Why do you recommend AWS?
It has a managed service for almost everything, and with its serverless options there are no servers to patch or look after: your app scales up for a rush, back down afterwards, and you pay for what is used.
Do we have to move to AWS?
No. It's your call. We also work with other cloud providers, your own servers or the hosting you already have, in the region you choose. If moving later matters to you, we can run the app in containers, which move between providers more easily than serverless.
Whose AWS account does it run in?
Whichever suits you. We can set it up in your own AWS account, or run it in ours with hosting billed through us. If it runs in ours, the account can be transferred to you at any time.
What does a security review cover?
A review of how your account and application are set up: access and permissions, firewalls and network rules, backups, logging and alarms. You get a list of what to change and why. You can book a review on its own, with no build work after it. It's an expert review, not a certification.
How does a migration work?
We review what you run today, build the new environment alongside it and test it there. Then we switch over at a time that suits you. Larger systems move in stages, so the business keeps running.
What will hosting cost each month?
It depends on what runs and how much traffic it gets. We size the setup for that and estimate the monthly cost with you before launch. After launch, we review the bill so you aren't paying for capacity you no longer need. Once usage is steady, a one- or three-year Savings Plan or reserved capacity lowers the bill further.
What happens after launch?
We can run it for you on terms we agree with you, or hand it over to your own team. When we run it, monitoring watches the system all the time and alerts us by text and email, so we usually know about a problem before you or your customers do. Updates and a regular cost check are part of it.
Can you take over a system someone else set up?
Yes. We start with a review of what you have. Most of the time we work in what is there, and tighten or replace parts of it in stages.
What happens if we stop working with you?
You keep running what we built. If it runs in our AWS account or our GitHub, we transfer the account and the code to you. The environment is defined as code, so your team or another provider can pick it up and rebuild it if they need to. If designEdit is part of the system, we work with you to choose the licence model that fits.
