Cloud & IaC

AWS Consulting for Production Platforms

Get practical AWS consulting for production platforms, covering architecture, reliability, cost, security hardening and implementation planning from an independent engineering team.

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AWS consulting support

Practical advice and implementation support for AWS platforms

Review EC2, load balancing, autoscaling and application platform choices before changes are made

Assess IAM, S3, KMS and account controls for safer day-to-day operations

Plan and improve networking, DNS, certificates, CDN behaviour and edge delivery

Review AWS spend, sizing, storage, data transfer and scaling decisions with clear recommendations

How we approach AWS work

We review the platform before recommending changes

Map the platform path: user request, DNS, CDN, load balancer, compute, application and database

Review configuration, metrics, alarms, permissions, recent changes and deployment history before recommending work

Start with a careful review, agree priorities, then keep implementation controlled and documented

Provide straightforward notes on findings, recommendations, changes made and what to improve next

AWS consulting areas

AWS areas we can review, design and improve

Production AWS platforms depend on many connected services. We look at how the pieces fit together so recommendations are practical, safe and maintainable.

EC2, EBS & snapshots

Instance sizing, disk layout, volume growth, backup snapshots, recovery planning, security hardening groups and server-level reliability.

VPC, subnets & security hardening groups

Routing, firewall rules, public/private subnet layout, NAT gateways, peering, connectivity design and exposure review.

Load balancers & target groups

ALB/NLB design, health checks, listener rules, certificates, target groups, backend behaviour and resilience planning.

Route 53, ACM & DNS

DNS cutovers, hosted zones, records, certificate validation, renewal planning and routing decisions.

CloudFront & CDN behaviour

Cache hit rates, origin design, cache-control headers, invalidations, SSL settings and edge/origin performance.

S3 & object storage

Bucket policies, lifecycle rules, backup processes, exposure settings, storage class choices and application storage workflows.

IAM, roles & KMS

Least-privilege permissions, policy structure, stale keys, role assumptions, encryption keys and service-to-service access design.

RDS & database solutions

Connectivity, performance review, storage growth, backup processes, maintenance windows, security hardening groups and reliability checks.

ECS, ECR & containers

Task design, image workflows, deployment projects, logs, networking, task roles and containerised application operations.

Lambda & API Gateway

Function design, timeout settings, permissions, environment variables, API routing, logs and integration patterns.

CloudWatch, CloudTrail & alarms

Logging coverage, alert quality, useful metrics, audit trails, alarm design and operational visibility gaps.

AWS Backup & recovery

Backup plans, restore checks, snapshot coverage, retention, recovery risk and evidence that backup processes can be used.

CloudFormation & IaC

Stack design, drift review, rollback planning, parameters, permissions and safer repeatable infrastructure changes.

Billing, cost and usage

Unused resources, storage growth, data transfer, snapshots, load balancers, NAT costs and cost-aware improvements.

WAF, Shield & security hardening controls

Basic edge protection, rule review, logging, exposure checks and security hardening posture improvements.

SES, SNS & SQS

Email sending, queues, notifications, permissions, delivery design and operational messaging workflows.

Typical consulting work

Examples of AWS consulting engagements

S3, KMS and IAM review for safer application upload and object storage workflows

CloudFront, DNS and cache behaviour review before or after a deployment, migration or header change

EC2, load balancer and CDN design review for applications moving toward production readiness

RDS, subnet and security hardening group review for reliable database connectivity and access control

Cost review covering volumes, snapshots, NAT gateways, data transfer, oversized resources and lifecycle rules

Useful details to send

What helps us scope the consulting work

The AWS services, accounts, regions and production areas you want reviewed or improved

Recent or planned changes: deployment, DNS update, security hardening group edit, IAM change, migration or billing review

Relevant diagrams, screenshots, cost signals, error examples or log excerpts with secrets and account numbers removed

Whether the work is a review, design session, implementation plan, cost review, security hardening review or migration planning engagement

Process

Hands-on cloud infrastructure consulting from review to handover

Confirm the goals, affected systems, organisation impact, constraints and recent or planned changes

Review architecture, configuration, metrics, logs, permissions and dependencies before recommending changes

Apply agreed changes or produce a prioritised action plan for review-style work

Send a straightforward handover covering findings, decisions, changes, remaining risks and recommended next steps

Relevant stack

Solutions commonly involved

EC2EBSVPCSecurity Hardening GroupsALB/NLBRoute 53ACMCloudFrontS3IAMKMSRDSECSECRLambdaAPI GatewayCloudWatchCloudTrailCloudFormationAWS BackupWAFSESSNS/SQS

Other focused AWS and infrastructure pages

AWS Security Hardening Review

Review IAM, S3, EC2, networking and account configuration for avoidable security hardening and exposure risks.

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CDN Performance Tuning Optimisation

Improve cache behaviour, origin reliability, cache-control headers and CDN hit rates for web applications.

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Server Backup Setup

Backup setup, retention, restore checks and recovery planning for server estates and production platforms.

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FAQ

AWS Consulting FAQ

Common questions before starting AWS consulting, review or engineering work.

Can you consult on existing AWS accounts?

Yes. We can review existing AWS setups, including compute, networking, storage, permissions, databases, observability, backup processes, billing signals and security hardening risks.

How do you start an AWS review?

We start with the goals, affected AWS services, recent changes and desired outcome. From there, we agree a focused review or implementation plan before any changes are made.

Can you review S3 upload and object storage workflows?

Yes. These often involve IAM policies, bucket policies, KMS keys, application credentials, exposure settings, lifecycle rules or region/configuration mismatches.

Can you help with AWS cost reviews?

Yes. We can review common sources of waste such as unused resources, snapshots, oversized instances, storage growth, NAT gateways, data transfer and weak lifecycle rules.

Can you review CloudFront, Route 53 or certificate setup?

Yes. We can review DNS routing, origin configuration, SSL/TLS certificate validation, cache behaviour, redirects and CDN configuration.

How much does this type of work usually cost?

AWS and cloud platform review work usually starts from $999. Cost optimisation reviews usually start from $1,299.

Next step

Need AWS consulting?

Send the AWS area, your goals and any current concerns or planned changes. We will suggest the right starting point and next steps.

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