Services
Cloud consulting services
Migration, architecture and cost optimization across AWS, Azure and GCP. Vendor-neutral guidance grounded in real production experience, from readiness assessment to post-migration refinement.
In short
Stralya's cloud consulting practice covers migration, architecture and cost optimization on AWS, Azure and Google Cloud. Senior consultants with professional certifications on all three platforms, and no reseller commissions, take you from readiness assessment to post-migration refinement, and stay embedded until your workloads run in production.
3 clouds
AWS, Azure and GCP
Professional-level certifications on all three, and no reseller commissions.
21 days
From brief to live team
Senior specialists only, assembled and working inside your team.
20 to 40%
Typical savings uncovered
Within the first three months of a cost optimization engagement, reported transparently.
Cloud services
Our cloud consulting services
Each service has its own page with the method, the deliverables and the guides that support it.
Cloud migration
On-premise to cloud, or cross-cloud consolidation: dependency mapping, rehost-replatform-refactor arbitration, rollback strategies and detailed cutover plans. Your business keeps running throughout.
Cloud architecture
Multi-region, hybrid or greenfield designs leveraging the native capabilities of AWS, Azure or GCP: documented, tested and ready to implement, with DR procedures and scalability thresholds.
Cloud cost optimization
Usage analyzed, waste removed, resources right-sized, governance installed. Engagements typically uncover 20 to 40 percent in savings within the first three months, reported transparently.
When to call us
Signs you need a cloud consultant
- 01
A data center renewal or hardware refresh is coming
A contract end date or end-of-life hardware is the usual trigger for a migration plan, and the best moment to question what should move at all.
- 02
Your cloud bill grows faster than your usage
Idle instances, oversized databases and forgotten environments quietly inflate spend until someone audits them.
- 03
Nobody can explain the architecture on one page
Undocumented environments make outages longer, onboarding slower and every audit harder than it should be.
- 04
A security or compliance review is approaching
IAM, network segmentation and encryption are cheaper to design in before the audit than to retrofit after it.
How it works
Structured process value from week one
PHASE 01
Readiness assessment
Workload inventory, performance baselines, compliance requirements and cost structures. The output: a readiness report with opportunities, risks and a prioritized roadmap with estimated timelines and costs.
PHASE 02
Architecture & planning
Target architecture, resource sizing, network topology, security controls and a phased timeline with clear milestones, plus a total-cost-of-ownership comparison against your current state.
PHASE 03
Implementation & migration
Executed alongside your team, on infrastructure-as-code principles. Every migration wave preceded by a dry run, every cutover with a rollback procedure, progress visible on a shared dashboard.
PHASE 04
Optimization & handover
Performance tuned, security validated, costs optimized. Full documentation and knowledge transfer, with optional managed services and monthly optimization reviews as your workloads evolve.
Platforms
One practice, three cloud platforms
Vendor-neutral by design: we recommend the platform that fits your workloads, and document why.
AWS
Cost audits on EC2 and RDS, migration waves, post-migration validation and managed-service replacement of legacy applications.
Microsoft Azure
Phased VMware-to-Azure migrations with dry runs, rollback procedures and a first-pass security review.
Google Cloud
Private GKE clusters and least-privilege IAM designed to pass compliance audits on the first attempt.
Why us
Certified on all three clouds incentivized by none
Vendor-neutral
The platform that fits
Professional certifications across AWS, Azure and GCP, and no reseller commissions. Multi-cloud when your workloads justify it, single-cloud when it is more manageable, always with a documented rationale.
Infrastructure focus
Depth, not dilution
One practice, one domain: architecture, migration and optimization. Latency between availability zones, storage tiering, network peering, instance selection from real workload profiles, not generic benchmarks.
Security by design
Never an afterthought
IAM, network segmentation, encryption at rest and in transit, aligned with ISO 27001, SOC 2 and GDPR. Security reviews integrated into every phase, from first design to post-migration validation.
Pricing
How cloud consulting engagements are priced
Every engagement starts with a diagnosis and ends with a fixed quote. Durations below are typical, not promised.
| Format | Typical scope | Duration | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Readiness assessment | Workload inventory, dependencies, risks, prioritized roadmap and estimated costs | 2 to 4 weeks | Fixed quote after diagnosis |
| Cost optimization | Usage audit, right-sizing, governance and transparent savings reporting | 4 to 8 weeks | Fixed quote after diagnosis |
| Migration project | Migration waves with dry runs, cutover plans and rollback procedures | 6 weeks to 6 months | Fixed quote after diagnosis |
| Managed optimization | Monitoring, on-call and monthly optimization reviews after handover | Monthly | Monthly fee, quoted upfront |
What changes the price: number of workloads, dependencies between applications, compliance scope and how much of the execution your team keeps.
Client outcomes
Measured results from real engagements
-35%
Monthly cloud spend · SaaS
A cost audit that found idle EC2, oversized RDS and forgotten environments, cutting spend 35% in two months while improving performance.
200 VMs
Migrated to Azure · Finance
A phased VMware-to-Azure migration in six weeks, zero data loss, 28% lower operating costs, passed on first security review.
First pass
HIPAA compliance · Healthtech
A GCP architecture with private GKE and least-privilege IAM that passed compliance audit on the first attempt, freeing two engineers for product work.
Reviewed by
Julien Mauclair
Co-founder, technical delivery · Stralya
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FAQ
Cloud consulting FAQ
Straight answers to the questions we hear before every cloud engagement.
Which cloud platforms do you support?
AWS, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform, with professional-level certifications on all three. We also advise on multi-cloud and hybrid strategies when your workloads or compliance requirements justify the added complexity.
Do you handle the migration or just provide a plan?
Both. Some clients want a readiness assessment and a roadmap their own team executes, others want us to run the migration waves end to end. Either way, our consultants stay involved through cutover, with a dry run before every wave and a rollback procedure for each switch, until your workloads run in production.
How long does an engagement last?
A readiness assessment takes two to four weeks and a cost optimization four to eight. Migration projects run from six weeks to six months, depending on the number of workloads and the dependencies between them. Durations are set after the diagnosis and written into the fixed quote, with milestones you can track.
We are already in the cloud but struggling with costs. Can you help?
Yes, it is one of our most common engagements. We audit usage, remove idle and forgotten resources, right-size instances and databases, and install governance so spend stays under control. Engagements typically uncover 20 to 40 percent in savings within the first three months, reported transparently.
How do you handle security and compliance during migration?
Security is designed in from the first phase, not added at the end. IAM, network segmentation and encryption at rest and in transit are part of the target architecture, aligned with ISO 27001, SOC 2 and GDPR where they apply, and reviewed at every migration wave and again after cutover.
Related guides
Cloud migration guides
Playbooks written from real migrations. Each guide links back to the service it supports.
Migration · 6R
The 6R Selection Matrix: Quickly Classify Each Application by Model
Migration · Cutover
Cutover Plan: Preparing the Switch With No Service Interruption
Migration · 6R
Blockers and Dependencies in 6R Migrations: Spotting the Obstacles Before You Choose
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