How long does it take?

Typically 1–2 weeks, depending on the size of your environment. We agree the scope up front so the timeline is predictable.

Do you need production access?

Read-only access to configuration, metrics, and logs is usually enough. We do not need write access to production for the assessment.

What do we walk away with?

A written assessment: architecture review, a risk matrix, critical findings, prioritized recommendations, quick wins, a 90-day roadmap, and an executive summary.

What happens after the assessment?

Nothing is obligatory. Many teams then tackle the roadmap themselves, engage us for a focused platform or reliability project, or retain Fractional SRE capacity to execute it with them.

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Infrastructure Reliability Assessment

In 1–2 weeks, we review your cloud platform and identify the reliability, scalability, and operational risks that could become your next production problem – then hand you a prioritized plan to fix them.

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A low-risk first step

The Infrastructure Reliability Assessment is a fixed-scope engagement designed to be a low-risk first step. We review your AWS and Kubernetes environment the way a senior engineer joining your team would: where it is fragile, where it will struggle to scale, and where cost or operational risk is quietly building. You leave with evidence and a clear roadmap – not a sales pitch. It is the natural starting point before a larger platform project or a Fractional SRE engagement.

WHAT WE REVIEW

Your whole cloud platform, assessed

We look across the systems that determine whether production stays reliable as you grow.

AWS architecture

Account structure, core services, failure domains, and how the design holds up as you grow.

Kubernetes

Cluster setup, workload patterns, guardrails, upgrades, and day-2 operations.

Terraform / IaC

How much of the platform is in code, how reproducible it is, and where drift hides.

CI/CD

Deployment safety, pipeline reliability, and how risky a release really is today.

Observability

Metrics, logs, traces, and alerting – signal versus noise, and the gaps that hide incidents.

Reliability

Failure modes, single points of failure, and the gap between goals and reality.

Networking

Traffic paths, ingress and edge, and connectivity that could constrain scale.

Security fundamentals

Baseline posture – identity, boundaries, and obvious exposure – without a full audit.

Scalability

Where the architecture will strain as traffic, data, and the team grow.

Cloud cost risks

Structural cost drivers and the changes most likely to bend the curve.

WHAT YOU GET

Deliverables

Written, actionable, and built to be understood by both engineers and leadership.

Architecture assessment

A clear picture of your current AWS and Kubernetes architecture and how it behaves under real conditions.

Risk matrix

Risks ranked by likelihood and blast radius, so priorities are obvious to engineers and leadership alike.

Critical findings

The issues most likely to cause your next production incident, explained with evidence.

Prioritized recommendations

Specific, actionable fixes ordered by impact and effort.

Top infrastructure risks

A short list leadership can understand and act on without translation.

Quick wins

High-value, low-effort changes your team can start on immediately.

90-day infrastructure roadmap

A sequenced plan for the next quarter of reliability and platform work.

Executive summary

A concise written summary for CTOs, founders, and stakeholders.

How it works

A predictable flow from access to a roadmap your team can act on.

Scope & access

Align on your critical systems and set up safe, read-only access to configuration and metrics.

Review

Work through AWS, Kubernetes, IaC, CI/CD, observability, networking, and cost – gathering evidence, not opinions.

Prioritize

Rank findings by impact and effort and validate them with your team.

Deliver & walk through

Hand over the findings, risk matrix, and 90-day roadmap, and walk your team through the first moves.

FAQs

Quick answers about the assessment.

Ready to see where your risks are?

Book a review and we’ll scope an assessment around your environment.

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