Infrastructure as a service
Shape compute, storage and networking around your workloads, availability needs and operating budget. Establish isolation, backup and recovery requirements.
THE FOUNDATION
Run applications on infrastructure your team can manage.
For IT teams dealing with fragmented servers, manual deployments or a cloud migration. We design compute, storage, networking and Kubernetes together, with deployment pipelines, monitoring and a clear migration plan.
WHAT WE BUILD TOGETHER
Kubernetes platforms
Design container platforms with deployment pipelines, identity, secrets, observability and lifecycle management built into the operating plan.
Migration with a clear path
Inventory applications and dependencies, agree a target architecture, and sequence migrations with validation and rollback plans.
UNDERSTAND THE ENGAGEMENT
What it is.
How we deliver it.
What you are buying
Cloud infrastructure provides the compute, storage and networking beneath applications. Kubernetes adds a way to orchestrate containerised workloads. We design the foundation and the operating process together so your team can release, monitor and recover the services running on it.
Where it is useful
Typical starting points include fragmented virtual machines, manual releases, uncertain backups or a planned cloud migration. We compare reuse of existing infrastructure with public, private and hybrid options. Kubernetes is considered where the workload and team can benefit from it, not as a default requirement.
What a delivery scope can include
Delivery can cover a workload inventory, target architecture, network and identity design, provisioning, deployment pipelines and operational documentation. For migrations, we plan sequencing, application validation and rollback. For container platforms, we define secrets, ingress, storage, observability and upgrade ownership.
What to bring to discovery
- Application inventory, dependencies and owners
- Current capacity and representative traffic
- Availability, downtime and recovery objectives
- Data-location requirements and operating budget
How we evaluate the result
Verify representative application journeys, deployment and rollback, access boundaries and restoration. Compare observed capacity and running costs with the initial assumptions. Handover includes responsibilities for the application layer as well as the infrastructure.
Decisions to make early
A provider SLA does not guarantee an end-to-end application outcome. Architecture, maintenance and business recovery requirements need their own scope. Current cloud-service and regional availability are validated for the selected design.
BUILD YOUR UNDERSTANDING
Useful reading before we talk.
Cloud & Kubernetes · 3 MIN
Explore all services ↗What is cloud computing? A guide for business teams
Understand compute, storage, networks and managed services, with a practical example of how a business application uses them.
Cloud & Kubernetes · 3 MINPublic cloud, private cloud or on-premises: how to choose
Compare deployment options using control, connectivity, recovery, team capacity and total operating cost.
A LITTLE MORE CLARITY
Good questions.
Clear answers.
Can you work with our existing infrastructure?+
Yes. The starting point is a review of your estate, capacity, platform versions and operational constraints. A proposed architecture identifies what can be reused and what needs to change.
Who operates the platform?+
Ownership, support hours, escalation paths and maintenance responsibilities are agreed in the scope of each engagement.
DISCUSS YOUR FIRST USE CASE