

Finance & Trading Technology

Built for Scale

Rebuilding a quantitative trading firm's AWS environment from first principles — four isolated accounts, every resource defined in Terraform, active/passive FortiGate HA, and a lower monthly bill than the environment it replaced.

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Nonprofits & Conservation

Replacing a 10-Year-Old Data Center — Without Replacing the Hardware

Multi-region Azure infrastructure, disaster recovery, and Terraform automation for the National Audubon Society — DR requirements met at a fraction of a hardware refresh.

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