Infrastructure
modernization
Move aging platforms forward through staged migration, health gates, and clear rollback planning.
- Windows Server 2022 / 2025
- Active Directory, DNS & Group Policy
- Hyper-V, Exchange, SQL & IIS infrastructure
SECURE INFRASTRUCTURE. CLEAR DIRECTION.
Built for the mission.
Engineered for
what’s next.
Modernize your Microsoft infrastructure with the engineering discipline your operations demand.
PRINCIPAL-LED ENGINEERINGMODERNIZE. SECURE. AUTOMATE.
FROM ARCHITECTURE TO OPERATIONS
Every transition.
Every control.
Every handoff.
01 / OUR EXPERTISE
Complex environments.
Practical solutions.
We connect identity, infrastructure, security, and automation into a roadmap your team can execute and sustain.
Infrastructure
Security
engineering
Turn configuration requirements into repeatable controls and inspectable technical evidence.
- DISA STIG implementation support
- Privileged access & vulnerability remediation
- Centralized logging, SIEM & PKI/CAC
Automation
& operations
Reduce manual effort and give your team the tools and documentation to operate with confidence.
- PowerShell engineering & validation
- Azure Arc & hybrid management
- Backup, recovery, SOPs & knowledge transfer
02 / HOW WE DELIVER
Confidence is built
into the process.
A disciplined progression from current-state facts to a validated, operational environment.
Establish the baseline.
Understand the environment, dependencies, business drivers, and risks before defining the work.
Inventory · Health review · Risk registerMake the path clear.
Define the target architecture, migration sequence, acceptance conditions, and contingency plan.
Architecture · Roadmap · Change gatesAdvance with control.
Implement approved changes in stages, using automation and validation to support each decision.
Implementation · Automation · EvidenceLeave a lasting capability.
Verify outcomes and equip the operating team with usable documentation and knowledge transfer.
Acceptance · SOPs · Operational handoff03 / ENGAGEMENT OPTIONS
The right starting point
for your environment.
Start with a focused assessment, execute a defined project, or bring senior engineering into your ongoing operations.
Infrastructure Health &
Modernization Assessment
Establish facts. Prioritize risk. Build an actionable modernization roadmap.
- Typical engagement
- 2–3 weeks
- You receive
- Risk-ranked findings, a prioritized roadmap, budgetary implementation options, and an executive briefing.
Windows Infrastructure Modernization +
Staged server and domain controller modernization, DNS/GPO and virtualization engineering, automation, validation, and operational handoff.
Typical duration: 6–12 weeks · Scope confirmed during discoveryDiscuss modernizationSecure Infrastructure Transformation +
Integrated modernization, security remediation, centralized logging, backup and recovery, hybrid management, and evidence collection.
Typical duration: 10–20 weeks · Scope confirmed during discoveryDiscuss transformationTechnical Readiness & SecureBaseline +
CMMC technical readiness support and DISA STIG engineering: identify gaps, prioritize remediation, automate approved tasks, and collect evidence. Certification and third-party assessment decisions remain with designated assessors.
Discuss readinessFractional Infrastructure Engineering +
Recurring senior engineering capacity for architecture, escalation support, modernization planning, technical reviews, and documentation governance.
Discuss ongoing support04 / THE COMPANY
Senior expertise.
Direct accountability.
Watkins Business Solutions, LLC is a specialized secure-infrastructure engineering company led by D. Chris Watkins.
With more than 20 years of systems engineering experience, our principal-led approach brings architecture, implementation, security, automation, and documentation into one delivery model.
D. Chris WatkinsPRINCIPAL / SYSTEMS ENGINEERING
REPRESENTATIVE ENGINEERING EXPERIENCE
Enterprise Microsoft modernization
Staged migration planning across domain services, virtualization, and application infrastructure, with health gates and validation.
Security compliance automation
PowerShell-driven assessment, remediation support, and evidence collection aligned with DISA STIG workflows.
Centralized logging & hybrid architecture
Windows event collection, SIEM integration, operational documentation, and physical, virtual, and cloud-connected architecture options.
05 / CAPABILITY STATEMENT
Put WBS on your
shortlist.
A concise overview for contracting teams, prime contractors, and organizations evaluating senior infrastructure engineering support.
Our one-page capability statement outlines core competencies, delivery strengths, representative principal experience, and engagement options.
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06 / START THE CONVERSATION
What needs to
work better?
Tell us about the infrastructure challenge, the mission it supports, and the outcome you need.
YOUR FIRST CONVERSATION
Define the environment. Identify the driver.
Agree on the next useful step.