Guardly
How we work

A predictable engagement, from first call to operations.

No black boxes. You always know what phase we're in, what's landing next, and what you'll own at the end. Here's exactly how a Guardly engagement runs.

The process

Four phases. Each with a clear output.

Audit

We map your current stack, pipelines, cloud spend and risks, through short interviews with your team, an access & security review, and an architecture walkthrough. No fluff: we're looking for what's fragile, slow, or expensive.

You get
Findings reportRisk registerQuick-win listCost baseline

Design

We propose a pragmatic target architecture and a phased roadmap, sized to your team and stage. You approve the plan before anything gets built, including the SLOs we'll hold the system to.

You get
Architecture diagramPhased roadmapIaC planSLO targets

Build

We implement in small, reviewable increments (pipelines, Infrastructure as Code, and the infrastructure itself) documenting as we go. You see progress weekly, and everything is handed over so your team can run it without us.

You get
Working pipelinesProvisioned infrastructureRunbooksHandover docs

Operate

ongoing · optional

If you want us to keep the reins, we stay on for monitoring, maintenance, optimization and continuous improvement, with monthly reviews so you always see reliability and cost trending in the right direction. Or we hand off entirely. Your call.

You get
Dashboards & alertsProactive maintenanceMonthly reviewsCost reports
Engagement models

Three ways to work with us.

Project

A defined scope with clear deliverables: an audit, a migration, a pipeline overhaul. We build it, document it, and hand it over.

Best when: you know what you need done.
ManagedPopular

We run your infrastructure day-to-day on a monthly retainer (deploys, monitoring, maintenance and optimization) so you don't grow an ops team.

Best when: you want it handled, continuously.
Team extension

We plug into your existing team, tools and ceremonies as senior hands: pairing, reviews and a hand on the tricky problems.

Best when: you have a team and need extra hands.
Getting started

What starting actually looks like.

Step #1

Kickoff

Goals, access, and the questions that matter most.

Step #2

Deep audit

Stack, pipelines, cloud spend and security under the microscope.

Step #3

Findings

Risks, quick wins and cost baseline shared and walked through.

Step #4

Agreed plan

Target architecture and roadmap you've reviewed and signed off.

How we operate

Principles we don't bend on.

Senior-only
The people on your call are the people in your infrastructure.
No lock-in
You own everything: code, docs, and access. Leave any time.
Guardrails first
Security and reliability are defaults, not a later phase.
Small increments
Reviewable changes, weekly progress, no big-bang surprises.
FAQ

Questions we hear a lot.

How fast can you start?

Usually within a week or two. The audit needs very little from you to begin.

Do we own the work?

Completely. Everything is documented and handed over. No proprietary black boxes, no lock-in.

Can you work with our existing team?

Yes. We plug into your tools and ceremonies, and lend your engineers a hand on the tricky problems.

Which clouds do you cover?

AWS, Azure and Scaleway, including multi-cloud and hybrid setups.

Start with the audit.

A free intro call first, then, if it's a fit, a low-risk audit that tells you exactly where you stand.

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