04Cloud & Operations

Cloud operations and DevOps.

Built to run. Documented so your team owns it.

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.

AWS, Azure, GCP
Automated Deployments
Kubernetes
Uptime & Monitoring
Cost Control
Managed Cloud Ops
Evolve Blue cloud engineering and managed DevOps operations across AWS, Azure, and GCP
Evolve Blue · Technology
Cloud engineering, end-to-end.
20–35%
Typical 90-day cost reduction
GovCloud-aware delivery
FedRAMP
Typical cost reduction
20–35%
NMSDC MBE Certified
MBE
Onshore-first delivery
U.S.

01 · The problem

Cloud becomes a problem when it outgrows the team managing it.

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.

Cost & Setup

3 issues
  • 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

Deployments & Reliability

3 issues
  • Deployments are too slow, too manual, or too fragile to trust
  • When something breaks, root cause takes hours — not minutes — to find
  • Internal team stretched too thin across maintenance and new work

AI & Growth Risk

3 issues
  • AI workload costs rising with no budget controls in place
  • No recovery plan if a critical system goes down
  • Cloud strategy exists on paper but was never properly executed

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.

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02 · What we deliver

Four practice areas. One engineering partner.

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.

Cloud ArchitectureInfrastructure as CodeCloud MigrationHybrid & Multi-cloudGreenfield Builds

Automated Deployments & Developer Tools

Code ships to production automatically — reliably, with rollback built in if something goes wrong.

Deployment PipelinesKubernetesPlatform EngineeringArgoCD & HelmRelease Automation

Uptime, Monitoring & Incident Response

Your systems stay up. When something goes wrong, you know in minutes — not hours.

Uptime Targets & Error BudgetsOn-call RunbooksAlerting & DashboardsIncident ResponsePost-incident Reviews

Cloud Cost Control

Know exactly what your cloud costs — and get alerts before the bill surprises you.

Cost OptimizationCost Management PracticeBudget ControlsAnomaly AlertingAI Workload Costs

Not sure which practice area fits your environment? Start with the cloud architecture review — we map the gaps and recommend a path forward.

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Delivered outcomes

What our clients have achieved.

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

Who we work with.

We work best with teams that have real cloud complexity and want a partner who delivers — not one who just advises.

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Enterprise & Large Engineering Teams

Multi-cloud environments, internal platform standards, and delivery pipeline maturity at scale.

Multi-cloud · Platform engineering

Government Agencies & Federal Contractors

U.S.-based delivery, compliance alignment (FedRAMP, NIST, FISMA, SOC 2), and supplier diversity procurement eligibility.

NMSDC MBE Certified · FedRAMP · Onshore-first

Companies Moving to the Cloud

Moving workloads to AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud — whether rebuilding from scratch or migrating from older systems.

AWS · Azure · GCP

IT Teams That Need Extra Capacity

Extra engineering support for a migration or platform project — without a permanent hire.

Surge capacity · Senior engineers

04 · Government & regulated delivery

Built for government and regulated cloud environments.

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

  • Onshore-first delivery — all coordination and engineering U.S.-based, on U.S. payroll
  • NMSDC MBE Certified — eligible for supplier diversity procurement at federal and state level
  • Architecture and documentation compliance-aligned from day one — not retrofitted at audit time
  • FedRAMP and GovCloud-aware design across AWS GovCloud, Azure Government, and GCP regulated workloads
  • Written deliverables structured to stand up to procurement review and audit documentation requirements

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

The platforms. The tools. The certifications.

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

AWSAzureGCPMulti-CloudHybrid CloudPrivate Cloud

IaC & Orchestration

Automation-first by default — all infrastructure version-controlled

TerraformPulumiCloudFormationKubernetesHelmArgoCDDocker

CI/CD

GitHub ActionsGitLab CICircleCIJenkinsAzure DevOpsSpinnaker

Observability

DatadogGrafanaPrometheusCloudWatchPagerDutyOpenTelemetry

Security & Compliance

AWS IAMAzure ADHashiCorp VaultOPASnykCheckov

Scripting & Automation

PythonBashGoAnsibleAWS LambdaAzure Functions
AWS CertifiedSolutions architect & cloud practitioner coverage
Azure CertifiedAzure-certified engineering coverage
GCP CertifiedActive Google Cloud engineering coverage
FedRAMP AwareGovCloud-aligned architecture and delivery
NMSDC MBE CertifiedSupplier diversity eligible — federal & state
Onshore-FirstU.S.-based team · Full payroll compliance

06 · How we work

Four phases. Clear delivery gates.

Structured, documented, and designed to reduce operational risk at every phase from initial review through production handoff and ongoing support.

Risk & uncertaintyClarityConfidenceProduction
01

Assess

Structured review of your current cloud environment — architecture, spend, security posture, delivery pipeline maturity, and observability gaps. Scoped to your environment.

Risk map + written deliverable
02

Architect

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.

Architecture blueprint
03

Implement

Implement automated infrastructure setup, deployment pipelines, and platform tooling in controlled phases. Environment promotion gates. No black-box delivery windows.

Production environment live
04

Operate & Optimize

Deploy monitoring tools, configure alerting, establish runbooks, and set up cost controls. Ongoing optimization built into retainer or post-delivery agreement.

Runbooks + ongoing retainer

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

Start where it makes sense.

Assessment first. Delivery when ready. Ongoing if needed.

Recommended Start
Starter OfferFixed scope · Rapid delivery

Cloud Architecture Review

A scoped, written assessment of your cloud environment: architecture, cost posture, security gaps, and delivery pipeline maturity.

  • Architecture, cost & security posture review
  • CI/CD, IaC (Infrastructure as Code) & observability gap analysis
  • Written recommendations — yours to keep regardless

Pricing calibrated to your environment size — accounts, workloads, and regions. Fixed scope, fixed deliverable. Written quote after the first call.

No commitment to continue

Schedule the Cloud Review
Delivery EngagementDefined scope · Milestone-driven

Cloud Build or Migration

Full cloud engineering after assessment. Phased infrastructure automation, deployment pipeline, and platform delivery with a U.S.-based tech lead on every decision.

  • Phased infrastructure, pipeline & platform delivery
  • U.S.-based tech lead on all client touchpoints
  • Full runbooks & documentation at handoff
OngoingFlexible · Scale as needed

Managed DevOps Retainer

Post-delivery cloud operations support: platform maintenance, cost monitoring, incident response, and incremental improvements on a defined SOW.

  • Platform maintenance & incident response
  • Cost monitoring & cloud cost optimization cycles
  • Defined response time terms and incident coverage windows per agreement

08 · Why Evolve Blue

Why businesses choose us for cloud.

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.

Federal eligibleState supplier diversityVMS compatible

What we deliver

Structural defaults on every engagement.

Engagement

  • Assessment-first — written deliverable before any build begins
  • Project-based — milestone checkpoints, not open-ended billing

Build

  • Automation-first — all infrastructure version-controlled
  • Certified engineers across AWS, Azure, and GCP
  • Full runbooks and docs delivered at handoff

Operations

  • Onshore-first — U.S. team on U.S. payroll
  • U.S.-based tech lead on every client touchpoint

Our delivery defaults

How every engagement runs.

  • Assessment-first, alwaysScoped review with written deliverable before any build work begins.
  • Engineers on every engagementNo account managers or resellers. Every person on your project builds.
  • Automation-first by defaultAll infrastructure version-controlled from day one — no manual cloud setup.
  • Full handoff at go-liveYour team owns the automation codebase, runbooks, and documentation at delivery.

09 · Common questions

Frequently asked questions.

Which cloud platforms do you work with?

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.

Do you always start with an assessment?

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.

What does ongoing managed cloud support include?

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.

How do you reduce cloud costs?

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.

Can you work alongside our internal DevOps or platform team?

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.

How do you use AI in your cloud work?

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.

Do you provide support after a project is delivered?

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.

Do you work with government agencies or in regulated sectors?

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.

Are your engineers based in the United States?

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.

What compliance frameworks do you support?

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.

What does a cloud architecture review typically cost?

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?

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10 · Related services

Cloud programs often reveal modernization, integration, or AI infrastructure requirements. These capabilities support the cloud roadmap.

Start Without Risk

Start with the cloud architecture review.
No obligation to continue.

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.

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