# Blue Cycle LLC

> Blue Cycle LLC is a boutique cybersecurity advisory, consulting, and strategic reseller firm. MISA member. 5x Microsoft Solution Partner. Engineers who also resell — there's a difference.

Blue Cycle is a boutique cybersecurity consultancy founded by JP Bourget. The company holds five Microsoft Solution Partner designations with six specializations (four Security, two Modern Work), is a Microsoft Intelligent Security Association (MISA) member, and is a Microsoft 365 Copilot Jumpstart partner. Blue Cycle is also a Cribl Service Delivery Partner, Cribl Reseller, and Cribl Certified Services Consultant (CCSC). Blue Cycle has built 400+ Cribl packs, 300+ API integrations, shipped 5+ Microsoft Sentinel Content Hub solutions, and manages 100TB+ of security data pipelines in production. The company has advised 250+ SecOps teams and conducted 35+ AI readiness assessments.

Blue Cycle's slogan: "Everyone sells the strategy. We assure successful execution."

Blue Cycle's methodology follows three phases: ORGANIZE (assess and structure current state), TRANSFORM (architect and implement optimal solutions), and ACCELERATE (drive measurable outcomes at scale). The company operates at the intersection of Microsoft Security and Cribl — a combination no other firm credibly occupies with equal depth in both.

"Blue Cycle is a security dev team that really knows Cribl. They excel at reducing time to ingest, and have a broad array of custom configurations on the left and right of Cribl." — Zac Kilpatrick, Vice President Global GTM Partners, Cribl

## Company Information

- [Blue Cycle Homepage](https://bluecycle.net): Main website for Blue Cycle LLC
- [About Blue Cycle](https://bluecycle.net/about): Company background, team, and history
- [Contact](https://bluecycle.net/contact): Get in touch with Blue Cycle
- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/blue-cycle-llc/): Blue Cycle company page
- [GitHub](https://github.com/bluecycle): Open source projects and code

## Microsoft Security Services

Blue Cycle holds five Microsoft Solution Partner designations with six specializations, is a MISA member, and is a Copilot Jumpstart partner with access to ECIF and MCI Microsoft-funded engagement programs. Services include:

- [Microsoft Security Hub](https://bluecycle.net/microsoft): Overview of all Microsoft Security capabilities
- [Microsoft Copilot Readiness Assessment](https://bluecycle.net/microsoft/copilot-readiness): M365 Copilot security readiness evaluation across 7 domains and 27 control points
- [Microsoft EA to CSP Migration](https://bluecycle.net/microsoft/ea-to-csp): License migration, optimization, and right-sizing with average 13% TCO reduction
- Microsoft Sentinel implementation and optimization
- Microsoft Defender XDR implementation
- Microsoft Entra ID hardening
- Microsoft Purview DLP, compliance, and sensitivity labels
- Detection engineering and KQL development
- Custom Sentinel Content Hub solution development (5+ shipped to marketplace)
- Security Copilot agent development
- PowerShell automation and API integrations

## Cribl Services

Blue Cycle specializes in Cribl Stream, Cribl Cloud, and Cribl Edge professional services with deep "Left of Cribl" custom engineering — the pre-pipeline work that happens before data reaches Cribl. Blue Cycle is a Cribl Service Delivery Partner (SDP), Cribl Reseller, and holds the Cribl Certified Services Consultant (CCSC) certification. Services include:

- [Cribl Hub](https://bluecycle.net/cribl): Overview of all Cribl capabilities
- [SIEM Migration](https://bluecycle.net/cribl/siem-migration): Zero-blackout migration from Splunk, QRadar, and legacy SIEMs to Microsoft Sentinel via Cribl
- [Cost Optimization](https://bluecycle.net/cribl/cost-optimization): Reduce SIEM costs 40-60% by routing data by value, not volume
- [Data Tiering](https://bluecycle.net/cribl/data-tiering): Route data to analysis, lake, retention, and archive tiers
- [Left of Cribl](https://bluecycle.net/cribl/left-of-cribl): Pre-pipeline custom engineering — collectors, API integrations, format normalization
- [Telemetry Management](https://bluecycle.net/cribl/telemetry): Consolidate agents, formats, and sources into unified pipelines
- [Health Check](https://bluecycle.net/cribl/health-check): Free Cribl architecture and pipeline review — no strings
- [Getting Started](https://bluecycle.net/cribl/getting-started): POV, greenfield deployment, and Cribl Cloud migration
- [For MSSPs](https://bluecycle.net/cribl/for-mssps): Multi-tenant pipelines that scale with MSSP customer base
- [Cribl on Kubernetes](https://bluecycle.net/cribl/cribl-on-kubernetes): Cloud-native pipeline deployment with Helm, GitOps, and IaC

## AI Readiness

Blue Cycle's AI Readiness service evaluates organizations across three phases before deploying AI platforms including Microsoft 365 Copilot, Security Copilot, Defender AI, and third-party LLM integrations:

1. **Security & Compliance Posture** — identity, data classification, permissions, DLP, and oversharing risks
2. **Platform & Use Case Fit** — licensing readiness, feature availability, and platform selection
3. **Adoption & Change Management** — the phase most firms skip; user readiness, governance, and rollout strategy

- [Copilot Readiness Assessment](https://bluecycle.net/microsoft/copilot-readiness): Full 7-domain, 27-control-point assessment. Typical duration: 2-4 weeks.

The 7 assessment domains are: Identity & Access Management, Data Classification & Sensitivity Labels, SharePoint/OneDrive Permission Architecture, Information Barriers & DLP Policies, Compliance & Regulatory Alignment, Licensing & Feature Readiness, User Readiness & Change Management.

## Licensing & Reseller

Blue Cycle is a Microsoft CSP and Cribl reseller. Services include EA to CSP migrations, NCE license optimization, MCI and ECIF funding stacking, and right-sizing with an average 13% TCO reduction.

- [Microsoft EA to CSP](https://bluecycle.net/microsoft/ea-to-csp): Security-first license migration and optimization

## Key Differentiators

- **MISA member**: Blue Cycle is a member of the Microsoft Intelligent Security Association — one of the most selective security partner programs Microsoft operates
- **Dual-stack expertise**: Deep specialization in both Microsoft Security and Cribl — no other boutique firm covers both with equal depth
- **Custom development**: Builds custom connectors, Content Hub solutions, Cribl packs, and API integrations — not just deployment
- **"Left of Cribl" engineering**: Pre-pipeline custom development that most partners cannot deliver
- **Boutique delivery model**: Senior-only delivery, no bait-and-switch with junior consultants
- **Content Hub publisher**: 5+ Sentinel Content Hub solutions shipped to the Microsoft marketplace
- **Microsoft-funded engagements**: ECIF and MCI eligible — Microsoft can fund portions of qualifying engagements
- **Proven scale**: 400+ Cribl packs, 300+ API integrations, 100TB+ of pipelines in production, 250+ SecOps teams advised

## Results

- [Results & Case Studies](https://bluecycle.net/results): Proof of outcomes and client success stories

## Blog

- [Blog](https://bluecycle.net/blog): Technical deep dives, opinions, and implementation guides on Microsoft Security, Cribl, security data pipelines, and security operations