Cloud Architecture
Cloud infrastructure only delivers its value when designed cloud-native from the start — not as a simple lift-and-shift of old servers.
Cloud Architecture Built to Scale
We design cloud architectures on AWS, Azure, or GCP that balance scalability, cost efficiency, and operational reliability while meeting data protection and compliance requirements.
The essentials of Cloud Architecture
- We design cloud architectures on AWS, Azure, or GCP that are thought of as cloud-native — not as a simple lift-and-shift of old servers.
- We apply cloud-native patterns like auto-scaling, managed services, and serverless building blocks where they fit, to avoid idle costs.
- We are cloud-agnostic and recommend the provider based on your requirements such as existing Microsoft licences, ML services, geographic availability, or team expertise.
- With tagging, budget alerts, and right-sizing reviews from the start, we keep your cloud costs predictable and show which workloads drive the budget.
- We implement identity and access management, network segmentation, and encryption, and account for GDPR requirements on data residency and processing agreements.
Cloud-native Patterns
Serverless functions, managed databases, auto-scaling, and container orchestration offer real advantages — when applied where they fit. We choose cloud-native services by requirement, not by trend, and ensure your team can reliably operate the services chosen.
Cloud Provider Selection
AWS, Azure, and GCP have different strengths. We are cloud-agnostic and recommend the provider based on your requirements: existing Microsoft licences, specific ML services, geographic availability, or existing team expertise are all legitimate decision factors.
Cost and Governance
Cloud costs can grow uncontrolled without governance structures. We implement tagging strategies, budget alerts, and right-sizing reviews to keep your cloud bill predictable — so you're not surprised by unplanned expenses at the end of each month.
Security and Compliance
Cloud security is a shared responsibility between provider and user. We implement identity and access management, network segmentation, and encryption at rest and in transit — while accounting for GDPR requirements around data residency and data processing agreements.
Lift-and-Shift vs. Cloud-native
Migrating old server architectures unchanged to the cloud means paying cloud prices without cloud benefits. Cloud-native design patterns make the difference.
| Lift-and-Shift | Cloud-native | |
|---|---|---|
| Scaling behaviour | Manual, delayed | Auto-scaling on demand |
| Idle costs | Permanently high fixed costs | Serverless patterns, pay-per-use |
| Governance & visibility | Hard to attribute | Tagging, budget alerts from day 1 |
| Operational effort | Own patch & infrastructure upkeep | Managed services delegate operations |
| GDPR / data residency | Checked after the fact | Architecture decision from the start |
Relative assessment by architecture approach — no specific outcome guarantees.
Layers of a solid cloud architecture
Resilient cloud systems are built from the bottom up — each layer is a prerequisite for the next. Skipping security or governance means building on an unstable foundation.
Workload & product
Applications, APIs, and data pipelines running on the infrastructure
Cloud-native patterns
Auto-scaling, serverless, managed services — eliminate idle costs and manual scaling
Cost governance
Tagging strategy, budget alerts, right-sizing reviews — keep spending predictable
Security & compliance
Shared-responsibility boundaries, GDPR-compliant data residency, IAM concept
Platform & provider choice
Foundation: AWS, Azure, or GCP — chosen based on workload requirements and vendor strategy
Dependency model — shows layering, not a ranking of importance.
What matters for Cloud Architecture
The cloud unfolds its value only when it is thought of as cloud-native. Move old servers one to one and you pay cloud prices for an on-premise architecture and wonder at the bill. The real advantages emerge only through patterns built for the cloud: auto-scaling, managed services, and serverless building blocks that avoid idle costs.
Cost control in the cloud is a design decision, not an after-the-fact austerity drive. Without tagging, budget alerts, and regular right-sizing, spending grows silently, because spinning up resources is so easy. A governance structure from the start makes visible which teams and workloads drive the budget and keeps costs predictable.
Security and data protection in the cloud follow the shared-responsibility model that many misread. The provider secures its infrastructure, not your application and your data. Anyone who does not know this line overlooks their own duties and often learns it only after an incident. For GDPR-relevant data, the question of storage location belongs in the architecture, not in the post-mortem.
Lift-and-shift delivers little
Moving old servers 1:1 to the cloud means paying cloud prices for on-premise architectures. Real cloud advantages only emerge through cloud-native patterns: auto-scaling, managed services, and serverless architectures that eliminate idle costs.
Governance prevents cost shocks
Without tagging, budget alerts, and regular right-sizing reviews, cloud spend grows uncontrolled. A governance structure from the start keeps costs predictable and shows which teams or workloads are driving the bill.
Know the shared responsibility
Cloud providers secure their infrastructure, not your application and data. Teams that don't understand the shared responsibility model overlook their own security obligations — and typically learn this after an incident.
Built for the cloud
With us you're always at the forefront of enterprise software development and benefit directly from our extensive development know-how. Together we examine your business processes, identify key optimization potential and develop individually tailored solutions. Your business goals and expectations are the focal point of everything we do.
Comprehensive technological expertise
We choose the stack per project by requirement and rely on established, future-proof technologies instead of niche dependencies.
Specialized in enterprise solutions
The real lever lies in clean interfaces: we integrate deeply into ERP, CRM and third-party systems instead of isolated solutions.
Years of experience in the software industry
From requirements analysis to operation after go-live, we know the pitfalls of large software projects.
Multidisciplinary expert team
Analysis, architecture, backend and operations come together in one team, without friction between disciplines.
Long-term business success
We build maintainable foundations that grow with your company, and stay by your side with support and further development.
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