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We work with organizations of all sizes, from startups launching their first AWS environment to enterprises running complex multi-account setups. Our solutions are tailored to your specific needs and budget - we're not going to recommend enterprise tooling to a 10-person startup.
We work across all industries including healthcare, finance, e-commerce, SaaS, retail, manufacturing, and professional services. Our cloud architecture, security, and AI expertise applies broadly - the fundamentals of good infrastructure and security don't change by industry, and every business has processes that can benefit from AI integration.
We're based in Swansboro, North Carolina, in the heart of Eastern NC near Camp Lejeune and MCAS Cherry Point. We serve clients nationwide and work both on-site and remotely depending on the engagement.
We have hands-on experience across hundreds of AWS environments spanning solutions architecture, security and compliance, DevOps, and cost optimization. Our track record of delivering measurable results — not credentials on a wall — is what sets us apart.
We offer flexible engagement models including project-based pricing, monthly retainers, and hourly consulting. Every engagement starts with a free consultation to understand your needs and provide a transparent quote. No surprise invoices - you'll know what you're paying for upfront.
For most engagements, we can begin within 1-2 weeks. For urgent security assessments or incident response, we can often start sooner. Let us know your timeline and we'll be straight with you about what's realistic.
Yes. Many clients transition from project work to ongoing advisory relationships. We offer monthly retainers for continuous support, quarterly architecture reviews, and on-call arrangements for critical issues. The goal is a sustainable relationship, not a one-time transaction.
You get direct access to senior expertise without the overhead of large firms. No junior consultants learning on your dime. We focus on practical, cost-effective solutions rather than over-engineered approaches. Our recommendations prioritize your ROI, not billable hours.
Most organizations we work with see 20-40% savings on their cloud spend. The actual number depends on your current state - organizations that have never done cost optimization often see larger savings, while those who've already done some work may see less. We provide realistic estimates based on analysis of your actual environment.
Cost Cut is our proprietary AWS cost optimization platform. It continuously analyzes your AWS environment to surface rightsizing opportunities, detect waste, recommend Reserved Instance and Savings Plan strategies, and provide custom dashboards by team and workload. It goes deeper than Cost Explorer and keeps optimization ongoing rather than a one-time project.
It shouldn't, and we're careful to avoid that. We analyze actual utilization data before recommending changes, and we test changes before implementing them broadly. Cost optimization done right means paying for what you need, not cutting corners that affect users.
A typical engagement runs 4-6 weeks - enough time to analyze your environment, develop recommendations, and implement quick wins. Larger or more complex environments may take longer. We also offer ongoing advisory for organizations that want continuous optimization.
We have deep experience with HIPAA (healthcare), SOC 2 (service organizations), PCI-DSS (payment processing), and HITRUST. We also work with NIST CSF as a general framework and can help with state-specific requirements like CCPA.
We coordinate penetration testing engagements and can recommend trusted partners for specialized testing. We then help interpret findings, prioritize remediation, and verify fixes. For many organizations, we find that proper vulnerability assessments and configuration reviews catch the majority of issues at lower cost.
Yes, audit prep is one of our most common engagements. We conduct pre-audit assessments to identify gaps, help gather evidence, prepare documentation, and can be on-call during the audit to address questions.
We work across the major AI platforms including Anthropic Claude, OpenAI GPT-4, AWS Bedrock, and open-source models. We recommend the right model for each use case based on performance, cost, and data privacy requirements - not based on any vendor relationship.
Not necessarily. Many high-value AI applications use pre-trained models that require little or no proprietary data. For use cases that benefit from your own data - like custom knowledge bases or fine-tuned models - we'll assess what you have and whether the data investment makes sense.
Data privacy is a first-class concern in every AI engagement. We evaluate what data is sent to external models, implement data minimization strategies, use private deployment options (like AWS Bedrock or on-premise models) when needed, and ensure your AI usage complies with relevant regulations.
Absolutely. We adapt to your environment - whether that means working with your existing Terraform modules, integrating with your CI/CD pipelines, or following your change management processes. We're here to help, not to impose our preferred way of doing things.
We don't believe in creating dependencies. Your team is involved throughout the engagement, we document everything we build, and we ensure someone on your side understands how to operate and modify what we've created. We're happy to provide training sessions as part of any engagement.
That's completely normal. Our free consultation is designed to help you figure that out. We'll ask about your current challenges, goals, and constraints, then recommend an approach that makes sense. We're honest about what we can help with and what might be better handled elsewhere.
Schedule a free consultation and we'll answer all your questions about how we can help your organization.
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