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AWS Development

Built on AWS, with the bill designed in.

Design and build applications on AWS with an account structure, managed-service choices, and cost shape decided deliberately rather than inherited from whichever service was reached for first.

Inside the delivery

An AWS application with a defined operating model

Compare managed services against runtime needs, data behavior, team skills and cost assumptions. The flow below shows the main delivery stages and the evidence produced at each step.

Reference approachAdapted during discovery
  1. 01

    Service selection

    Compare managed services against runtime needs, data behavior, team skills and cost assumptions.

    Output

    AWS architecture and service decision record

  2. 02

    Account foundations

    Configure identity, network boundaries, encryption and environment separation for the application.

    Output

    Environment and access configuration

  3. 03

    Application delivery

    Build application services and integrations with repeatable releases and dependency handling.

    Output

    Application code and deployment definitions

  4. 04

    Operational validation

    Test failure paths and instrument logs, alarms and consumption before handover.

    Output

    Operational checks and AWS runbook

Controls across the workflow

  • IAM boundaries
  • Environment separation
  • Cost visibility
  • Recovery procedures

Decisions that shape the scope

Should every component use a managed AWS service?
Use managed services when their constraints and costs fit the workload. Portability, specialist runtime requirements or existing operations may justify containers or other deployment choices.
Should we go serverless or run containers?
It depends on traffic shape and team capacity more than on preference. Serverless usually wins for spiky or low-volume workloads and for teams without operational depth; sustained high throughput often crosses over into containers being cheaper and more predictable. We model both against your expected load.

Before you commit

Is this the right engagement?

What we need from you
AWS account structure, application requirements, identity policies, data residency constraints and expected usage patterns.
How you accept the work
Test failure paths and instrument logs, alarms and consumption before handover. Acceptance records the tested scope, unresolved issues and the owner's decision.
Scope & alternatives
Use managed services when their constraints and costs fit the workload. Portability, specialist runtime requirements or existing operations may justify containers or other deployment choices.

Overview

The architecture and the invoice are the same decision

AWS gives you several defensible ways to build the same system, and they differ mostly in operational burden and monthly cost rather than in whether they work. The value is in choosing deliberately: which workloads justify managed services, where serverless stops being cheaper, and how the account and network structure will hold when a second team needs to deploy.

  • 01Account, network, and environment structure
  • 02Service selection and architecture
  • 03Application build and integration
  • 04Cost, security, and operational readiness

Capabilities

Engineering scope and deliverables

Select the work that addresses your constraint. Responsibilities and acceptance criteria are agreed before delivery.

01

Architecture and service selection

Decide the compute, storage, and data services against the workload, the team, and the budget rather than against a reference diagram.

  • Serverless, container, and instance trade-offs
  • Data and storage service choice
  • Event and queue patterns
  • Cost modeling before build
02

Foundations and access

Set up the account, network, and identity structure that everything else inherits, before it becomes expensive to change.

  • Account and environment separation
  • Networking and connectivity
  • IAM roles and least privilege
  • Secrets and configuration
03

Application delivery

Build and integrate the application itself, with deployment automation treated as part of the deliverable.

  • Application and API implementation
  • Infrastructure as code
  • CI/CD and environment promotion
  • Integration with existing systems
04

Operations and cost control

Leave the workload observable and the spend attributable, so both can be managed without guesswork.

  • Logging, metrics, and alerting
  • Tagging and cost attribution
  • Backup and recovery
  • Right-sizing and review

Integrations

Selected for your environment

Tools are chosen around your existing systems, access requirements and operating constraints.

AWS
Docker
Kubernetes
Terraform and infrastructure tooling
CI/CD pipelines
Observability tools

Frequently asked questions

Questions to resolve before starting

01

Should every component use a managed AWS service?

Use managed services when their constraints and costs fit the workload. Portability, specialist runtime requirements or existing operations may justify containers or other deployment choices.

02

Should we go serverless or run containers?

It depends on traffic shape and team capacity more than on preference. Serverless usually wins for spiky or low-volume workloads and for teams without operational depth; sustained high throughput often crosses over into containers being cheaper and more predictable. We model both against your expected load.

03

Can you work in our existing AWS accounts?

Yes. We assess the current account structure, permissions, and network setup first, and are explicit about what can be built on as-is versus what should be corrected before more workloads land on it.

04

How do you keep AWS costs predictable?

By modeling cost during service selection, tagging for attribution from the start, and setting up the reporting that shows which workload drives which line. Cost surprises are usually architecture decisions that nobody priced.

05

Do you work with AWS and Azure together?

Yes, and many organizations run both. What matters is deciding deliberately which workloads live where and avoiding accidental duplication of the same capability in two clouds with two operating models.

06

Can you help migrate an existing system onto AWS?

Yes, though migration and greenfield development are scoped differently. Migration starts with assessing what the current system depends on and whether it should be rehosted, refactored, or partly replaced.

07

What should we prepare for the first technical discussion?

AWS account structure, application requirements, identity policies, data residency constraints and expected usage patterns.

08

What evidence is available at handover?

The agreed delivery includes operational checks and AWS runbook. Test failure paths and instrument logs, alarms and consumption before handover.

09

How is the engagement estimated?

We review the available inputs before estimating: AWS account structure, application requirements, identity policies, data residency constraints and expected usage patterns. The proposal identifies dependencies, review milestones and excluded work; the scope determines the schedule.

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Discuss your next technical step

Share your current situation and the constraint you need to resolve. We will use the discovery inputs above to define a practical scope for AWS Development.