AWS set up for what you actually run

AWS offers hundreds of services and no advice on which ones you need. Most businesses need about six, set up properly, with alerts that work and a bill that makes sense.

We design, build and look after applications and infrastructure on AWS. For businesses in Colorado and across the US.

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99+projects completed

8+years of experience

150%average business growth

99%success rate

What our AWS development covers

  • Architecture design

    What runs where, how it scales, how it fails and what it costs.

  • Deployment automation

    Build, test and release pipelines with no manual steps.

  • Managed databases

    RDS and DynamoDB with backups, failover and monitoring.

  • Serverless where it fits

    Lambda for work that comes in bursts.

  • Security and access

    IAM permissions scoped to what each part actually needs.

  • Cost review

    Where the money goes, and which resources you can switch off.

When AWS work is needed

  • The bill rises but traffic does not. Usually oversized or forgotten resources.
  • Deployment is manual. Releases depend on someone copying files to a server.
  • Nobody knows what depends on what. Resources were added over time without a plan.
  • Security has never been reviewed. Broad permissions, public storage buckets and keys that never rotate.
  • You are moving off your own servers. Best done in stages, not one big switch.
Architecture designCost reviewSecurity and access

The stack we build with

EC2 and container services, S3, RDS for PostgreSQL and MySQL, DynamoDB, Lambda, CloudWatch, IAM and CloudFront. An architecture with twenty services is usually a sign of over-engineering. See also our wider cloud development services.

How an AWS project runs

  1. Review the accountExisting resources, costs, security and risks.
  2. Design the smallest setup that worksFewer services, each configured properly.
  3. Automate deploymentFirst, so every later change ships safely.
  4. Migrate or buildIn stages, with a rollback ready at each step.
  5. Monitor and hand overAlerts, dashboards and documentation your team can use during an outage.

Why businesses choose us for AWS

  • A few services, set up well. Less to maintain and less to go wrong.
  • Cost reviewed as part of the work. Savings often cover a good share of the project.
  • Access scoped properly. Permissions match what each part needs, nothing more.
  • We say when your setup is fine. If it works, we will not invent work.

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How a project runs, from brief to launch.

  1. Step 1, day 1

    Tell us what you need

    Describe the problem or the product through the contact form. A rough idea is enough.

  2. Step 2, discovery

    We map it and quote

    We look at what exists, agree the scope in writing and give you a quote before any build starts.

  3. Step 3, the build

    Short cycles you can review

    You talk to the engineers doing the work and see progress at the end of every cycle.

  4. Step 4, launch

    Launch and hand over

    We deploy, monitor the first weeks and hand over documentation your team can use.

Questions about AWS development

Still unsure? Send us a rough brief and we will tell you what it involves and whether it is worth building.

Why is our AWS bill so high?

Usually oversized instances, resources nobody switched off and storage nobody cleaned up. They are typically quick to find.

Which AWS services do we actually need?

Most applications need compute, storage, a database, a CDN, monitoring and access control. We size each one for your real traffic.

Can you review our existing setup?

Yes. We review resources, costs and security, and tell you what is worth changing and what can stay.

Is our AWS account secure?

A review checks permissions, public storage, key rotation and logging. Most accounts have a few quick fixes.

Can you help us move off our own servers?

Yes, in stages, with each part tested on AWS before the old server is switched off.

Contact us

Tell us what your infrastructure is doing

Describe how you use AWS, what it costs or what you plan to move. We will tell you what is worth changing and what can stay as it is.

Prefer to talk?(240) 332-1637support@rizingmetrics.com

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