VPS or server fleet
Choose an environment based on workload, data and reliability needs. Physical servers, virtualisation or a VPS — not complexity for its own sake.
02 / Infrastructure & DevOps
Infrastructure.
Part of the system
An application is more than its code. I build a suitable server environment and a considered way to deploy, manage and recover it.
Deployment workflow
From change to running service
Change
In version control
Checks
Tests and review
Deployment
Into the agreed environment
Operation
Monitoring and recovery
Kubernetes and GitOps
Design container environments and version-controlled deployment where they provide real value. Account for environments, permissions and dependencies.
Access and visibility
Networks, access controls, service monitoring and alerts belong in the design, not on a list of last-minute additions.
Backup and recovery
Agree on what needs protecting and how recovery should work. Alongside checking backups, test restoration of the agreed data.
I start with the need, not with Kubernetes. When a simpler solution does the job better, I build the simpler solution.
A clear handover
Know what you have.
And how it works
Scope, checks, documentation and handover are agreed before implementation. Ongoing maintenance, support and response times are a separate agreement, not an open-ended promise.
The process
From idea to a working system
Define the brief
Map the problem, people and workflow. Before choosing technology, we establish what the system needs to solve.
Design the system
Define the logic, data, interface and infrastructure. Agree on the scope of work.
Build and test
Develop the solution in stages. Test workflows, integrations and operation.
Deploy and hand over
Put the system into use, deliver the agreed documentation and define ongoing support.
Need a new application as well as infrastructure?
Custom systemsStart with the problem
What system
are you missing?
Tell me what is not working, or what you want to build. We’ll work out which software and infrastructure would actually solve it.