Infrastructure services for companies that ship
Whether you need emergency rescue, compliance readiness, or a long-term infrastructure partner — we deliver results without the overhead of a full-time hire.
Infrastructure Rescue & Stabilization
Your previous DevOps engineer left. Or your infrastructure was built fast and never optimized. Deployments are unreliable, latency is unpredictable, and your engineers spend more time debugging infrastructure than building product.
We've seen this pattern with half our clients. We know how to fix it.
What you get
- →Structured infrastructure audit (topology, performance, security, cost)
- →Written report with all findings — categorized by severity and effort
- →Prioritized remediation roadmap — what to fix first, what can wait
- →Hands-on stabilization — we don't just advise, we implement
- →Knowledge transfer — your team understands every change we make
How it works
Week 1–2
Assessment — we map your current state, profile performance, identify security gaps and cost waste.
Week 2–4
Stabilization — fix critical issues, reduce blast radius, improve deployment pipeline, set up monitoring.
Month 2+
Transition to maintenance retainer or handoff to your team with full documentation.
“In a recent engagement, our infrastructure audit uncovered 90+ findings — including critical security gaps and performance bottlenecks. Within 8 weeks, the team had a clear remediation roadmap and measurable performance improvements across the board.”
Infrastructure Assessment: from €3,000
Includes written report with all findings, priority matrix, and remediation roadmap.
Start with an infrastructure audit
A 2-week assessment of your current architecture. You get a written report with prioritized findings — whether we continue working together or not.
Compliance Acceleration
Your enterprise prospect requires SOC2. NIS2 is mandatory for 160,000+ EU organizations. DORA applies to every financial entity in the EU.
Most compliance consultants hand you a spreadsheet of requirements. We implement the actual technical controls — infrastructure hardening, access management, monitoring, encryption, audit logging — so your architecture passes the audit.
What you get
- →Gap assessment against target framework (NIS2, SOC2, ISO 27001, DORA, HIPAA)
- →Technical control implementation — not just policies, actual infrastructure changes
- →Evidence collection automation — audit logs, access reviews, vulnerability scanning
- →Integration with compliance platforms (Vanta, Drata, Secureframe)
- →Audit preparation and support — we're there when the auditor has questions
| Framework | Scope | Timeline |
|---|---|---|
| SOC2 Type I | Access controls, encryption, monitoring, incident response | 4–6 weeks |
| SOC2 Type II | Ongoing evidence collection + audit support | 3–6 months |
| ISO 27001 | ISMS implementation, risk assessment, control mapping | 6–10 weeks |
| NIS2 | Network security, incident reporting, supply chain risk | 4–8 weeks |
| DORA | ICT risk management, incident classification, testing | 6–10 weeks |
| HIPAA | PHI protection, access controls, BAA compliance | 4–8 weeks |
Framework overlap insight: NIS2 and SOC2 share 60–70% of technical controls. If you need both, implementing them together saves 30–40% of effort vs doing them sequentially.
Compliance Gap Assessment: from €3,500
Includes gap analysis against your target framework, control mapping, and implementation roadmap.
Ongoing Infrastructure Partnership
You don't need a full-time DevOps engineer. You need an experienced architect who knows your stack, reviews your architecture decisions, optimizes costs, responds to incidents, and keeps your infrastructure secure — on a predictable monthly retainer.
That's what a partnership with RealAd looks like.
What's included
- →Architecture reviews — evaluate design decisions before they become technical debt
- →Infrastructure maintenance — updates, patches, scaling, configuration management
- →Cost optimization — identify waste, right-size resources, negotiate reserved capacity
- →Security posture — vulnerability scanning, access reviews, incident response planning
- →On-call consultation — async via Slack, with agreed escalation path for emergencies
- →Quarterly infrastructure reviews — written assessment of current state and recommendations
How the engagement works
Communication
Async-first (Slack). No daily standups. Status updates when there's something worth reporting.
Availability
CET timezone. Dedicated hours, no context-switching during your time block.
Reporting
Monthly summary of work done, issues resolved, and recommendations. Quarterly deep review.
Commitment
Month-to-month after initial 3-month engagement. No long-term lock-in.
“One of our long-running partnerships: a real-time communications platform with strict latency requirements. Infrastructure runs on Kubernetes with multi-account AWS — maintained at minimal overhead while the engineering team focuses entirely on product.”
Choose your starting point
| Rescue & Stabilization | Compliance Acceleration | Infrastructure Partnership | |
|---|---|---|---|
| You need this when | Infrastructure is broken, slow, or unreliable | Enterprise buyers require SOC2 / NIS2 deadline approaching | You need senior DevOps without a full-time hire |
| Timeline | 2–4 weeks | 4–10 weeks | Ongoing |
| Engagement | Project-based | Project-based | Monthly retainer |
| Starting point | Infrastructure assessment | Compliance gap assessment | Discovery call |
| Deliverable | Audit report + implemented fixes | Technical controls + audit readiness | Architecture support + quarterly reviews |
| Transitions to | Partnership retainer | Ongoing compliance maintenance | Long-term relationship |
Every engagement starts with a conversation — not a contract. Book a 30-minute discovery call to discuss your situation.
Let's talk about your infrastructure
Book a 30-minute discovery call. We'll discuss your current challenges and whether we're a good fit.