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Scalable AWS infrastructure, run and secured for you
We design, run and secure the AWS infrastructure behind the applications we build, in your own AWS account or ours. It scales with demand, and you get monitoring, backups, security updates and a team that already knows your code.
- How it's priced
- Monthly retainer
- Timeline
- Onboarding typically takes 1 to 2 weeks
- Where
- Panama City, FL · serving the US
Who it's for
Who we build this for
- Companies that want one partner for building and running their software
- Teams without in-house DevOps or cloud engineers
- Enterprises that need reliable infrastructure with documented security practices
- Organizations moving off aging servers or on-premises infrastructure
Problems we solve
What's getting in your way, and how we fix it
Downtime when traffic spikes
We use autoscaling, managed databases and a global CDN, and we monitor uptime, errors and performance around the clock, so busy periods don't become outages.
Security updates that slip
We patch dependencies and infrastructure on a regular schedule and review security alerts as they arrive.
Surprise cloud bills
We right-size infrastructure, set budget alerts and review costs with you, so spending stays predictable.
No plan for the worst day
Automated backups, tested restores and infrastructure as code mean your system can be rebuilt quickly if something goes wrong.
What you get
What's included, in writing
Your proposal lists every deliverable, so you know what you're paying for before we start.
Technology we use
- AWS
- CloudFront
- Lambda
- ECS
- RDS
- Terraform
- CloudWatch
- GitHub Actions
- AWS account and infrastructure setup
- Infrastructure as code for every environment
- Autoscaling, load balancing and multi-AZ databases
- Uptime, error and performance monitoring
- Automated backups with restore testing
- SSL, CDN and web application firewall
- Security patching and dependency updates
- Monthly cost and health reporting
- Support with agreed response times
How we work
Four steps from first call to launch
You sign off on scope and price before we start, then see working progress every week.
- Step 1
Discover
We learn your business, users and goals, then agree on scope, budget and what success looks like, in writing.
1 to 2 weeks
- Step 2
Design
We map the user journeys and design the interface, and you sign off on a clickable prototype before production code starts.
1 to 4 weeks
- Step 3
Build
We build in short cycles and give you a live preview link from the first week, so you can watch the software take shape.
3 to 12 weeks
- Step 4
Launch and support
We handle the launch, monitoring and handover, then stay on to host, support and improve what we built if you want us to.
Ongoing
Do you host sites and apps you didn't build?
Sometimes. We start with a technical review, and if the application is in good shape we can take it on.
Whose AWS account is it?
Your choice. We can run everything in an AWS account you own, so you always have full control, or host it for you under our account.
What happens if something goes down?
Monitoring alerts us automatically. We investigate and fix it, then tell you what happened and how we'll prevent it next time.
Can we leave and take our hosting with us?
Yes. Everything is defined as code and documented, so you can move it to another provider or bring it in-house at any time.
Insights
Further reading
Have a project in mind?
Book a free 30-minute call. We'll talk through what you need, tell you what we'd do and follow up with a written estimate. Prefer email? We reply within one business day.