Clever Goat

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IT architecture & cloud strategy

System architecture design, cloud strategy, and cost optimisation — Azure, AWS, GCP.

Let's talk about your projectWe'll reply within a few days with a concrete proposal.

What we deliver

What this looks like in practice.

Architecture design for a new project, or a strategy review of an existing one. Cloud platform choice, infrastructure design, security and compliance, cost optimisation — decisions that shape the next five years of the system's growth and operations.

Architecture documentation

Component-level design, data-flow diagrams, security model. A document the team actually uses.

Cloud platform choice

Azure, AWS, GCP, or hybrid — recommendation matched to tech stack, competence, and cost.

Infrastructure-as-code foundations

Terraform, Bicep, or CloudFormation modules. Infrastructure lives in code, version-controlled.

Security architecture

IAM, network design, encryption at rest/transit, compliance (GDPR, possibly ISO/SOC2).

Cost analysis & optimisation

Where the money goes, where reserved instances pay off, where auto-scaling saves. With concrete numbers.

Migration plan

If a cloud or platform switch is needed — phased plan, risks, and rollback strategy.

When you need this

This is where we come in.

#01

New project starting

You're launching a new product or platform, and you know that the first weeks' architecture decisions will impact things for years. You don't want to spend a year fixing an early bad choice.

#02

Cloud platform choice

You've reached the point where you have to decide: Azure, AWS, or GCP? Own servers or cloud? Microservices or monolith? Decisions backed by expertise, not preference.

#03

Cost optimisation

Your monthly cloud bill is higher than it should be. Something isn't running optimally, but you don't have the time or specialist to figure out what. A structured audit often pays for itself in months.

A concrete example

What an engagement looks like in practice.

Anonymised, illustrative project example.

Starting point

A Hungarian startup signed a contract with a major European retailer and had to scale their AWS platform.

Week 1

Discovery

Workshop with the CTO, traffic projections (peak rate), compliance (GDPR + retail audit), cost constraints.

Weeks 2–3

Architecture

Multi-region AWS architecture, RDS read replicas, ElastiCache, CDN. Cost model and security review.

Week 4

Document & roadmap

30+ page architecture document, Terraform modules, phased migration plan from the existing setup.

Ongoing

Implementation guidance

Their team builds; we run weekly review checkpoints (ADRs, design reviews). Launch after a few months.

Outcome

The platform scaled substantially, costs stayed under control, and the deploy process became markedly faster.

FAQ

Common questions

What do you need to know to design an architecture?

The discovery workshop (1 week) covers business goals, expected traffic and user volumes, security and compliance requirements, cost constraints, and your team's tech competence.

How do you decide which cloud platform is right?

Typically based on existing tech stack, team competence, cost, and specific service requirements (e.g., compliance, regions). Usually Azure, AWS, or GCP — we have senior experience in all three.

Do we use infrastructure-as-code from day one?

Yes — for any serious cloud setup IaC is the baseline. The discovery and architecture design already provide IaC-module breakdowns so implementation is faster and safer.

Who implements what you design?

Either your team — with our guidance (reviews, ADRs) — or we build the IaC foundations too. Both options work; depends on scope.

Get in touch

Have a project in mind?

Let's talk about it. We'll reply within a few days, and a 30-minute call will tell us whether we're a fit.