/ CLOUD // SOFTWARE // AI
Cloud Engineering. Software Development. AI Solutions.
With 20+ years of hands-on engineering experience, we design, build and modernise cloud platforms, custom software and AI-enabled systems — starting with your business problem, not the technology.
From discovery and architecture through to build, deployment and support, The Cloud Practice helps organisations deliver technology that is secure, maintainable and ready for production.
/ WHAT WE DO
Practical technology built around the problem
We help businesses turn operational challenges into practical technology solutions. Whether you need a cloud platform, a custom application, an automation workflow or an AI-enabled system, we start with the problem and work backwards to the right solution.
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Cloud Engineering
The foundation everything else depends on. Architecture, AWS platforms, cloud migrations, infrastructure as code, DevOps and operational excellence.
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Software Development
Built on infrastructure that's already solid. Custom applications, portals, marketplaces, internal tools, workflow platforms and modernisation.
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AI Solutions
Reliable only when the platform beneath it is. Responsible AI, agentic workflows, intelligent automation, RAG, LLM integration and AI-enabled business systems.
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Cloud Engineering
The foundation everything else depends on. Architecture, AWS platforms, cloud migrations, infrastructure as code, DevOps and operational excellence.
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Software Development
Built on infrastructure that's already solid. Custom applications, portals, marketplaces, internal tools, workflow platforms and modernisation.
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AI Solutions
Reliable only when the platform beneath it is. Responsible AI, agentic workflows, intelligent automation, RAG, LLM integration and AI-enabled business systems.
/ FLAGSHIP SERVICE
The Cloud Platform Review
An independent, engineering-led assessment of your architecture, security, cost and AI readiness — delivered personally and written up as a report a board can act on. Discovery, findings and a prioritised roadmap. From £1,450.
Explore the Cloud Platform Review/ AI-ACCELERATED MVP SPRINT
Launch your product idea in weeks, not months
A fixed-price, AI-accelerated sprint that takes a product idea to a production-ready MVP — designed by experienced architects, built by experienced engineers. From £12,000, typically delivered in 2–3 weeks.
Explore the MVP Sprint- 01
Week 1
Discovery, requirements, architecture, UX, technical design and prototype.
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Week 2
Development, testing, deployment, demonstration and knowledge transfer.
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Week 1
Discovery, requirements, architecture, UX, technical design and prototype.
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Week 2
Development, testing, deployment, demonstration and knowledge transfer.
/ HOW WE WORK
From problem to production
Every engagement starts with understanding the problem properly. We do not begin building until we have a clear picture of the requirements, the constraints and the right solution.
Discovery
Understand the business problem, assess options and identify the right path forward.
Architecture
Design a clear, secure and maintainable solution before any code is written.
Build
Delivery-focused engineering with production readiness from day one.
Operate
Deployment, monitoring and support to keep systems running reliably.
/ WHY THE CLOUD PRACTICE
Not an AI hype consultancy. An engineering practice.
We're AI enthusiasts who don't think AI is always the answer. Every recommendation starts with your problem, not our product list.
Engineering-first
We design and build. Every engagement is hands-on, with decisions made by people who understand production systems.
Independent advice
We recommend what your business needs, not what's easiest to sell. If a simpler solution is the right answer, we'll tell you.
Vendor-neutral
AWS-strongest, but not locked in. We architect around your problem, not a single vendor's product catalogue.
Practical recommendations
Every recommendation is something your team can actually operate — not a theoretical best-practice checklist.
/ INSIGHTS
Practical thinking on cloud, software and AI
Responsible AI
Ethical AI needs an audit trail, not a policy document
The EU AI Act's high-risk obligations become enforceable on 2 August 2026, and most "ethical AI" conversations still happen at the policy layer. That doesn't survive contact with an agent making autonomous decisions.
Agentic AI
Why most agentic AI projects fail before they start
Gartner expects more than 40% of agentic AI projects to be cancelled by the end of 2027. For SMEs, the reasons have less to do with ambition and more to do with the AWS estate and governance most projects are launched onto.
AI Engineering
What an AI-ready cloud platform actually needs
AI projects that fail in production almost always share the same root cause: the cloud platform was not ready for them. Here is what readiness actually means in practice.
Start with a conversation
Tell us what you are trying to build, improve or modernise. We will help you work out the right path forward.