02 · Service line

Infrastructure & Platform Strategy

“The right place to run it, and the bill to match.”

The problem & the work

SaaS sprawl is the default failure mode: a dozen tools, overlapping bills, and a per-seat meter that climbs faster than the value. Self-hosting everything is the opposite mistake. The right answer is almost always a deliberate mix, and it depends on your data, your team, and your risk tolerance, not on a vendor’s pitch.

We come in vendor-agnostic. The assessment models the real tradeoffs (cost, risk, operational burden, lock-in) and gives you a build-vs-buy recommendation you can defend. From there we can stand up the stack and migrate, or hand the plan to your team. The managed tier keeps it patched, backed up, and monitored.

  • A defensible build-vs-buy decision backed by real cost and risk numbers.
  • Right-sized infrastructure, often a materially lower monthly bill.
  • Backups, security, and monitoring built in from day one, not bolted on later.

The ladder

Assessment → Build → Managed

02 / SERVICE

Assessment · The low-risk front door

SaaS vs. Self-Host Assessment

From $2,500

Map current SaaS spend, model self-host and hybrid alternatives, deliver a vendor-agnostic recommendation.

  • Current SaaS spend and dependency map
  • Self-host / hybrid alternatives modeled with cost and risk
  • Build-vs-buy recommendation with tradeoffs spelled out
  • Migration risk assessment and phased plan
Build · The implementation

Infrastructure Build & Migration

From $6,000

Stand up the stack (VPS, cloud, or containers) with backups, security, and monitoring, then migrate.

  • Provisioned infrastructure (VPS / cloud / containers)
  • Backups, security hardening, and monitoring baked in
  • Staged migration with rollback plan
  • Infrastructure-as-code and handoff documentation
Managed · The ongoing relationship

Managed Infrastructure

From $800/mo

Patching, backups, uptime, security, and monitoring, all handled.

  • OS and dependency patching on a schedule
  • Verified backups and tested restores
  • Uptime and security monitoring with alerting
  • Monthly health report and capacity review

Start with the assessment

The SaaS vs. Self-Host Assessment is the low-risk front door.

A short discovery call scopes it. You leave the first call already knowing what the assessment will surface, and what it costs.