Modern infrastructure. Senior expertise. No full-time hire required.
Enterprise infrastructure, identity, cloud, VMware, automation, network, and continuity consulting for organizations that need senior architecture depth without adding another permanent leadership seat.
Enterprise buyers and high-impact environments.
Cargill Consulting is built for mid-market and enterprise teams that need architecture, senior escalation, modernization planning, or project delivery support across complex infrastructure environments.
- Mid-market companies and multi-site operations
- Healthcare, retail, SaaS, and regulated environments
- MSPs needing senior escalation or white-label delivery
- Teams modernizing infrastructure, identity, cloud, or DR
Same architecture discipline, different buyer.
Cargill Consulting handles enterprise and mid-market architecture. Next-Gen-IT packages the same operating discipline for smaller firms that need audit, workflow, security, and continuity help without enterprise scope or pricing.
- Cargill Consulting: enterprise infrastructure and cloud
- Next-Gen-IT: small-business audits and operational hardening
- Shared foundation: clarity, ownership, continuity, and execution
Senior infrastructure help where complexity is highest.
The practice focuses on architecture and hands-on engineering across the systems that usually carry the most operational risk: virtualization, cloud, identity, automation, network transitions, and recovery planning.
Azure / AWS migration and governance.
Cloud landing zones, hybrid integrations, identity guardrails, networking, monitoring, budget controls, and migration planning.
- Azure and AWS migrations
- Hybrid cloud integrations
- Governance, networking, and monitoring baselines
vCenter, ESXi, storage, and DR architecture.
VMware health checks, version upgrades, host remediation, storage migrations, SRM, and business-critical recovery architecture.
- vCenter 7/8 upgrades and remediation
- Storage and performance analysis
- SRM and disaster recovery planning
Terraform, pipelines, and repeatable delivery.
Infrastructure-as-code, Azure DevOps repositories and pipelines, PowerShell/Python automation, and documentation that the client team can own.
- Terraform for Azure, AWS, and VMware
- Pipeline design and CI/CD automation
- PowerShell and Python operations tooling
Okta, AD/Azure AD, secrets, and certificate automation.
Identity cleanup, SSO/SCIM architecture, privileged access management, Keyfactor, Key Vault automation, and secure operational patterns.
- Okta SSO/SCIM
- AD / Azure AD cleanup and restructure
- Keyfactor, Key Vault, and PAM automation
Multi-site network modernization.
SD-WAN rollout planning, Meraki / Velocloud transitions, firewall rule modernization, VPN architecture, and segmentation review.
- VMware Velocloud SD-WAN
- Cisco Meraki migrations
- ASA, Firepower, Palo Alto, VPN, and segmentation
Recovery planning that business leaders can understand.
Recovery strategy, DR site buildouts, SAN replication, backup modernization, RTO/RPO planning, and executive-ready remediation roadmaps.
- DR site buildouts
- SAN replication and backup modernization
- RTO/RPO planning and continuity documentation
Packaged starts for enterprise infrastructure work.
Typical first engagements include focused assessments, fixed-scope buildouts, and senior escalation retainers. The goal is to move quickly from ambiguous infrastructure pain into a clear, executable plan.
VMware Health Check
Review vCenter, ESXi hosts, storage, networking, compliance, and performance.
- vCenter review
- Host compliance
- Storage and vSwitch/vDS evaluation
- Performance analysis and remediation plan
Azure / AWS Landing Zone
Establish governance, identity integration, networking, budget controls, and monitoring.
- Governance and guardrails
- Identity integration
- Networking, budgets, and monitoring baselines
Terraform IaC Buildout
Build repeatable infrastructure delivery with repo structure, remote state, and pipelines.
- Repo and module structure
- Azure DevOps pipelines
- Remote state and documentation
Keyfactor, Key Vault, and PAM automation
Automate certificate, secret, credential, and privileged access workflows.
- API workflow integration
- Certificate automation
- Credential rotation and policy enforcement
Cloud Migration Package
Assess, design, plan, migrate, cut over, and document the target environment.
- Current-state assessment
- Migration sequencing
- Cutover and documentation
MSP Senior Escalation
Part-time architecture review, senior troubleshooting, and project guidance for MSPs and lean teams.
- High-tier VMware and cloud support
- Architecture review
- Incident and project escalation
Start with the right-sized practice.
If the environment is enterprise-scale, start with Cargill Consulting. If the organization is a smaller business that needs a practical audit, tool map, workflow runbook, and security hardening path, start with Next-Gen-IT.