Cost & Setup
- Cloud bill climbing with no clear owner or control
- Infrastructure set up manually with no repeatable, documented process
- No visibility into what is running or what it costs
Most cloud environments are built without a clear owner or a handover plan. We engineer and manage cloud infrastructure across AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud — with everything version-controlled, your team trained on it, and a U.S.-based lead on every decision.
01 · The problem
These are the most common patterns we see when cloud costs are rising, deployments are getting slower, and every release feels riskier than it should.
Cloud gets better when someone owns it clearly — with documented infrastructure, automated deployments, and monitoring that tells you what's wrong before your users do.
RECOMMENDED FIRST STEP
Start with the Cloud Architecture Review — a scoped assessment with a written deliverable, calibrated to your environment, regardless of whether you continue with us.
02 · What we deliver
Cloud operations work is not one service. We organize delivery into four named practice areas so every engagement has clear ownership, defined scope, and an accountable engineering team. See all Evolve Blue technology practices →
Infrastructure & Architecture
Your cloud environment set up correctly, built to scale, and handed over with everything documented.
Automated Deployments & Developer Tools
Code ships to production automatically — reliably, with rollback built in if something goes wrong.
Uptime, Monitoring & Incident Response
Your systems stay up. When something goes wrong, you know in minutes — not hours.
Cloud Cost Control
Know exactly what your cloud costs — and get alerts before the bill surprises you.
Not sure which practice area fits your environment? Start with the cloud architecture review — we map the gaps and recommend a path forward.
Start the Review →Delivered outcomes
Anonymized results from recent cloud engineering engagements.
28%
Cloud spend reduction
Federal agency — FinOps practice implemented alongside platform migration in 90 days.
45 → 8 min
Incident triage time
Mid-market SaaS — SRE runbooks and Datadog observability stack stood up in Phase 2.
0 → IaC
Infrastructure codified
Enterprise logistics platform — full Terraform migration from manual AWS console in one engagement.
3 wks
To first CI/CD pipeline
Healthcare SaaS — GitHub Actions pipeline to production with gating, rollback, and audit trail.
03 · Built for
We work best with teams that have real cloud complexity and want a partner who delivers — not one who just advises.
Start the conversation →Enterprise & Large Engineering Teams
Multi-cloud environments, internal platform standards, and delivery pipeline maturity at scale.
Multi-cloud · Platform engineeringGovernment Agencies & Federal Contractors
U.S.-based delivery, compliance alignment (FedRAMP, NIST, FISMA, SOC 2), and supplier diversity procurement eligibility.
NMSDC MBE Certified · FedRAMP · Onshore-firstCompanies Moving to the Cloud
Moving workloads to AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud — whether rebuilding from scratch or migrating from older systems.
AWS · Azure · GCPIT Teams That Need Extra Capacity
Extra engineering support for a migration or platform project — without a permanent hire.
Surge capacity · Senior engineers04 · Government & regulated delivery
Compliance alignment, supplier diversity eligibility, and onshore delivery — structured to meet federal and regulated-sector procurement requirements. Related: application modernization for regulated environments →
Compliance frameworks
NIST 800-53
Security control alignment for federal and agency systems
FISMA
Federal information system compliance and audit readiness
FedRAMP
Cloud service authorization for federal agencies
StateRAMP
State-level cloud authorization for government procurement
CMMC 2.0
Defense industrial base cybersecurity compliance
SOC 2 Type II
Trust service criteria for enterprise and regulated sectors
HIPAA
Healthcare cloud infrastructure technical safeguards
In practice
NMSDC MBE Certified
Minority Business Enterprise — eligible for federal, state, and corporate supplier diversity procurement.
Working in a regulated or federal environment? Let’s discuss FedRAMP-aware cloud architecture for your agency or program.
Discuss Gov Cloud →05 · Technical environment
Every tool in our stack is backed by active certification and production delivery experience — not listed for optics.
Cloud Platforms
Certified engineers · Multi-cloud architecture available
IaC & Orchestration
Automation-first by default — all infrastructure version-controlled
CI/CD
Observability
Security & Compliance
Scripting & Automation
06 · How we work
Structured, documented, and designed to reduce operational risk at every phase from initial review through production handoff and ongoing support.
Structured review of your current cloud environment — architecture, spend, security posture, delivery pipeline maturity, and observability gaps. Scoped to your environment.
Design the target state: infrastructure layout, automation strategy, deployment pipeline design, platform decisions, and cost model. Aligned to your team size, compliance requirements, and growth trajectory.
Implement automated infrastructure setup, deployment pipelines, and platform tooling in controlled phases. Environment promotion gates. No black-box delivery windows.
Deploy monitoring tools, configure alerting, establish runbooks, and set up cost controls. Ongoing optimization built into retainer or post-delivery agreement.
Every phase is documented. Every decision is yours. Every deliverable is production-grade — built so your team owns it from day one.
07 · Engagement options
Assessment first. Delivery when ready. Ongoing if needed.
A scoped, written assessment of your cloud environment: architecture, cost posture, security gaps, and delivery pipeline maturity.
Pricing calibrated to your environment size — accounts, workloads, and regions. Fixed scope, fixed deliverable. Written quote after the first call.
Full cloud engineering after assessment. Phased infrastructure automation, deployment pipeline, and platform delivery with a U.S.-based tech lead on every decision.
Post-delivery cloud operations support: platform maintenance, cost monitoring, incident response, and incremental improvements on a defined SOW.
08 · Why Evolve Blue
We deliver cloud engineering work — not cloud consulting decks. Every engagement ends with your team owning the infrastructure, the documentation, and the runbooks.
NMSDC MBE Certified
Minority Business Enterprise
Eligible for federal, state, and corporate supplier diversity procurement. Simplifies vendor onboarding for government agencies, enterprise programs, and VMS-managed channels.
What we deliver
Engagement
Build
Operations
Our delivery defaults
09 · Common questions
We work across AWS, Azure, and GCP. Most enterprise engagements are single-cloud or hybrid, but we can support multi-cloud architectures where the business case justifies it. Our engineers are certified across all three platforms.
Yes. A scoped cloud architecture review gives a clear picture of your current environment — architecture, cost posture, security gaps, and delivery pipeline maturity — before any build work begins. You receive a written deliverable with a recommended path forward.
It covers platform maintenance, incident response, cost monitoring, security hygiene, and regular improvements. The specific coverage — including how fast we respond to issues — is defined in a clear agreement based on your environment size and what you need covered.
We start by reviewing what you're spending and finding waste — unused resources, oversized setups, and services running when they shouldn't be. We then put budget controls and alerts in place so costs don't spike unexpectedly. Clients typically see a 20–35% reduction after a structured engagement.
Yes. We can add capacity to your team on a specific project, take ownership of a defined area, or provide extra engineering support during a migration. We work with the tools and processes your team already uses.
We use AI tools to work faster — spotting cost anomalies, writing infrastructure scripts, tuning alerts, and drafting runbooks. Human engineers still own every architecture decision, security review, production change, and client communication.
Yes. We offer post-delivery support through structured retainers or ongoing statements of work. Clients can also choose a clean handoff with full documentation, runbooks, and onboarding materials delivered at project close.
Yes. We work with government agencies, federal contractors, and regulated-sector clients including healthcare and financial services. We understand compliance requirements including NIST 800-53, FISMA, FedRAMP, StateRAMP, CMMC 2.0, and SOC 2 Type II, and can align cloud architecture and delivery processes accordingly. Our NMSDC MBE Certified status makes us eligible for supplier diversity procurement at the federal and state level.
Yes. Our engineering and coordination team is U.S.-based and on U.S. payroll. We do not offshore delivery or client coordination. This is a default, not an option — it is built into how we structure every engagement.
We have delivered cloud infrastructure aligned to federal and regulated-sector requirements including FedRAMP, NIST 800-53, FISMA, StateRAMP, CMMC 2.0, SOC 2 Type II, and HIPAA. We align the setup, access controls, audit logging, and change management to your specific requirements — and document the alignment as part of what we hand over.
The cloud architecture review is a defined-scope, fixed-deliverable engagement. Pricing is calibrated to your environment size — the number of accounts, workloads, regions, and teams involved. We provide a written quote after the first call. Most clients complete the review before any internal budget approval is required, and the deliverable stands on its own regardless of whether you continue with us.
Still have questions about your cloud environment?
Talk to the Team →A scoped cloud architecture review gives you a written assessment of your current environment — architecture, spend, security gaps, and delivery pipeline maturity — with a prioritized recommended path forward. No open-ended discovery. Scope and timeline calibrated to your environment.