Cloud & FinOps
Move to the cloud. Then pay less for it.
Secure landing zones, wave-based migrations, VMware exit programs and FinOps practices that make cloud a cost advantage, not a surprise on the invoice.
Why it matters
Cloud isn't the goal. Agility at a sane cost is.
Many enterprises moved workloads to the cloud and saw bills rise without the agility they expected, often because applications were lifted as-is with no cost guardrails, no platform engineering and no FinOps discipline.
We approach cloud as an economic and operating-model decision. Every workload gets a disposition (retain, retire, rehost, replatform, refactor or replace) based on business value and cost, migrations run in governed waves, and cost visibility is built in from the first landing zone.
Common triggers
- VMware licensing changes and data center contract renewals
- Hardware end of life or data center exit deadlines
- Rising cloud bills without clear accountability
- AI workloads that need elastic compute and modern data services
Solutions in this practice
Start with the problem you have
Each solution can run on its own or as part of a broader program.
What we deliver
Capabilities
Delivered by senior architects and specialist engineers, with security and governance designed in.
Landing zones
Secure, compliant multi-account foundations with identity, network and guardrails as code.
Migration factory
Wave planning, automated tooling and runbooks for predictable cutovers.
Platform engineering
Kubernetes, internal developer platforms and golden paths.
FinOps
Cost visibility, allocation, optimization and accountability.
Cloud security
Posture management, zero-trust access and compliance automation.
Resilience
Backup, disaster recovery and reliability engineering.
Approach
How the engagement runs
Clear phases, clear exit criteria, and a working result at every stage.
Assess
Portfolio discovery, dependency mapping, TCO and workload dispositions.
Foundation
Landing zone, security baseline and migration tooling.
Migrate
Wave-based migration with testing, cutover and hypercare.
Optimize
FinOps, rightsizing and modernization of migrated workloads.
Typical starting engagement
Cloud Migration Assessment
Fixed scope, fixed fee, and a clear decision at the end. Final pricing is confirmed after a short scoping call.
Scope this engagement →Starting at
- Application and infrastructure discovery
- Workload dispositions (the 6 Rs)
- Target architecture and landing zone design
- TCO and business case
- Wave plan and timeline
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Straight answers to the questions CIOs, CTOs and procurement ask us first.
Which cloud providers do you work with?
AWS, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud, plus hybrid and private cloud options. We recommend based on workloads, existing agreements and skills.
How do you minimize downtime during migration?
Dependency mapping, replication-based migration tooling, rehearsed runbooks, defined rollback points and cutovers scheduled within business-approved windows.
Do you help negotiate cloud commitments?
We model commitment options (savings plans, reserved capacity, enterprise agreements) and provide the usage analysis your procurement team needs.
Start here
Get a senior architect's view of your fastest path to value.
A 45-minute working session, not a sales pitch. Bring your toughest AI, data or cloud problem; leave with a point of view, a rough plan and a realistic budget range.
- Senior architects onlyNo account managers in the first meeting.
- Fixed-fee optionsClear scope, price and outcomes up front.
- Mutual NDA on requestBefore any detailed discussion.