Cloud engineering services designed to cut risk and cost.

Cloud engineering services are the design, build, migration and operation of applications and infrastructure on cloud platforms such as AWS, Google Cloud and Microsoft Azure. They cover cloud architecture, migration, serverless development, security and compliance, cost optimisation and ongoing managed operations: going well beyond simply hosting servers in the cloud.

A focused migration of a single application typically costs £5,000–£15,000. A full data centre migration costs £30,000–£150,000+, depending on server count, data volumes and how much re-architecting is worthwhile. Cloud cost optimisation engagements start at £3,000 for the initial audit. We give a written quote, with scope and exclusions, after a free assessment call.

A single application migration typically takes two to six weeks. A full data centre migration typically takes four to six months. We plan in phases, move low-risk workloads first, run environments in parallel and plan production cutovers to minimise downtime, so there is no big-bang switchover.

AWS is the most mature platform with the broadest range of services and suits most workloads. Google Cloud is strongest for data analytics, Kubernetes and AI/ML. Azure is the natural fit for Microsoft-heavy organisations already running Microsoft 365, Active Directory and Windows Server. We recommend based on your workloads, your team’s skills and your existing vendor agreements, and we have no reseller incentive either way.

Yes: it is one of our most requested services. We audit your AWS, GCP or Azure spend, find the waste (idle resources, over-provisioned instances, the wrong storage classes, missing commitments) and implement the savings. How much can be saved depends on how the account has been run, so the audit ends with a prioritised plan showing where the savings are before you commit to implementation.

Security is part of the architecture, not an afterthought. Our engagements typically include least-privilege IAM, VPC segmentation, encryption at rest and in transit, security group hardening, WAF configuration and controls designed to support your framework: SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR or HIPAA. We add continuous monitoring with GuardDuty, Security Hub or the equivalent on GCP and Azure, and document it for your auditors. Certification and your own compliance obligations remain with your organisation.

Cloud hosting means running your servers or applications on a provider’s infrastructure. Cloud engineering means architecting and operating the whole stack to use the cloud’s capabilities: auto-scaling, managed services, serverless, multi-region resilience, cost efficiency and compliance. Hosting is one small part of cloud engineering.

Cloud engineering is about the platform: architecture, networking, security, migration and cost. DevOps is about how software gets onto that platform: CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, containers and release practices. The two overlap in infrastructure as code and monitoring, and most clients need both: see our DevOps consulting service.

Yes, as an optional, separately agreed retainer. Managed cloud covers infrastructure monitoring, incident response, cost management, security patching and monthly architecture reviews, from £2,000 a month. It is an alternative to hiring a full-time cloud engineer, on monthly terms set out in your agreement.

Yes. Everything runs in cloud accounts you own, and the infrastructure is defined in Terraform, Pulumi or AWS CDK in your repository, with ownership of the code we write transferring to you on full payment, as set out in your contract. You get architecture diagrams, runbooks and decision records, so your team or another supplier can take it over at any point.

Yes. Most engagements start from an existing AWS, Azure or GCP environment rather than a blank page. We audit what you have, fix the highest-impact issues first and work alongside your developers, pairing with them so the knowledge stays in your business.

Yes. SpiderHunts Technologies is registered in London with engineers in Lahore, and works remotely with clients in the UK, USA, Canada, Europe and South Africa. We deploy to the region your data needs to live in and design with GDPR, CCPA and PIPEDA requirements in mind where they apply.