Cloud/DevOps
Cloud-native application architecture using containers, managed services, and event-driven design — built to scale horizontally and fail gracefully from day one.
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What it is
Cloud-native applications are designed to run on cloud infrastructure from the ground up, using containers, managed services, auto-scaling, and distributed architecture patterns rather than being adapted from traditional monolithic deployments.
What you get
Lifting and shifting a monolith to a VM in the cloud is not cloud-native — it is the same architecture with a higher bill. Cloud-native means designing for horizontal scalability, failure isolation, independent deployability, and operational observability from the start. The cloud becomes an advantage, not just a location.
We build cloud-native applications with containerised services on Kubernetes (EKS, GKE, AKS), managed databases and message queues, autoscaling policies tied to real load metrics, and infrastructure defined entirely as code. Services communicate via event streams or well-defined APIs, not shared databases.
Observability is part of the initial build, not a retrofit. Structured logging, distributed tracing (OpenTelemetry), and metrics dashboards (Grafana) are deployed alongside the application. When something goes wrong at 3am, the team has the information to diagnose and resolve it without waking up half the organisation.
Key capabilities
Each engagement is scoped to your requirements — these are the core capabilities we bring to the table.
Horizontal auto-scaling with custom metrics
Service mesh (Istio, Linkerd) for traffic management
Infrastructure as code with Terraform and Helm
Distributed tracing and structured logging (OpenTelemetry)
Blue/green and canary deployment strategies
Our process
A structured, engineering-led approach that moves from understanding your goals to a production system — with no handoff surprises.
Typical engagement
8–16 WEEKS
We map your goals, constraints, and existing infrastructure. Scope is defined and success criteria agreed before any development begins.
We design the technical approach, select the right tools, and produce a milestone-driven delivery plan with no ambiguity.
Iterative development with regular demos. Code reviews, test coverage, and documentation happen in parallel — not at the end.
Production release with monitoring setup and handover documentation. We stay close during the first weeks post-launch.
Built with
No. Cloud-native architecture introduces operational complexity that is only justified when you need: independent scaling of separate components, high availability with zero planned downtime, teams deploying independently, or handling unpredictable traffic spikes. Simple applications with predictable load often run fine on a single well-configured server.
Not always. For small applications or teams without Kubernetes expertise, managed container services (AWS ECS, Cloud Run, Railway) offer much simpler operations. Kubernetes is worthwhile when you need: multiple teams deploying independently, custom scheduling requirements, complex networking between many services, or advanced deployment strategies.
Domain-driven service boundaries, a service registry, distributed tracing so requests are traceable across services, centralised logging, and contract testing between services. We also advocate for starting with a modular monolith and extracting services when there is a clear need — not decomposing prematurely.
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