Cloud consulting, migration, infrastructure and DevOps: which of the four is yours
We provide cloud consulting, migration, infrastructure development and DevOps for software teams on AWS and Azure. We define and deliver the work your existing or planned estate needs, with clear operating ownership.
01Work
Four cloud jobs, and what each one delivers
Choose the work by its deliverable and the responsibilities your team needs us to take on.
Planning changes to an existing estate
We assess AWS or Azure architecture, security and spend through Cloud consulting. You receive a prioritized plan for platform choices, costs and implementation. Read-only assessment is a defined advisory scope; execution can be agreed separately.
Moving applications, data and integrations
We plan and execute a migration from on-premise servers or an existing cloud environment onto AWS or Azure. The scope covers dependencies, data integrity and cutover conditions, with source decommissioning and handover agreed. Where the architecture needs to change, modernization can form part of the work.
Building or evolving cloud infrastructure
We design and implement networking, compute, storage, deployment pipelines, security controls and the cost model through Cloud infrastructure development. The scope can cover a new environment or changes to an existing one. We agree the operating owner and handover; ongoing operations have their own scope.
Shortening the path from commit to production
We improve CI/CD, infrastructure as code, observability and pipeline security checks through DevOps consulting. We agree repositories, environments, release and operations responsibilities before implementation, including who runs the platform after handover.
02Services
Which of the four cloud services do you need?
The four services define different scopes and can form one coordinated engagement.
| Service | What you are actually buying |
|---|---|
| Cloud consulting | Nobody can explain itA prioritized roadmap for architecture, security, costs and platform choices in your existing estate. We agree the questions and read-only access needed for the assessment, then set out recommended changes and implementation responsibilities.Cloud consultingOr book a meeting |
| Cloud migration | It has to moveA planned move of applications, data and integrations, with dependencies, cutover conditions and handover agreed. A B2B CRM platform moved from on-premise infrastructure onto Azure; a UK hotel-booking platform reached near-zero downtime after its migration.Cloud migrationOr book a meeting |
| Cloud infrastructure development | It does not exist yetA new environment or an evolution of the one you run, with infrastructure as code, networking, compute, storage and security controls. We agree the cost model, operating owner and handover alongside the build. Terraform can define the infrastructure where it fits your estate.Cloud infrastructure developmentOr book a meeting |
| DevOps consulting | Releases are the constraintAn improved release and operating path in your repositories and cloud accounts: CI/CD, infrastructure as code, monitoring and agreed security checks. We establish the relevant DORA baseline for the application or service and use it to assess the changes. Operating responsibilities are part of the agreed scope.DevOps consultingOr book a meeting |
03Fit
The right cloud move for each situation
We recommend cloud work against your workload, operating constraints and total cost of ownership.
| Your situation | What we recommend |
|---|---|
| Predictable load, owned hardware, and it works | Move at the refreshCompare continuing on-premise hosting with a cloud move across operating costs, capacity, reliability and the next hardware refresh. A planned move at refresh can fit; continued use of the existing estate can also be the right choice. |
| A bill that grew, and no one has looked at right-sizing | Right-size firstReview usage, unused environments and volumes, and right-sizing opportunities against a cost baseline. Assess committed pricing against steady demand and commitment terms. The cloud cost and AI-readiness audit provides a fixed-scope assessment to inform that decision and any wider architecture work. |
| A monolith that a vendor wants to break into microservices | Move first, split laterCompare moving the current application with targeted modernization. Dependencies, scaling needs and the team's ability to operate microservices determine whether to split it. Moving first can suit an otherwise workable monolith; a necessary architectural change can be part of the migration. |
| Nobody internally will own the platform afterwards | Settle that firstName the operating owner and agree access, handover and ongoing responsibilities. Your team can take over; infrastructure work can establish the environment and ownership model; maintenance can provide agreed continuing support. |
| Growth is real and the current setup cannot follow it | Move, in sequenceAssess whether evolving the current environment or moving to a new target meets the capacity need. For a migration, agree dependencies, data integrity checks, cutover conditions and service constraints before executing the move. |
| Deploys are manual, rare and frightening | DevOps firstDefine the release work: automate manual steps, establish checks and agree how changes reach production. Release automation can precede or accompany infrastructure or migration work when their dependencies require it. |
How we work
Architecture, security, cost and operations are considered within the agreed AWS or Azure scope. We work with your team's accounts and repositories and define who approves changes and operates the estate. unicrew is ISO 27001:2022 and ISO 9001:2015 certified, renewed through a multi-stage audit with Quay Audit UK.
04Order
Coordinating cloud work and operating ownership
Agree a coordinated scope when the cloud changes you need depend on each other.
- Establish the release pathWe review the repositories, environments and current deployment steps, then agree the CI/CD changes and checks needed for the work. Migration dependencies determine where release work belongs in the sequence. You provide the relevant access and name who approves changes to releases.You getAn agreed release path with the required checks
- Assess the estate and planned changesWe review architecture, billing and workload data for the agreed accounts and planned changes. The assessment ranks recommendations against costs, dependencies and implementation effort. You provide read access, confirm the accounts in scope and share the constraints that affect the decision.You getA ranked plan your own engineers could execute
- Agree who operates the destinationWe define who operates the environment, approves changes and accepts the handover. Your own team or an agreed support engagement can take that responsibility. You name the operating owner and agree access and handover requirements before the environment enters their care.You getA named operating owner and an agreed handover
- Tune against workload and cost dataHistorical bills, usage records and forecasts inform the cost baseline. We assess right-sizing, commitments and cleanup against workload needs and the cost of making changes. You share the available data, approve changes and agree who reviews the baseline as usage evolves.You getA right-sized estate with a cost baseline somebody reads
When cost is the question, we start with the bill. The first savings usually come from right-sizing instances, committed pricing for steady workloads and switching off environments from finished projects. Then we decide with you whether the estate needs a migration or new infrastructure.
Andrii BurdaSenior Engineering Manager, unicrew05Proof
AWS cost reduction and two cloud migrations
- SaaSAWS costs down 30%+ for a US B2B SaaS platformunicrew became the programming team for a B2B SaaS platform that had run for over a decade, streamlined how it used AWS and Heroku, and sped up rollouts.30%+Lower AWS costs
SaaSCloud Migration and DevOps Support for a B2B PlatformAzure migration and ongoing DevOps for a B2B CRM platform serving manufacturers and wholesale distributors.
HospitalityCloud Migration of a Booking Platform for Hotels and Hotel NetworksA more cost-efficient, reliable, and scalable platform for hotel bookings, running on a modern containerized cloud stack.
06Clients
Five clients on cloud engineering and wider development
Artelogic has enabled us to develop and roll out products significantly faster than our previous service provider. The team has great knowledge of AWS and Heroku, which has helped us streamline and reduce costs. Artelogic has helped us reduce our AWS costs by 30% or more.
Up until a year and a half ago, I handled all the development and support of our application myself and I needed help. I brought in Artelogic, and it was one of the best business decisions I’ve ever made.
Artelogic helped us get the solution live, and our customer was happy. Communication was open, and Artelogic responded quickly. The most important thing was Artelogic’s good communication.
Our business simply wouldn’t function without the Order Management system. We have made numerous functional and performance enhancements that has increased productivity and allowed us to maintain double digit growth without a substantial increase in staffing.
I’m consistently humbled by Artelogic’s performance. Projects of this caliber are hard to outsource. Teams come and go, and this type of work almost never gets done. They’ve kept their priorities straight as they’ve grown and always deliver.
07Questions
Questions about cloud scope, continuity and cost
We work with AWS and Azure.
The scope can cover consulting, migration, infrastructure and DevOps for an existing or planned estate. unicrew has AWS Certified Solutions Architects; engagement staffing and operating responsibilities are agreed for your scope.
We identify and implement cost reductions where the bill and workload data support them.
The scope can include right-sizing, unused-resource cleanup and assessment of committed pricing. Savings depend on the estate, demand and commitment terms, with implementation costs included in the decision. The cloud cost and AI-readiness audit is a fixed-scope starting purchase; FinOps explains cloud financial management as an ongoing practice.
Continuity depends on the estate, its dependencies and the agreed cutover conditions.
We map critical services and data integrity requirements, then agree the migration sequence, acceptable interruption and recovery arrangements. The plan defines checks, the release path and who approves the move. Business continuity during cutover is scoped to those constraints and verified arrangements.
DevOps improves the release and operating path; migration moves the workload to an agreed target environment.
Both can fit when a move also needs changes to how releases happen. We assess the existing pipeline and migration dependencies to decide whether DevOps work precedes, accompanies or follows the move. We agree the relevant DORA baseline for the application or service.
Cloud migration is quoted against the agreed inventory, dependencies and cutover scope.
- Time and materials: billed hourly, quoted per project.
- Fixed price: outcome based, quoted per project.
- Team extension: billed monthly per team member.
There is no minimum engagement period. Most engagements start within two to four weeks.
What teams usually pair this with
All servicesShare the estate and the cloud work you need
Send a recent bill, an architecture diagram or your planned workload. Our first read identifies changes to consider, their order and what can stay in place. We agree the cloud scope and operating responsibilities for any work that follows.