Architecture Before Technology.Business Outcomes Before Products.
We design secure, resilient digital workspaces across Citrix, NetScaler, Microsoft, and Azure, aligned to your business goals rather than a vendor roadmap.
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The LKMethod Reference Architecture Spans
Identity + Access→Device→Network Access→Application Delivery→Host Infrastructure→Data + Compliance→
Assess → Design → Build → Migrate → Manage
Trusted in mission-critical environments
Mesa Airlines Onvida Health BECU Genworth Sagicor Life Grand Canyon Education
What we do
Four things, done to the same standard.
We are an architecture practice first. Every one of these starts by understanding the environment rather than by specifying a product.
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Application and desktop delivery
Citrix, NetScaler and Microsoft AVD designed, migrated and managed. Decades of it, including the estates other people built.
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Security and Zero Trust
Identity, segmentation, endpoint and access architecture designed as one thing rather than bought as four.
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Cloud and infrastructure
Azure, hybrid cloud and on-premises modernization, with the cost governance that decides whether it was worth doing.
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Digital workspace
The experience the employee actually gets: logon times, device choice and a session that behaves the same everywhere.
Two ways in
Where are you starting from?
The same architecture work, explained for the two people who usually need it for different reasons.
For IT and infrastructure teams
I run the environment
- Performance and user experience that is measured, not argued about
- Migrations and upgrades planned backward from the date they must finish
- A senior engineer who stays with the environment afterwards
For executive leadership
I answer for the risk
- An honest view of architectural risk, written for a board rather than an engineer
- Compliance posture you can evidence when an auditor asks
- Infrastructure spend explained in terms of what it buys
The problem
Most environments are too complex to run efficiently.
These four tend to arrive together, because they have the same cause. Each one is a symptom of an architecture that grew rather than one that was designed.
Performance nobody can explain
Slow logons and sessions that drop, blamed on the network by the desktop team and on the desktop by the network team.
Licensing you are overpaying for
Capacity sized years ago, renewals nobody modeled, and cloud consumption that grows on its own.
Security gaps in the architecture
Flat networks, standing access and controls that were bought but never designed to work together.
Operational risk nobody owns
Single points of failure, undocumented decisions and a recovery plan that has never been tested under load.
A proven path from legacy to modern
One practical model for stabilizing Citrix today and modernizing toward hybrid or cloud — without betting the environment on a rip-and-replace.
Find the architecture, performance, licensing, and security risk holding you back.
Engineer a right-fit architecture for your constraints, compliance, and goals.
Implement a secure, scalable, resilient platform — on-prem, hybrid, or cloud.
Move with confidence, then stay supported with engineering-led managed services.
You don’t hand this off and hope. A senior engineer stays with your environment from first assessment through ongoing operations.
Years in regulated IT
Compliance environments
Identity to host, one team
Recent work
What we are working on now.
Three current engagements. The platforms have changed over the years. The problem has not: an architecture still has to hold up in production.
Banking
In progress
Replacing Citrix with AVD before a hard renewal date
The challenge
A bank running Citrix faced a December renewal and wanted a modern desktop platform for a small group of named users instead.
What we are doing
Re-platforming to Azure-native Azure Virtual Desktop across nine work streams, with the schedule built backward from the renewal date so production migration finishes before it falls due.
Federally Regulated
2026
Assessing two Citrix estates ahead of a merger
The challenge
Two organizations preparing to merge needed an honest view of each other’s Citrix environments, one on-premises and one cloud-managed.
What we did
An assessment of both estates that produced 15 findings across four severity levels, framed as merger readiness rather than a defect list.
Industrial Manufacturing
Completed
Proving GPU desktops for a global engineering team
The challenge
A manufacturer needed to know whether cloud-hosted GPU desktops could run SOLIDWORKS well enough for engineers far from the nearest Azure region.
What we did
A proof of value on Azure Virtual Desktop with pilot users live inside two weeks, measured against defined benchmarks and ending in a formal go/no-go recommendation.
On-prem, hybrid, or cloud
Whether you need to stabilize a hardened on-prem Citrix environment or move toward Azure Virtual Desktop, we design the right architecture for security, latency, compliance, and long-term fit.
Explore on-premOn-PremStay on-prem, modernized
For organizations that must stay on-prem, we harden and stabilize Citrix with Zero Trust controls and real operational visibility.
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Explore hybridHybridCompliance plus agility
For teams that need data on-prem but want cloud flexibility, we build hybrid environments with Azure Local, datacenter resources, and AVD.
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Explore cloudCloudModern AVD, cost-controlled
For organizations moving away from traditional VDI, we design and deploy Azure Virtual Desktop with Nerdio automation and real cloud cost control.
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Not sure which path fits your environment?
You don’t know what you can’t see
Start with a focused review of your Citrix, NetScaler, or Azure environment to uncover performance issues, security gaps, licensing risk, and modernization opportunities — before they become incidents.
Stabilize and modernize complex application delivery environments.
- Architecture and delivery controller review
- Login performance and user experience
- Image management and profile optimization
- Licensing alignment and renewal risk
Outcome: A clear roadmap to improve performance, reduce risk, and modernize the platform.
Ensure secure, reliable access to applications and desktops.
- Gateway and external access configuration
- Authentication flows and MFA enforcement
- SSL configuration and security posture
- Firmware lifecycle and vulnerability review
Outcome: A stronger security posture and a more resilient remote access architecture.
Identify hidden cost drivers, security risks, and architecture issues.
- Cloud architecture and subscription review
- Identity, access, and security posture
- Resource utilization and cost optimization
- Monitoring, backup, and governance
Outcome: An actionable roadmap to improve security, performance, and cloud cost.
A senior engineer reviews your actual environment — no obligation.
Secure and control the entire stack
Modern workspaces only perform well when identity, device, network, and infrastructure are aligned. Beyond apps and desktops, we secure and manage the full user journey around Citrix, AVD, and modern application delivery.
Identity and Access ControlIdentity + Access Control
MFA, SSO, and access controls that strengthen security and simplify the login experience across the workspace.
Network AccessNetwork Access
Stronger connectivity with better network control, secure access, encryption, and visibility across the environment.
InfrastructureInfrastructure
Consolidate infrastructure and strengthen control over server-to-server traffic with visibility and segmentation.
Device SecurityDevice
Endpoint and BYOD management that protects users and devices without slowing access to the tools they need.
VDI ManagementVDI Management
Advisory, proactive, and hybrid managed services that extend internal IT for Citrix and AVD platforms.
AI IntegrationAI Integration
AI-powered workflows across Teams, Outlook, OneDrive, and SharePoint that streamline communication securely.
One team, identity to host. Not six vendors pointing fingers — a single architecture, secured end to end.
Not sure what’s putting your environment at risk?
Thirty minutes with a senior engineer — no obligation, no sales script. Just a clear read on where you stand and what to do next.
✓ Trusted in HIPAA, PCI, and SOX environments · 35+ years in regulated IT