Problem
Releases are a weekend event.
We find out about failures from customers.
Every deploy is manual and tense.
Outcomes
- Routine, low-risk releases
- Problems caught before customers see them
- A team confident to deploy
Scope
In scope
- Pipeline design and build
- Test and quality gates
- Monitoring and alerting
Not included
- Underlying platform build, which sits under platform engineering
- Application features, which sit under engineering
Infrastructure as Code
Infrastructure set up by hand drifts over time and is hard to rebuild. We define networks, servers, databases and permissions in version-controlled code, reviewed like any other change, so environments are consistent, repeatable and auditable.
- Terraform modules and state management.
- Plan and approval steps before any change is applied.
- Environments that can be rebuilt from code.
Approach
Discovery
We agree the workloads, constraints and operational targets, and how success will be judged.
Delivery planning
We sequence the work and set out costs, risks, controls and a rollback position.
Build and test
We build in the open, test against real workloads, and prove each change before cutover.
Operational readiness, hypercare and closure
We hand over runbooks, support the first weeks, and confirm the outcome before we close.
Deliverables
Technologies
Controls
Frequently Asked Questions
Do you replace our engineers?
No. We set up the pipelines and practices and enable your team to own them.
How soon do releases improve?
Usually within the first pipeline, because the risky manual steps go first.
Ready to scope this?
Tell us how releases feel today and we will help make them boring.