Advisory Services

Specialist advisory for platform engineering, cloud architecture, and security

🔒 Zero Trust Architecture

Design and implement comprehensive Zero Trust security models for modern cloud environments.

Key Areas

  • Identity and access management (IAM)
  • Policy-based access controls
  • Network segmentation and microsegmentation
  • Secrets management and rotation
  • Continuous verification and monitoring
  • SSO and federation implementation

Typical Engagements

  • Security architecture review and roadmap
  • Zero Trust implementation planning
  • Identity provider migration (Okta, Auth0, Azure AD)
  • Secrets management platform setup

⚡ Low Latency Design

Optimize infrastructure and application architecture for minimal latency and maximum throughput.

Key Areas

  • Caching strategies (Redis, Memcached, CDN)
  • Database optimization and read replicas
  • Edge computing and global distribution
  • Network performance tuning
  • Real-time data processing pipelines
  • Load balancing and traffic routing

Typical Engagements

  • Performance audit and bottleneck analysis
  • CDN architecture and implementation
  • Caching layer design
  • Database performance optimization

🤖 AI Infrastructure

Build scalable infrastructure for machine learning, LLM deployment, and AI workloads.

Key Areas

  • GPU orchestration (NVIDIA, AMD)
  • Model serving at scale (TensorFlow, PyTorch)
  • LLM deployment and inference optimization
  • ML Ops pipelines and automation
  • Vector databases and embeddings
  • Cost optimization for GPU workloads

Typical Engagements

  • ML Ops platform setup
  • LLM inference infrastructure
  • GPU cluster optimization
  • Model deployment automation

💰 Cloud Cost Optimization

Reduce cloud spending while maintaining performance and reliability.

Key Areas

  • Cost analysis and waste identification
  • Rightsizing compute and storage
  • Reserved instances and savings plans
  • Spot instances and preemptible VMs
  • Data transfer optimization
  • FinOps culture and governance

Typical Engagements

  • Cloud cost audit and recommendations
  • Cost allocation and tagging strategy
  • Reserved capacity planning
  • FinOps process implementation

🏗️ Platform Engineering

Build internal developer platforms that accelerate delivery and improve reliability.

Key Areas

  • Kubernetes platform setup and hardening
  • Service mesh implementation (Istio, Linkerd)
  • GitOps and infrastructure automation
  • Developer self-service platforms
  • CI/CD pipeline modernization
  • Observability and monitoring

Typical Engagements

  • Kubernetes migration planning
  • CI/CD modernization (Jenkins to GitHub Actions)
  • Internal developer platform design
  • GitOps workflow implementation

☁️ SaaS Architecture

Design and scale multi-tenant SaaS platforms with security and compliance built in.

Key Areas

  • Multi-tenancy patterns and isolation
  • Customer onboarding automation
  • SSO and identity integration
  • Compliance frameworks (SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR)
  • Tenant scaling and resource management
  • Billing and metering infrastructure

Typical Engagements

  • SaaS platform architecture review
  • Customer onboarding automation
  • Compliance and security audit preparation
  • Tenant isolation and scaling strategy

🔄 n8n Workflow Automation

Build powerful automation workflows connecting your tools and services with n8n.

Key Areas

  • Custom workflow design and implementation
  • API integrations and data transformations
  • Self-hosted n8n deployment and scaling
  • Webhook automation and event triggers
  • Database operations and data pipelines
  • Monitoring and error handling

Typical Engagements

  • n8n platform setup and configuration
  • Business process automation workflows
  • Multi-tool integration pipelines
  • Custom node development

🧠 Custom AI Agents & Services

Design and deploy custom AI agents tailored to your business needs and workflows.

Key Areas

  • Custom LLM agent development (Claude, GPT, Llama)
  • RAG systems and knowledge base integration
  • Multi-agent orchestration and workflows
  • Tool integration and function calling
  • Prompt engineering and optimization
  • Agent deployment and monitoring

Typical Engagements

  • Custom AI assistant development
  • Document processing automation
  • Customer support agent implementation
  • Internal knowledge assistant setup

Example Architectures

Reference architectures demonstrating typical engagement outcomes

🔒 Zero Trust Security Architecture

Modern security model with identity-based access, policy enforcement, and continuous verification

graph TB subgraph "External Users" U1[Employees] U2[Contractors] U3[Partners] end subgraph "Identity & Access Layer" IDP[Identity Provider
Okta/Azure AD] MFA[MFA Enforcement] POLICY[Policy Engine
OPA/Sentinel] end subgraph "Security Gateway" API_GW[API Gateway] WAF[Web Application
Firewall] end subgraph "Application Layer" APP1[Application A] APP2[Application B] APP3[Application C] end subgraph "Data Layer" SECRETS[Secrets Manager
Vault/AWS Secrets] DB[(Encrypted
Database)] LOGS[Audit Logs
CloudTrail] end U1 & U2 & U3 --> IDP IDP --> MFA MFA --> POLICY POLICY --> API_GW API_GW --> WAF WAF --> APP1 & APP2 & APP3 APP1 & APP2 & APP3 --> SECRETS APP1 & APP2 & APP3 --> DB APP1 & APP2 & APP3 --> LOGS style IDP fill:#1a1a2e,stroke:#64ffda,stroke-width:2px style POLICY fill:#1a1a2e,stroke:#64ffda,stroke-width:2px style SECRETS fill:#1a1a2e,stroke:#64ffda,stroke-width:2px style DB fill:#1a1a2e,stroke:#64ffda,stroke-width:2px

☁️ Multi-Region SaaS Platform Architecture

Scalable multi-tenant platform with global distribution, SSO integration, and tenant isolation

graph TB subgraph "Edge Layer" CDN[CloudFront CDN] WAF2[WAF + DDoS Protection] end subgraph "Region: EU-West" LB_EU[Load Balancer] subgraph "Tenant Isolation - EU" K8S_EU[Kubernetes Cluster] NS_A[Namespace: Tenant A] NS_B[Namespace: Tenant B] end RDS_EU[(RDS Primary
EU-West)] end subgraph "Region: US-East" LB_US[Load Balancer] subgraph "Tenant Isolation - US" K8S_US[Kubernetes Cluster] NS_C[Namespace: Tenant C] NS_D[Namespace: Tenant D] end RDS_US[(RDS Primary
US-East)] end subgraph "Shared Services" SSO[SSO Provider
Okta] METRICS[Monitoring
Prometheus/Grafana] BILLING[Billing System
Stripe] end CDN --> WAF2 WAF2 --> LB_EU & LB_US LB_EU --> K8S_EU LB_US --> K8S_US K8S_EU --> NS_A & NS_B K8S_US --> NS_C & NS_D NS_A & NS_B --> RDS_EU NS_C & NS_D --> RDS_US NS_A & NS_B & NS_C & NS_D --> SSO NS_A & NS_B & NS_C & NS_D --> METRICS NS_A & NS_B & NS_C & NS_D --> BILLING style K8S_EU fill:#1a1a2e,stroke:#64ffda,stroke-width:2px style K8S_US fill:#1a1a2e,stroke:#64ffda,stroke-width:2px style SSO fill:#1a1a2e,stroke:#64ffda,stroke-width:2px style RDS_EU fill:#1a1a2e,stroke:#64ffda,stroke-width:2px style RDS_US fill:#1a1a2e,stroke:#64ffda,stroke-width:2px

🏗️ Modern CI/CD Pipeline Architecture

GitOps-based deployment pipeline with security scanning, automated testing, and progressive delivery

graph LR subgraph "Source Control" GIT[GitHub Repository] PR[Pull Request] end subgraph "CI Pipeline - GitHub Actions" LINT[Linting & Formatting] TEST[Unit & Integration Tests] SCAN[Security Scanning
Snyk/Trivy] BUILD[Build Docker Image] SIGN[Sign & Tag Image] end subgraph "Artifact Storage" ECR[Container Registry
ECR/ACR] HELM[Helm Chart
Repository] end subgraph "GitOps - ArgoCD" ARGO[ArgoCD] SYNC[Sync Status] end subgraph "Kubernetes Clusters" STAGING[Staging Environment] CANARY[Canary Deployment
5% traffic] PROD[Production
95% traffic] end subgraph "Observability" PROM[Prometheus Metrics] ALERT[Alerting
PagerDuty] end GIT --> PR PR --> LINT --> TEST --> SCAN --> BUILD --> SIGN SIGN --> ECR SIGN --> HELM ECR & HELM --> ARGO ARGO --> STAGING STAGING --> SYNC SYNC --> CANARY CANARY --> PROD STAGING & CANARY & PROD --> PROM PROM --> ALERT style ARGO fill:#1a1a2e,stroke:#64ffda,stroke-width:2px style ECR fill:#1a1a2e,stroke:#64ffda,stroke-width:2px style SCAN fill:#1a1a2e,stroke:#64ffda,stroke-width:2px style PROM fill:#1a1a2e,stroke:#64ffda,stroke-width:2px

How We Work

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Initial Call

30-minute discovery call to understand your challenges and objectives

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Proposal

Detailed scope, timeline, and approach tailored to your needs

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Engagement

Focused delivery with regular check-ins and clear deliverables

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