A Practical Review of Your Cloud Setup
We check your Azure or AWS environment for cost, security and reliability, then give you a prioritized list of fixes. No long consulting program, just the changes that make a difference.
Core stackMicrosoft Azure · AWS · Docker · Terraform · Azure DevOps · GitHub Actions · Azure Functions · SQL Server
When a Cloud Review Is Overdue
Cloud reviews usually start with a bill, an incident or an upcoming move.
Planning a move to the cloud?
If the main job is moving applications and data, our cloud migration service covers the move itself.
Cloud migrationThe cloud bill keeps growing
Costs rise every quarter and nobody can say which resources are driving them.
The setup grew piece by piece
Resources were added project by project without a plan, so nobody has the full picture.
Backups and access haven't been checked in a while
Former staff may still have access and nobody has tested a restore recently.
A move to the cloud is planned
You want the target setup designed properly before the first workload moves.
Six Areas We Review
Pick one to see what it usually involves and how we typically build it.
Cloud architecture review
How your environment is structured, where single points of failure sit and what can be simplified.
- Resource and network layout
- Single points of failure
- Simplification options
Cost review and optimization
Finding idle, oversized and duplicated resources, then right-sizing what stays.
- Idle and oversized resources
- Reserved capacity options
- Cost tagging by team or project
Security and access review
Who can access what, which secrets are exposed and which settings fall short of your security requirements.
- User and role access
- Secrets and key management
- Network exposure
Backup and recovery planning
Backup coverage, restore testing and recovery targets agreed with you, so an outage has a known plan.
- Backup coverage check
- Restore tests
- Recovery time and data loss targets
Cloud-readiness assessment
Which applications are ready to move, which need changes first and what the target setup should look like.
- Application inventory
- Readiness by workload
- Target architecture
Deployment pipelines
Automated build and release pipelines, so changes reach production the same way every time.
- Build and release automation
- Environments set up as code
- Approval gates
Findings First. Changes Second.
Every engagement follows the same problem-first Systems Engineering Method we use across AppPotter.
Agree the scope
We confirm which subscriptions or accounts are in scope, which concerns matter most and what you want at the end.
Get the right access
We review with read-only access wherever possible, agreed with your team.
Review the environment
Architecture, cost, security, backups and deployments are checked against your requirements.
Prioritize the findings
Each issue is ranked by risk, cost and the effort needed to fix it.
Present the plan
You get a written report and a walkthrough. Quick wins are marked separately.
Fix or hand over
Your team can act on the plan or we can make the changes with you.
What Changes When the Process Runs on the Right System
We agree on what to measure during discovery, so success is defined before the build starts, not after launch.
Before: A cloud bill nobody can explain
After: Costs tied to the teams and projects that use them
Before: A setup that grew without a plan
After: A documented architecture your team understands
Before: Unchecked access and old accounts
After: Access limited to the people who need it
Before: Backups nobody has tested
After: Tested restores and agreed recovery targets
Before: Manual deployments that can go wrong
After: Automated pipelines with approval steps
Chosen for Your Systems, Not Our Preferences
We work with Azure or AWS, based on what you already run. Reviews also cover hybrid setups with servers still on-premises.
Where we have the deepest production experience
- Microsoft AzureCloud
- AWSCloud
- DockerContainers
- TerraformInfrastructure as code
- Azure DevOpsCI/CD
- GitHub ActionsCI/CD
- Azure FunctionsServerless
- SQL ServerData
Also used when the project calls for it
- Containers
- Infrastructure as code
Senior Engineers, Directly Involved
- Founder-led delivery
Parth and Umesh are personally involved in every engagement.
From scoping the work to standing behind its outcome, backed by Parth's 14+ years of enterprise technology and delivery experience.
Meet our leadership - Current engagement · under NDA
A long-term software engagement with a US-based technology company.
Client identity and project details are undisclosed due to confidentiality obligations. We treat your work the same way.
See our approach
Ways to Work Together
- Advisory & Discovery
Short-term Strategy Engagements
For a focused, short-term engagement - an assessment, an architecture review, or technical due diligence - before any build begins.
- Comprehensive architecture reviews
- Due Diligence of your tech stack
- Roadmap and Estimation
- Fixed Price
Fixed Cost Model
For clearly-scoped integration or build work, where the outcome and boundaries are already well defined.
- Change Management process
- Milestone-based delivery
- Quality & SLA Commitments
- Dedicated Team
Dedicated Product Engineering Team
For long-term product or systems work - a sustained AppPotter engineering team working against your roadmap, not rotated project to project.
- Seamless onboarding and roadmap planning
- Fixed Monthly Retainer
- PO/Tech-lead Collaborations
Whichever structure fits, Parth and Umesh are personally involved, from scoping the engagement to standing behind its outcome.
Meet our leadershipPart of Our Engineering Expertise
One of the engineering capabilities behind AppPotter's GTM & Business Engineering work.
Cloud Consulting FAQs
Still unsure? A 30-minute conversation usually answers the rest.
Book a callAzure and AWS. We also work with hybrid setups that still have servers on-premises.
No. A review is a focused piece of work with a written report at the end. Larger changes only follow if you decide they are worth it.
Environments that grew without a plan often carry idle or oversized resources. We find them, estimate the saving and make the changes if you want us to.
Read-only access is enough for most reviews. Any change access is agreed with you and limited to the work in scope.
Yes. Our cloud migration service moves applications and data in planned stages.
Reviews are usually fixed price, based on the size of the environment and the areas in scope.
Tell Us What Worries You About Your Cloud
We'll ask about your setup and tell you honestly whether a review is worth doing now.
Book a GTM Systems Assessment30-minute call · No obligation · No sales pitch