Technology · Infrastructure
Cloud infrastructure, deployment and monitoring.
We set up and maintain the environments your system runs in - or work inside the infrastructure you already have.
When clients usually bring us in
- the existing system no longer keeps up
- the work happens in spreadsheets
- data is duplicated across systems
- you need a new application
- you want to modernise an old system
- you're building a new digital product
You don't always have to build from scratch
If the existing system can be properly modernised or connected to others, that's usually faster and cheaper than a new application. We start by looking at what's worth keeping.
What this means for you
- Fewer spreadsheets and manual status updates.
- Less duplicated data across systems.
- One view of the process for management and the team.
- A system that grows with the company.
- Less dependence on the one person who knows how it works.
Problem → solution
What we cover
- staging and production
- CI/CD and releases
- monitoring and alerting
- backups and restore
- scaling
- access and secrets
- cost optimisation
Why two environments are needed
When only production exists, every change is tested on live data and every fix is a risk. A separate staging environment is the cheapest thing that reduces the number of night-time calls.
- staging that resembles production as closely as possible
- a release that is one step and can be rolled back
- separate access and keys per environment
- test data that is not real personal data
- the same release process for everyone, urgent fixes included
What being ready for failure means
A backup that has never been restored is not a backup but an assumption. The same goes for alerts: if an alert lands in an inbox nobody reads, the system is not monitored.
- backups with a regular restore test
- monitoring that warns before an outage, not after
- an agreed person the alert actually reaches
- a written procedure for the most common failures
- a cost review, because environments grow quietly
Where the system should run
The answer is not always the cloud. It depends on a combination: where the data may reside, the expected load, who will maintain the environment and the budget for running costs.
In public tenders this is often specified in advance; in that case we follow the requirement and it is not up for discussion.
How we build the system
Architecture
We define the data model, modules and system boundaries before development, so later growth doesn't require a rewrite.
UX/UI
You approve the user journeys and a prototype of the key screens before any feature is written.
Frontend and backend
The interface and the server side are built to one standard: readable code covered by automated tests.
Integrations
Connections to ERP, CRM, document systems and registries, with logging and retries.
Data
Migration, cleanup and data quality rules, so the new system doesn't inherit the old errors.
Security, quality, rollout
Security
Authentication and permissions, encryption in transit and at rest, an audit trail and a review before go-live.
Testing
Automated tests, regression and acceptance testing against your criteria, not ours.
Deployment
Separate environments, phased release and the ability to roll back within minutes.
Handover
Code, access, documentation and team training. The system stays yours.
Maintenance
An agreed response time, monitoring and a monthly allocation for enhancements.
Related work
FAQ
Can hosting stay with us?
Yes. The solution can run in your own infrastructure or with a provider you choose.
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Sounds like your project?
Send us the project description, your existing system, the tender documents or the event date.