Stack · 04

Infra

AWS or GCP. Docker by default. Kubernetes only when justified.

We pick infrastructure for the operational reality of your team, not for resume value. Most apps fit cleanly on managed services — App Runner, Cloud Run, ECS Fargate, or static export to Cloudflare/Vercel — without the operational tax of Kubernetes.

When Kubernetes is justified (multi-service, complex routing, large team) we run it on EKS or GKE with infrastructure-as-code from day one. Everything we ship has automated CI/CD, observability, and a documented runbook.

Tools we reach for

Cloud

AWS

Default cloud provider — ECS Fargate, App Runner, Lambda, RDS, S3.

Cloud

GCP

Alternative cloud — Cloud Run, Cloud SQL, BigQuery.

Edge

Cloudflare Pages / Vercel

Edge deploy targets for static-exported sites and Next.js apps.

Container

Docker

Container packaging — universal artifact for every service.

Orchestration

Kubernetes

Orchestration when scale or multi-service deploys justify it.

IaC

Terraform

Infrastructure-as-code for repeatable, reviewable cloud setup.

When we reach for it

  • Managed cloud services for any small-to-medium team
  • Static export + edge for marketing and content-heavy sites
  • Kubernetes for multi-service deploys with a dedicated ops team
  • Terraform for any environment that needs to be reproducible

When we don't

  • Kubernetes for a single-service app with no ops team
  • Multi-cloud for teams under 50

Frequently asked

Do you support our existing cloud or move us?

We work in whichever cloud you already run on. We only recommend migration if the cost or capability gap is large.

How do you keep cloud cost under control?

Cost budgets in the cloud account, monthly cost review under maintenance, autoscaling boundaries set by us instead of the provider, and right-sizing reviews quarterly.

Should we run Kubernetes?

Usually no, unless you have at least one full-time ops engineer or you genuinely have many services that need shared orchestration. Managed services cover most workloads more cheaply.

Next step

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