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Environment setup

We design and build cloud, on-premises or hybrid environments as one system: servers, networking, identity, monitoring and backups. Each environment comes with a runbook, a handover session and backups that have been restored at least once.

Describe what you need

What you get

  • A working cloud, on-premises or hybrid environment, built to one design: servers, networking and segmentation, DNS, certificates and reverse proxying
  • Monitoring, alerting and log collection, with alerts limited to conditions that need action
  • Backups restored successfully at least once before handover
  • Access control and secrets handling set up the same way on every system
  • A runbook: how the environment is wired and how to recover from common failures
  • A handover session with your team

How it works

  1. 01

    Design the environment

    We plan networking, segmentation, identity, secrets, monitoring and backups together, for a cloud environment, a new on-premises site or a hybrid landing zone.

  2. 02

    Build and harden

    We set up servers, networking, DNS, certificates and reverse proxying, with access control, secrets handling and baseline security in place from the start.

  3. 03

    Set up monitoring and backups

    We add monitoring, alerting, log collection and backups during the build, and restore from a backup at least once before handover.

  4. 04

    Document and hand over

    We keep the runbook in step with the build and walk your team through the environment and the runbook in a handover session.

Problems it solves

  • ProblemThe environment was built piece by piece with no overall design, so the parts do not fit, scale or fail cleanly.

    SolutionWe design servers, networking, segmentation, DNS, certificates and reverse proxying as one system before building them, so the parts fit together.

  • ProblemBackups report success, but nobody has restored from them, so the first real recovery is also the first test.

    SolutionWe configure backups during the build and restore from them at least once before handover. The restore steps go into the runbook.

  • ProblemOne system uses central identity, another local users, and credentials sit in shared notes, so access cannot be reviewed.

    SolutionWe build access control, secrets handling and baseline security into the setup from the start, the same way on every system, so access can be reviewed.

  • ProblemOnly the person who built the environment knows how it works, so changes wait for them and the knowledge leaves when they do.

    SolutionWe walk your team through the environment and the runbook in a handover session, so they can operate, extend and later replace it without us.

What it covers

  • Azure
  • AWS
  • VMware / VCD
  • On-premises
  • Network segmentation and DNS
  • Reverse proxy with TLS certificates
  • Access control and secrets handling
  • Baseline security hardening
  • Monitoring, alerting and log collection
  • Backups restored before handover
Typical scope

Typical engagements run 5–15 days, depending on scope. A single subsystem or landing zone takes less time; a full multi-environment setup with operational tooling, documentation and team handover takes longer.

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