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The 12 kubectl Queries We Run Before Every Cloud Cost Review
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Fractional DevOps & Cloud FinOps
Enterprise-grade cloud stability for growing companies
Get the expertise of a senior DevOps architect without the full-time headcount cost.
Scale your infrastructure securely and cut your cloud provider bills.
Is your cloud infrastructure an asset or a liability?
You are growing, but so is the complexity. You don't need to hire a $120k/year full-time engineer to fix this — you need a cloud partner who already knows the failure modes.
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Bleeding cash?
Your cloud bills are rising faster than your revenue.
02
Developer burnout?
Your best developers are stuck fixing server issues instead of writing code.
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Stability risks?
You worry that a traffic spike or a bad deploy could take your business offline.
Two ways to start
Start with an audit, or start with a retainer
Cloud cost audit
Stop burning money on unused resources. We analyse your infrastructure for waste, security risks and performance bottlenecks — clients typically see 15–30% savings within the first weeks.
$1,490USD one-time
- Included: Full infrastructure scan and a "kill list" of waste
- Included: Rightsizing plan across every environment
- Included: Reserved instance and commitment analysis
- Included: Security vulnerability check
- Included: Prioritised savings report you can act on without us
Fractional DevOps
Most chosenSenior expertise on a monthly retainer, for teams that need stable CI/CD and infrastructure but are not ready for a full-time hire.
From $1,450/ month
- Included: CI/CD pipeline management
- Included: Proactive monitoring and incident response
- Included: Infrastructure as Code (Terraform / Ansible)
- Included: Weekly engineering support in your own Slack
- Included: Monthly strategy call with your CTO or lead dev
Frequently asked questions
Is it just monitoring and support?
No — monitoring is the baseline. Depending on your plan you get pipeline management, architecture improvements, infrastructure change reviews, a Slack channel, and strategy calls with your technical lead. Think of it less as a support contract and more as a part-time senior hire who already knows what they are doing from day one.
How is this different from a freelancer or an agency?
Freelancers are project-based and move on. Agencies route your work through account managers before it reaches an engineer. With our retainer you work directly with senior engineers who take ongoing responsibility for your infrastructure, month to month.
We already have developers. Do we need a DevOps partner?
Most likely yes, unless one of your developers has significant infrastructure experience and the bandwidth to own it properly. When developers manage infrastructure alongside their main work, deployments slow down, incidents take longer, and cloud costs drift upward without anyone noticing.
How much can we realistically save from the cost audit?
Clients typically reduce monthly cloud spend by 15 to 30 percent within the first few weeks. The exact figure depends on how long the infrastructure has run without a formal review. Companies that scaled quickly tend to have the most headroom.
What cloud platforms do you work with?
AWS, Google Cloud Platform, Hetzner Cloud and Microsoft Azure. The majority of our clients run on AWS, where we have the deepest day-to-day operational experience.
How quickly can you get started?
Retainer onboarding typically takes three to five business days, with an initial assessment before the first week is out. Cost audit reports are usually ready within five to seven business days of receiving access.
- typical reduction in monthly cloud spend within the first few weeks.
- 15–30%
- typical onboarding for a Fractional DevOps retainer.
- 3–5 days
- notice to cancel or pause. No long-term contracts, ever.
- 30 days
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