Virtual machine compliance checking in cloud environments

A computer system, comprising:

• a memory configured to store code;
• and
• a processor configured to execute the code to:
• establish connection to a resource to transfer files that implement a virtual machine from a virtualized computing system to a cloud computing system;
• obtain data blocks on a storage device in the virtualized computing system that include the files;
• perform at least one compliance check on each of the data blocks using at least one compliance checker;
• and
• prevent each of the data blocks that fails a compliance check from being maintained in the cloud computing system.

A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions, which when executed in a computer system, causes the computer system to carry out a method of transferring a virtual machine between resources within a hybrid cloud environment having a virtualized computing system and a cloud computing system, the method comprising:

• establishing connection to a resource to transfer files that implement a virtual machine from a virtualized computing system to a cloud computing system;
• obtaining data blocks on a storage device in the virtualized computing system that include the files;
• performing at least one compliance check on each of the data blocks using at least one compliance checker;
• and
• preventing each of the data blocks that fails a compliance check from being maintained in the cloud computing system.