Build the floor. Hold it.
Fixed-scope, fixed-price engagements that take you from a first assessment to a governed, automated cloud you own and operate with confidence, whether you run on Azure, AWS, or a hybrid of cloud and on-prem.
What a Hard Deck build looks like.
A governed landing zone in the cloud, your on-prem estate connected securely alongside it, and everything defined in Terraform so it can be rebuilt, reviewed, and owned.
Cloud & Infrastructure Readiness Assessment
1–2 wksA clear, written picture of where your environment stands and what to do next.
- Security and access review
- Cost exposure and waste analysis
- Automation and reliability gaps
- Prioritized roadmap, yours to keep
Cloud Cost / FinOps Optimization
2–4 wksCut spend now, then keep it from creeping back.
- Find and remove 20–40% of cloud waste
- Right-sizing and reserved-capacity strategy
- Budgets, alerts, and tagging governance
- Before-and-after numbers you can show finance
Cloud Landing Zone
4–8 wksA governed Azure or AWS foundation built right the first time.
- Network architecture and segmentation
- Least-privilege identity and access
- Policy guardrails and logging
- Delivered entirely as Terraform
Terraform IaC Framework
3–6 wksReusable building blocks your team can own and extend.
- Modular, documented Terraform
- Remote state and environment patterns
- Standards that end click-by-click drift
- Handoff and enablement for your team
Data Center to Cloud Migration
3–6 moMove from on-prem to cloud without stopping the business.
- Wave-based, low-disruption cutover
- Azure or AWS target architecture
- Disaster recovery built in
- Documented runbooks and rollback
Hybrid Cloud Automation
6–10 wksOne automated platform across cloud and on-prem VMware.
- Unified provisioning and patching
- Ansible-driven configuration
- Consistent builds across environments
- Manual toil removed end to end
CI/CD Pipeline Build-Out
3–5 wksFrom ad-hoc changes to governed, repeatable deployments.
- Pipeline design for infra and apps
- Automated testing and approvals
- Pipeline-gated, auditable deploys
- Rollback and release safety
Reliability & Observability
2–4 wksSee problems before your users do.
- Monitoring and alerting that matters
- Dashboards for the metrics you act on
- Incident runbooks and on-call hygiene
- Tuned to cut alert noise
Managed Infrastructure-as-Code
from $4k/moYour IaC stays healthy without an in-house specialist.
- Drift detection and remediation
- Module and provider maintenance
- Security patching
- Monthly reporting
Fractional DevOps / Cloud Engineer
from $6k/moSenior engineering on tap, at a fraction of a full-time hire.
- Ongoing automation and cloud work
- Architecture guidance as you grow
- A steady hand for your team
- Scales up or down as you need
The right service at the right cost.
Cloud gets expensive when every workload is over-provisioned and nobody asks whether it needs to be. I design for the most cost-effective option that still meets the requirement, and I tell you when the cheaper path is the better one.
Match the resource to the load
Compute, storage, and service tiers sized to real usage, with reserved or spot capacity where it pays off and on-demand where flexibility matters more.
Managed versus self-run, deliberately
A managed service often wins once you count the engineering time to run it yourself. Sometimes it doesn't. I make that call with the numbers in front of us.
No gold-plating
Private endpoints, premium tiers, and multi-region setups are powerful and not always necessary. You pay for the reliability the workload actually requires.
Cost you can see
Tagging, budgets, and alerts keep spend legible and predictable, so the savings from good design don't quietly erode over time.
How the work gets done.
Scope it, price it, ship it
Defined deliverables and a fixed price before we start. You always know what you're getting and what it costs.
Built to hand off
Every module and runbook is built so your team can own and extend it after the engagement. No lock-in to a single consultant.
From click-ops to control
Version-controlled changes, pipeline-gated deploys, drift detection, and policy guardrails. Order without slowing anyone down.
Nothing left in one head
Architecture decisions, runbooks, and operating procedures written down, so the system stays understandable long after handoff.
Where we work.
Azure-first, with full AWS capability when that's the right fit. Terraform and Ansible across all of it, from a single landing zone to a multi-subscription estate.
Not sure which one you need?
Most engagements start with a readiness assessment. It's the fastest way to see what's worth doing first, and you keep the roadmap whether we work together or not.