Cluster B · DevOps-as-a-Service on AWS
AWS DevOps, done — without the hire
Build-grade reference guides for the AWS infrastructure work that actually matters: Terraform & IaC, EKS and containers, CI/CD pipelines, landing zones, observability, and reliability — what good looks like, and what it costs.
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- AWS DevOps — the complete 2026 guideAWS DevOps end to end: the 8 surfaces (IaC, CI/CD, containers, security, observability, reliability, cost), the native vs third-party toolchain, and whether to build, hire, or outsource.
- DevOps-as-a-Service — the complete 2026 guideDevOps-as-a-Service explained: what's included (managed IaC, CI/CD, monitoring, on-call/SRE, cost), DaaS vs hiring vs agency, engagement and pricing models with real 2026 ranges, what month one looks like, and how to choose a provider. Often AWS-funded for credit-eligible companies.
- DevOps consulting on AWS — scope, pricing, and how to vetWhat an AWS DevOps consultant delivers, consulting vs managed vs hire, how to vet one, red flags, and 2026 pricing — matched to a vetted AWS partner, often AWS-funded.
- AWS DevOps services — the 2026 menuThe ten AWS DevOps services teams actually buy, from IaC and CI/CD to EKS, SOC 2 prep and on-call — what each includes, typical timelines, and how to scope one.
Terraform & IaC
- Terraform consulting on AWS — the full 2026 guideAWS Terraform consulting in 2026: module design, remote state, CI/CD plan/apply gates, off-ClickOps migration, pricing, and a vetted AWS partner — often AWS-funded → $0.
- Hire a Terraform consultant — the 2026 hiring playbookHire a Terraform consultant in 2026: what great looks like, vetting questions, freelancer vs agency vs matched partner, real rates, and a faster AWS-funded path.
- Infrastructure as code on AWS — the 2026 referenceInfrastructure as code on AWS: Terraform/OpenTofu vs CDK vs CloudFormation vs Pulumi, state, modules, CI/CD, multi-account — plus a partner to build it for you.
- Terraform vs Pulumi — the honest 2026 comparisonTerraform/OpenTofu vs Pulumi: HCL vs real code, state, ecosystem, testing, hiring pool, licensing (BSL vs Apache-2.0), CI/CD — and an honest verdict by team.
- Terraform vs CloudFormation — the honest 2026 comparisonTerraform/OpenTofu vs CloudFormation/CDK on AWS: multi-cloud vs native, state, HCL vs YAML, modules, rollback, licensing — a decision table, and a partner to build it.
Hire / fractional
- Fractional DevOps — the full 2026 guideFractional DevOps for startups: what a fractional DevOps engineer does, when it beats a full-time hire or DaaS, hours and retainer models, the real savings math, bus-factor risks and fixes — plus CloudRoute's matched, often AWS-funded partner model.
- Outsourced DevOps on AWS — models, control & costOutsourcing DevOps on AWS: what to outsource vs keep in-house, the three models, how to keep control of your IaC, security, cost — and the AWS-funded $0 case for credit-eligible startups.
- Hire a DevOps engineer for AWS — levels, salaries + the faster routeHire an AWS DevOps engineer in 2026: skills by level, salary ranges, how to vet, and full-time vs fractional vs outsourced — plus a faster, often AWS-funded alternative.
- DevOps consulting services pricing — the real 2026 rangesDevOps consulting services pricing in 2026: hourly, fixed, retainer & outcome-based models, real ranges by engagement type, cost drivers, and the AWS-funded $0 path.
Kubernetes & containers
- Kubernetes (EKS) consulting on AWS — the honest guideKubernetes (EKS) consulting on AWS: what it covers, when EKS beats ECS/Fargate, common mistakes, vetting, and cost. Matched to a vetted, often AWS-funded partner.
- Amazon EKS setup — a production-ready cluster, step by stepAmazon EKS setup, step by step: create the cluster (eksctl/Terraform/Auto Mode), node groups vs Fargate vs Karpenter, VPC/CNI, IRSA/Pod Identity, ingress, observability, cost, and a production-readiness checklist.
- ECS vs EKS — the honest AWS container comparisonECS vs EKS compared: operational overhead, learning curve, ecosystem, multi-cloud, scaling, and cost (incl. the EKS control-plane fee) — plus when each one wins.
- Amazon ECS setup — the production guide + buildAmazon ECS setup, explained: Fargate vs EC2 launch type, task definitions and services, ALB integration, service autoscaling, awsvpc networking, secrets, rolling vs blue-green (CodeDeploy) deploys, observability, cost, and a production checklist. Or have a vetted AWS partner build it — often AWS-funded.
CI/CD & platform
- CI/CD on AWS — the reference pipeline + buildCI/CD on AWS, explained: GitHub Actions vs CodePipeline vs GitLab CI vs Jenkins, a build→test→scan→ECR→deploy reference pipeline, environments and approvals, blue-green and canary, OIDC secrets, IaC, and rollback. Or have a vetted AWS partner build it — often AWS-funded.
- Internal developer platforms on AWS — build, buy, or partnerWhat an internal developer platform is: self-service golden paths for devs. Building blocks, Backstage vs commercial, a reference AWS architecture, and how to get one built — often AWS-funded.
- Platform engineering on AWS — the discipline, the team, and how to startPlatform engineering on AWS: what it is, how it differs from DevOps and SRE, the platform-team mandate, Team Topologies, when to start a team, measuring success with DORA + developer experience — and how to stand it up, often AWS-funded.
- GitOps on AWS — Argo CD vs Flux + implementationGitOps on AWS, explained: Git as source of truth, pull-based reconciliation, Argo CD vs Flux on EKS, app-of-apps, Sealed vs External Secrets, Argo Rollouts, multi-cluster, Crossplane, and drift detection. Or have a vetted AWS partner implement it — often AWS-funded.
Reliability & operations
- Disaster recovery on AWS — the four strategies, costed and testedThe four AWS disaster recovery strategies — Backup & Restore, Pilot Light, Warm Standby, Active/Active — with real RTO/RPO, cost tradeoffs, key services, and game-day testing.
- AWS landing zone — the secure multi-account baseline, built for youAWS landing zone: the secure multi-account baseline — OUs, SCP guardrails, centralized logging, IAM Identity Center, networking. Control Tower vs LZA vs Terraform.
- Load balancing on AWS — ALB vs NLB vs GWLBWhen to use ALB vs NLB vs GWLB, target groups and health checks, TLS, autoscaling, WAF and CloudFront, LCU pricing, and the misconfigs behind 503s — plus a vetted, often AWS-funded partner.
- Blue-green deployment on AWS — the full pattern + buildBlue green deployment on AWS: blue/green vs canary vs rolling, how to build each on ECS, EKS, and Lambda, automatic rollback on CloudWatch alarms, and the database gotchas.
- AWS observability setup — metrics, logs, traces, and SLOs that workAWS observability done right: the three pillars (metrics, logs, traces), CloudWatch/X-Ray vs Datadog/Grafana, OpenTelemetry, SLO alerting, and log cost control.
- Site reliability engineering on AWS — SLOs, on-call, and resilienceSite reliability engineering on AWS: SLIs, SLOs and error budgets, humane on-call and incident management, reliability patterns and FIS game days, the AWS toolchain, and when to buy fractional SRE-as-a-service.
- AWS Well-Architected Review — the six pillars, the workshop, the fundingAn AWS Well-Architected Review (WAFR) audits one workload against six pillars and surfaces high-risk issues. How the review works, the tool and workshop, DIY vs partner-led, and how a partner-led review unlocks AWS remediation credits for the fixes.