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Infrastructure as Code

Infrastructure that is code, not clicks.

Terraform, Bicep, and CloudFormation deployments managed by our engineers. Your infrastructure becomes version-controlled, repeatable, and fully auditable. No more manual console changes.

Terraform Certified
Azure Bicep
AWS CloudFormation
GitOps Workflow
IaC
All infrastructure version-controlled
100%
Environments reproducible
0
Manual console changes
PR
Every change peer-reviewed
What Is Included

Every IaC tool. Every cloud platform.

Multi-cloud infrastructure as code covering Terraform, Bicep, and CloudFormation with GitOps workflows and policy enforcement.

Terraform Deployments

Multi-cloud infrastructure written in Terraform HCL. Modular, reusable code with remote state management in S3 or Azure Blob. Workspaces used for environment separation.

Terraform HCLRemote StateWorkspaces

Azure Bicep and ARM

Azure-native infrastructure defined in Bicep with parameter files per environment. Deployment stacks for lifecycle management. Integrated with Azure DevOps pipelines for automated apply.

Azure BicepARM TemplatesDeployment Stacks

AWS CloudFormation

CloudFormation stacks and StackSets for multi-account AWS deployments. Nested stacks for modular architecture. Change sets reviewed before every apply to prevent surprises.

CloudFormationStackSetsChange Sets

GitOps Workflows

Infrastructure changes managed through pull requests. Automated plan output posted as PR comments. Merge to main triggers apply. Full audit trail of every infrastructure change.

GitOpsPull Request WorkflowAudit Trail

Policy as Code

Sentinel, OPA, and Azure Policy used to enforce guardrails before infrastructure is deployed. Compliance checks run in the pipeline. Non-compliant resources blocked automatically.

SentinelOPAAzure Policy

Drift Detection and Remediation

Scheduled drift detection compares live infrastructure against code. Alerts raised on any out-of-band changes. Automated remediation available for approved resource types.

Drift DetectionAutomated RemediationConfig Compliance
How We Work

From manual infrastructure to full IaC in six steps.

A structured migration approach that gets your infrastructure into code without disrupting live services.

01

Infrastructure Inventory

Full audit of your existing cloud resources. Manual configurations identified and documented. Scope of IaC migration agreed with your team.

02

Code Structure Design

Module structure, naming conventions, state management strategy, and environment separation approach designed before any code is written.

03

Module Development

Reusable modules written for each resource type. Code reviewed against best practices. Unit tests written using Terratest or equivalent framework.

04

Pipeline Integration

IaC pipeline configured with plan, validate, and apply stages. PR-based workflow enforced. Automated security scanning with Checkov or tfsec.

05

Migration and Import

Existing resources imported into state without recreation. Migration validated in non-production first. Production cutover planned and executed with rollback option.

06

Ongoing Management

Module library maintained and updated. Terraform version upgrades managed. Drift detection scheduled. Team trained on IaC workflow and contribution guidelines.

Real Results

Infrastructure as Code delivered for UK businesses.

FinTech Startup, London

A FinTech company had built their AWS infrastructure manually over two years. No two environments were identical, deployments were unpredictable, and passing a security audit was impossible.

Full AWS estate migrated to Terraform. Three identical environments created from the same codebase. Security audit passed first time. Infrastructure deployment time reduced from days to 20 minutes.

Healthcare Provider, Birmingham

A healthcare organisation needed to prove to their regulator that all infrastructure changes were reviewed, approved, and auditable. Their current process had no audit trail.

GitOps workflow implemented with Bicep. Every infrastructure change now goes through a pull request with mandatory review. Full audit trail available. Regulator satisfied on first review.

Retail Group, Leeds

A retail group was spinning up new environments for each project manually. Each environment took 3 days to build and was slightly different from the last, causing constant debugging.

Terraform modules created for all standard environment types. New environments now provisioned in 45 minutes from a single command. All environments identical. Debugging time reduced by 80 percent.

Ready to Codify?

Still clicking in the console? There is a better way.

Our free IaC assessment reviews your current infrastructure, identifies what can be codified, and gives you a clear migration plan. No obligation.