What Strata Consulting does

Strata Consulting is a San Mateo, California-based technology consulting firm founded in 2011 that specialized in security, compliance, DevOps, and AWS Cloud services. The company served enterprise clients — primarily in segments requiring regulatory adherence and cloud transformation — by providing targeted advising, assessment, and certification support across complex frameworks including SOC 2, ISO 27001, CMMC, FedRAMP, StateRAMP, PCI DSS, HIPAA, HITRUST, TISAX, and NIST 800-171/53. Its technology focus centered on AWS Cloud Services and DevOps practices, with integrations and partnerships with compliance platforms OneTrust, Drata, Schellman, and Hyperproof supporting a horizontal go-to-market across these regulatory regimes. The firm's business model was professional services consulting, with pricing not publicly disclosed.

In 2024, Strata Consulting was acquired by BlueAlly, a larger technology solutions provider serving federal, state, and local government agencies as well as commercial clients. Post-acquisition, Strata operates as a subsidiary under BlueAlly's ownership, contributing its specialized security, compliance, DevOps, and AWS capabilities to BlueAlly's broader portfolio spanning application development, artificial intelligence, cloud, collaboration, compliance, data analytics, DevOps, digital strategy, modern data center, networking, security, and telecom & broadband services. The combined entity also exposes Strata's capabilities to BlueAlly's federal and aerospace & defense customer channels and to its expanded AI practice, including a private generative AI offering.

Name

Strata Consulting

Legal name

Strata Consulting

Website

https://strataconsulting.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Acquired

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Strata Consulting is a San Mateo-based technology consulting firm specializing in security, compliance, DevOps, and AWS Cloud services for enterprise clients. Founded in 2011, it was acquired by BlueAlly in 2024 and now operates as a subsidiary contributing specialized capabilities to its parent's broader federal and commercial IT services portfolio.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

San Mateo

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Core offering

Strata Consulting provides professional consulting services focused on security, compliance, DevOps, and Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud solutions. The firm helps business clients assess, design, and operationalize secure, compliant cloud environments, primarily on the AWS platform. As a subsidiary of BlueAlly since 2024, it extends its parent's consulting delivery capability with these specialized practice areas.

Product overview

Strata Consulting (now part of BlueAlly) offers a comprehensive portfolio of IT consulting services organized as multiple solution categories. The core offerings include Compliance Solutions (helping organizations achieve SOC 2, ISO 27001, CMMC, FedRAMP, StateRAMP, PCI, HIPAA, HITRUST, TISAX certifications), Security Solutions, Cloud Solutions, AI Solutions (including private Gen-AI), DevOps & Automation, Data & Analytics, Application Development & Modernization, Networking, Collaboration (Microsoft and Cisco), Digital Strategy, Modern Data Center, and Telecom & Broadband solutions. These are complemented by Managed Services and Consulting/Pro Services. The company also provides specialized Federal Government solutions including Federal Government, State & Local Government, and Aerospace and Defense solutions. In 2024, BlueAlly acquired Strata Consulting, expanding its portfolio to include Strata's security, compliance, DevOps, and AWS Cloud Services expertise.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• AWS Cloud Consulting Consulting services that help organizations design, build, and operate workloads on Amazon Web Services, targeted at mid-market and enterprise clients adopting the AWS platform.
• Security Consulting Advisory and implementation services for cloud and infrastructure security, helping business clients assess risk and apply security controls across their environments.
• Compliance Consulting Consulting services that help clients align their cloud and IT environments with regulatory and internal compliance requirements.
• DevOps Consulting Consulting services focused on DevOps practices, helping organizations streamline software delivery and operations on cloud platforms.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

AI capability3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Booz Allen Hamilton: Federal-focused consulting giant with large CMMC, FedRAMP, and cybersecurity practices; sets the bar on prime federal contracts that Strata/BlueAlly would compete for as a subcontractor.
• Accenture Federal Services: Federal arm of Accenture delivering large-scale cloud migration, cybersecurity, and compliance; broad incumbent pressure on Strata's federal-adjacent compliance and AWS work.
• Optiv: Large cybersecurity solutions integrator delivering advisory, managed security, and compliance services across many of the same frameworks Strata supports, at far greater scale.
• Slalom: Technology and management consultancy with strong AWS, cloud, and data practices; competes for the same enterprise cloud-and-compliance modernization wallet as Strata.

Direct peers

• BARR Advisory: Cybersecurity and compliance attestation firm focused on SOC 2, ISO 27001, HITRUST, PCI, and FedRAMP — a direct comparably-sized competitor to Strata's compliance practice.
• A-LIGN: Pure-play cybersecurity and compliance auditing firm delivering SOC 2, ISO 27001, HITRUST, PCI, and FedRAMP assessments. Directly comparable to Strata on the compliance auditing core, with a similar regulated-industry focus.
• Coalfire: Cybersecurity advisory and FedRAMP/CMMC/PCI/HIPAA compliance services firm; overlaps with Strata across federal compliance (FedRAMP, CMMC) and cloud security advisory.
• KirkpatrickPrice: Compliance auditing and cybersecurity firm delivering SOC 2, ISO 27001, HITRUST, PCI, and penetration testing; directly comparable to Strata's audit/attestation core.
• RSI Security: Cybersecurity advisory and managed compliance services across CMMC, FedRAMP, HIPAA, PCI, and ISO 27001; competes head-to-head with Strata in regulated cybersecurity consulting.
• Schellman: Top-tier compliance auditing and cybersecurity firm offering SOC 2, ISO 27001, HITRUST, PCI, and FedRAMP; named as a Strata partnership but also a direct competitor for the same audit and certification mandates.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/strata-consulting-llc

Compliance14 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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