Infrastructure & software delivery
If every release needs the same engineer, a day off can hold the whole team up. We help turn that process into repeatable deployments, with infrastructure and ongoing support scoped around the application you run.
What needs attention?
For growing SaaS companies and small software teams, slow releases and recurring alerts pull engineers away from product work. Our DevOps consulting services start with where that pressure comes from. You might need a pipeline repaired, an infrastructure and CI/CD audit, or help taking over a platform nobody has documented properly.
CI/CD automates the work of building and testing software, then releasing approved changes. We can set up or repair pipelines in GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD or Jenkins, including preview environments and a tested way to reverse a release. Build caching and reusable deployment steps help reduce work your team repeats by hand.
Kubernetes runs containers across a group of machines. We help with adoption and Kubernetes cluster management, from application packaging to networking and upgrades. Managed Kubernetes services can also cover ongoing maintenance under an agreed scope, on public clouds or physical servers.
Infrastructure as code puts the settings that create and configure your environment into files your team can review. Our infrastructure automation work can use Terraform, OpenTofu or Ansible, with changes recorded in your repositories. Access controls and deployment credentials need the same care as application code.
Moving an application also means moving or reconnecting what it depends on. Our cloud infrastructure consulting covers those dependencies and the release process, with migration options across cloud, dedicated servers and hybrid setups. We plan the traffic switch and recovery options before retiring the old environment.
We can configure monitoring with Prometheus and Grafana and connect alerts to an agreed response process. The work can include backup restore tests and recovery instructions another engineer can follow. Site reliability engineering focuses that effort on whether the application works for its users, including when a dependency fails.
More servers may leave the original bottleneck untouched. We investigate where requests wait and how the application uses its capacity. Cloud cost optimization services can examine idle resources and oversized workloads, with recommendations weighed against the reliability and engineering time the system needs.
A release people can use
Production is the environment your customers use. A completed deployment can still leave a broken login or an unavailable dependency. The release process also needs to show that the application works there and give the team a recovery path if it doesn't.
Code and infrastructure changes have an owner. Production access is limited to the people and automation that need it.
The pipeline creates a known version and runs the agreed checks before that version can reach users.
Rollout steps account for dependencies and data changes. The team knows when a rollback is safe and when recovery needs a different plan.
Monitoring follows the application after release. For a live messaging service, that includes whether disconnected clients can return.
Engineering at CMX
CMX runs Kubernetes on physical servers we operate ourselves. Cilium handles cluster networking, while BGP advertises selected service addresses to the routers outside it. Keeping a connection working depends on both sides knowing where the traffic should go.
Our WebSocket services add another responsibility. During a rollout, people may need to reconnect and recover messages they missed. That makes recovery behavior part of the engineering work, beyond whether a server reports healthy.
Choose the responsibility
DevOps as a service gives your team ongoing help with delivery and operations. A focused consulting project can solve a specific problem and finish with a handoff. We discuss which arrangement fits the work you have, including what your developers keep managing.
You might need CI/CD pipeline setup, a Kubernetes migration or a second opinion on an existing design. We define the deliverables and the checks that show the work is ready, with documentation your team can use after the project ends.
For ongoing work, the agreement identifies the systems covered and the maintenance responsibilities. SRE and on-call support can be discussed separately, with coverage hours, escalation and authority to act established before anyone relies on them.
Comparing outside support with hiring? Our guide to DevOps as a service vs an in-house team walks through the operational responsibilities behind that decision.
Working together
Cloud accounts and repositories stay under your business's control. We agree access for the work and document how the environment is operated, so another qualified engineer can take over when needed.
For a project that also needs a customer interface, our website development services cover the build. Private model hosting can be scoped alongside the infrastructure. Our AI automation and integrations cover how approved workflows use it.
We review what runs today and where the team is getting stuck. Dependencies, access and recovery gaps inform the first recommendations.
The scope names the systems and deliverables. It also identifies who approves production changes and which ongoing responsibilities each team holds.
Changes move through agreed checks before production. Migrations include validation of application behavior and a recovery plan suited to the data involved.
Your team receives the agreed configuration and operating instructions. Ongoing support continues only where it forms part of the engagement.
Before the first conversation
Yes. Startups can bring us a specific release problem or discuss ongoing support as the product grows. We work from the application and the team you have, so the scope fits what needs attention now.
That depends on the workload and who can maintain it. Kubernetes brings operational responsibilities of its own. A managed application platform or a simpler server setup may suit your team better. We assess the existing system before recommending a platform change.
Yes. We can work alongside an existing team and review the environment you already use. The scope can cover AWS, Google Cloud or Azure, as well as private cloud and dedicated servers. Your developers retain the product knowledge while we agree the infrastructure work and handoff points.
We can assess the deployment flow and hosting dependencies before recommending a move. Functions and edge behavior need particular attention, alongside the CMS and application data. Staying on the current platform with targeted improvements may be the sensible choice.
Coverage is scoped in advance. We establish which systems are covered, how alerts reach the responding engineer and which changes need your approval. Coverage hours and response commitments belong in the agreement. A new inquiry through this page doesn't activate emergency support.
A slow page may need work on images or page code before infrastructure changes make sense. If the site itself needs rebuilding, explore our WordPress website redesign services. DevOps becomes relevant when the problem involves the hosting, deployment process or the wider systems the site relies on.
Start with the system you have
Tell us where the application runs and what keeps slowing the team down. Include any planned migration or release deadline. We can talk through the work before asking for access to your systems.
You can also email [email protected]. Keep passwords and access tokens out of your inquiry.