Cloud & DevOps in the UK

For most business-to-business services supplied from outside the UK, the reverse charge applies: you account for the VAT in your own return rather than paying it to us, and it is typically neutral if you are fully recoverable. Our invoices state the position clearly so your accountant is not guessing. If your situation is unusual, for example partial exemption, we would rather your accountant confirms the treatment before we invoice than after.

We build to it rather than claiming a certificate. In practice that means data minimisation designed in rather than bolted on, a documented lawful basis for each processing activity, retention periods that actually delete, subject access and erasure handled as features rather than manual database work, and hosting in a region you approve. Where we process personal data on your behalf we sign a processor agreement setting out exactly that.

Yes, and it is scoped from the start because retrofitting accessibility is considerably more expensive than building it in. We work to WCAG 2.2 AA, test with a screen reader rather than relying on an automated scan, and produce the accessibility statement the regulations require. Automated tools catch perhaps a third of real issues, which is why the manual pass is not optional.

We are happy to contract under English law with the courts of England and Wales, and most UK clients prefer that. IR35 does not apply to us: it governs individuals working through an intermediary, and you are engaging a company for a defined deliverable rather than a person for their time. Your accountant will want to see that the contract reflects that, and ours does.

A standard cloud setup with Dockerization, a CI/CD pipeline, and basic monitoring starts around £180 to £540. Migrating an existing app with autoscaling and infrastructure as code runs £540 to £1,300. Larger platform work with Kubernetes and ongoing support starts at £1,300. The final cost depends on your app's complexity and how much needs to be automated.

It depends on your stack, budget, and team. AWS has the widest set of services and is a safe default for most apps. Azure fits teams already in the Microsoft ecosystem. GCP is strong for data and Kubernetes-heavy workloads. During the free consultation we recommend the one that fits your case rather than the one we feel like selling.

Often, yes. A lot of cloud bills are inflated by oversized instances, idle resources, and storage nobody cleaned up. We audit your usage, right-size what you are running, and set up alerts so costs do not creep back up. Many teams see meaningful savings without any drop in performance.

Probably not at first. Kubernetes is powerful but adds real operational overhead. For most apps a simpler container setup or a managed service is cheaper and easier to run. We only recommend Kubernetes when your scale genuinely justifies it, and we will say so plainly.

Yes. We wire up pipelines with GitHub Actions or GitLab CI so your tests run on every push and deployments happen automatically. No more manual deploys from someone's laptop. We document the pipeline so your team can change it later without us.