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Cloud Consulting

Cloud consulting services: independent advice on strategy, architecture and cost

Tvisha is a cloud consulting company that helps you decide before you spend: which cloud, what to move, how to design it, and what it will cost to run. You get a written plan you can act on, from a team that also builds and runs cloud systems.

Definition

What is cloud consulting?

Cloud consulting is independent, expert advice on how your business should use the cloud - which platform fits, how to design and secure it, whether and how to move there, and how to keep the running cost sensible. The result is a decision you can defend, made before the expensive work begins rather than after.

Most businesses do not need a thick strategy deck. They need clear answers to specific questions, written down, with the effort and cost attached. That is how we work, and because we also build and run cloud applications, the advice has been tested against real delivery.

Assess · Advise · Plan · Support

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What We Do

Cloud consulting services, from the first question to the final roadmap

Seven areas where businesses ask for cloud advice. Some engagements touch one, others all seven; we scope it around the decision you actually need to make.

Cloud Strategy & Roadmap

Connecting cloud choices to business goals: what to move, what to build new, what to leave alone, and in what order. You get a phased roadmap with effort and dependencies, not a wish list.

Best forLeadership teams planning the next two to three years

Architecture Design & Review

Designing a new cloud architecture, or reviewing an existing one for reliability, scalability, security and cost. We look at how the pieces fit together and where they will strain first.

Best forNew builds, and systems that have outgrown their design

Provider Selection & Multi-Cloud Advice

AWS, Azure or Google Cloud - or more than one. We compare them against your workloads, existing licences, team skills and budget, and say plainly when staying put is the better answer.

Best forTeams choosing a platform, or untangling several

Migration Readiness & Planning

An honest look at what should move, by which route, and what could go wrong, before money is committed. If you then go ahead, our cloud migration team can carry the plan out.

Best forAnyone weighing a move to the cloud

Cost & FinOps Advisory

Where the money goes, what could be saved, and how to keep it that way: budgets, tagging and ownership. For hands-on clean-up, see our cloud cost optimization service.

Best forTeams whose bill has outrun their forecast

Security & Compliance Review

A review of access controls, network design, data protection and logging against the standards your customers or regulators expect, with findings ranked by risk and a fix list your team can work through.

Best forPreparing for an audit or a security questionnaire

DevOps & Cloud Operating Model

How your team builds, deploys and runs on the cloud: pipelines, environments, monitoring and who is on call. We assess what you have and recommend practical improvements, with delivery through our DevOps services if you want it.

Best forTeams shipping to the cloud without a settled way of working
When It Helps

Six moments when cloud consulting pays for itself

Advice is cheapest before the expensive work starts. These are the usual triggers.

Before a First Move to the Cloud

You want to know what to move, what it will cost, and what could go wrong, before committing.

When the Bill Keeps Climbing

Cloud spend keeps rising and nobody can fully explain why, or who owns it.

Choosing Between Providers

AWS, Azure or Google Cloud, and the decision needs to be based on your workloads, not marketing.

After an Outage or Scaling Scare

Something failed under load and you want to know whether the design is the real problem.

Ahead of an Audit

A customer, regulator or investor is about to ask hard questions about your cloud security.

Sprawl Across Several Clouds

Different teams picked different platforms and now the whole thing is hard to run and to pay for.

What You Get

What you walk away with

Consulting should leave you with something you can use on Monday morning. Every engagement ends with written deliverables, scoped to the decision at hand.

Current-State Assessment

What you run today, how it fits together, and where the weak points are.

Target Architecture

A recommended design, drawn out and explained, with the reasons for each choice.

Prioritized Roadmap

Steps in a sensible order, each with its effort, dependencies and expected outcome.

Running-Cost Estimate

What the recommended setup should cost each month, and what drives that number.

Risk Register

What could go wrong, how likely it is, and what to do about it.

Walkthrough With Your Team

A working session to explain the findings and answer questions, so the plan does not sit in a drawer.

By Platform

AWS, Azure and Google Cloud consulting

We advise across all three major clouds, and the right answer is often different for different workloads.

AWS consulting

Areas we typically advise on:

  • Account structure and access design
  • Compute choices: virtual machines, containers or serverless
  • Well-Architected reviews
  • Cost and commitment planning

Azure consulting

Areas we typically advise on:

  • Subscription and governance structure
  • Reusing existing Microsoft licences
  • Hybrid setups alongside on-premise systems
  • Cost management and reservations

Google Cloud consulting

Areas we typically advise on:

  • Project and organization structure
  • Data and analytics workloads
  • Kubernetes and container strategy
  • Committed use and budget planning
Advice Only vs Advice and Delivery

Use us for the plan, the build, or both

Some clients want an independent view and nothing more. Others want the same team to carry it out. Both are fine.

Advice only suits you if
  • You have a capable team and need a second opinion
  • A decision is pending and you want it made on evidence
  • You will take the plan to your own engineers or another vendor
Advice plus delivery suits you if
  • You lack the in-house capacity to carry the plan out
  • You want one accountable team from recommendation to go-live
  • You want advice from people who have built and run cloud systems themselves
Process

How a cloud consulting engagement runs

Scope first, opinions second, and everything in writing.

  1. 01

    Discover

    Understand the business goal, the decision at stake, and the systems involved.

  2. 02

    Assess

    Review architecture, data, spend and security against that goal, with your team's input.

  3. 03

    Recommend

    Deliver the written plan: options compared, a recommendation, effort, cost and risks.

  4. 04

    Support

    Walk your team through it, answer questions, and help carry it out if you want us to.

Why teams take cloud advice from Tvisha

Advice from people who have to make it work tends to be more practical.

Advice from builders

We develop and run cloud applications, so recommendations reflect what really works in production.

No platform to sell

We are not tied to one provider, so the recommendation is driven by your workloads and budget.

Twenty years of delivery

20+ years and 500+ projects mean we have seen most of the ways cloud plans go wrong.

Delivery team on hand

If you want the plan carried out, 100+ in-house developers across two offices are already here.

A cloud consulting company you can check out

The team behind the advice, in four numbers.

20+Years building software
500+Projects delivered
100+In-house developers
2Global offices

Questions we get asked

Straight answers to what people ask before they hire a cloud consultant.

What does a cloud consultant do?

A cloud consultant reviews your current systems and business goals, then advises on which cloud platform to use, how to design and secure your architecture, how to move there, and how to keep costs under control. The output is a written plan you can act on, with or without the consultant.

When should we hire a cloud consulting company?

Typically before a major decision: moving to the cloud for the first time, choosing between providers, redesigning an application, or after a bill or an outage that nobody can fully explain. Advice is cheapest before the expensive work starts.

Do you recommend one particular cloud provider?

No. We work with AWS, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud and recommend whichever fits your workloads, existing licences, skills and budget, including staying where you are when a move is not justified.

What will we receive at the end of a consulting engagement?

A written report covering the current state, a recommended target architecture, a prioritized roadmap with effort for each step, an estimate of running costs, and a list of risks with suggested mitigations.

Can you also carry out the work you recommend?

Yes, if you want us to. Our developers handle migration, cloud application development and ongoing support. You are equally free to take the plan to your own team or another vendor.

How long does a cloud consulting engagement take?

It depends on how many systems are in scope. A focused review of one application or one bill can be short, while a strategy for a whole portfolio takes longer. We agree the scope and timeline before starting.

How much does cloud consulting cost?

It depends on scope: a focused review of one application costs far less than a strategy for a whole portfolio. We agree the scope, timeline and price with you before any work starts, so there are no surprises partway through.

What is the difference between cloud consulting and cloud managed services?

Cloud consulting is advice and planning: what to do, in what order, and why. Managed services is running the environment for you day to day. Many businesses start with consulting to make the decision, and we can support the environment afterwards if you want us to.

Have a cloud decision to make?

Tell us what you are weighing up and we'll say how we would help you decide.

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