Cloud architecture & migration
Moving off ageing servers onto AWS, Azure or Google Cloud with a right-sized, cost-aware design.
Cloud & DevOps
Infrastructure that deploys itself, backs itself up and tells you before it breaks.
Overview
Cloud & DevOps, done properly
Cloud infrastructure only becomes visible when it fails — usually on a Friday, usually while the one person who understood it is away. The underlying problem is almost always the same: a server somebody configured by hand years ago, with no record of how, no automated backups and no monitoring.
We replace that with infrastructure defined in code, deployments that run from a single commit, backups that are tested rather than assumed, and monitoring that pages a human before customers notice. Then we document it, hand it over and make sure you are not dependent on us to keep it running.
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At a glance
- Typical investment
- Audits from CAD $2,500 · migrations from CAD $9,000
- Typical timeline
- 1–2 weeks for an audit · 4–10 weeks for a migration
- Engagement
- Fixed scope, dedicated team or retainer
- Included
- 30 days post-launch support
- Ownership
- Full source code and IP transfer
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Capabilities
What this service covers
CI/CD pipelines
Automated testing and deployment so releases are a routine ten-minute job, not an event.
Containerisation
Docker and orchestration so software runs identically on a laptop, in staging and in production.
Security hardening
Least-privilege access, secrets management, patching, vulnerability scanning and audit logging.
Monitoring & alerting
Uptime, performance, error-rate and cost monitoring with alerts that reach an actual person.
Backup & disaster recovery
Automated, encrypted, offsite backups with a restore procedure we have practised, not just written.
Deliverables
What you receive
Every item below is standard. None of it is an optional extra we bring up once the project is underway.
- Infrastructure defined as code and version controlled
- Separate staging and production environments
- Automated build, test and deployment pipeline
- SSL, WAF, DDoS protection and hardened access
- Encrypted automated backups with tested restores
- Uptime, error and cost monitoring dashboards
- Runbooks for the incidents most likely to occur
- Handover documentation and 30 days of support
Process
How a cloud & devops project runs
1
Discover
A free consultation to understand the problem, the people it affects and what success actually looks like.
2
Define
A written scope with user stories, screens, milestones, a fixed price and a delivery date you can plan around.
3
Design
Wireframes then polished UI, reviewed with you before we write production code — changes are cheap at this stage.
4
Build
Two-week sprints with a working demo at the end of each one. You always know exactly where the project stands.
5
Launch & support
Deployment, monitoring, handover documentation and 30 days of included support after go-live.
Questions
Cloud & DevOps FAQs
Sometimes the monthly bill is higher; the total cost is usually lower once you count hardware replacement, the hours spent on manual maintenance and the cost of the outage you have not had yet. We model the real comparison before recommending anything — and if your current setup is genuinely fine, keeping it is a legitimate recommendation.
Yes. AWS, Azure and Google Cloud all operate Canadian regions, and we can pin your data and backups to them for residency requirements. If you are handling personal health information or working under a public-sector contract with specific obligations, tell us at the start and we will design to them.
We can, through a monthly care plan covering patching, monitoring, backup verification, incident response and cost review. We also actively support the alternative: infrastructure documented well enough that your own team or any competent contractor can run it.
A fixed-price review of your architecture, security posture, backup reliability, deployment process, monitoring coverage and monthly spend. You receive a written report with prioritised findings, effort estimates and costs — and no obligation to have us do the remediation.
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Send us a paragraph about what you need. We will reply within one business day with questions, an honest view of the approach and a ballpark figure.
Or reach us directly — support@akash-tech.online · +1 (306) 500-7938